Editing Julie Andrews (section)

=== 1968–1996: Career setbacks and mid career === 
[[File:Rock Hudson - Julie Andrews.JPG|thumb|[[Rock Hudson]] and Andrews kissing in ''[[Darling Lili]]'' (1970)]]
Andrews next appeared in two of Hollywood's most expensive flops: ''[[Star! (film)|Star!]]'' (1968), a biopic of [[Gertrude Lawrence]]; and ''[[Darling Lili]]'' (1970), co-starring [[Rock Hudson]] and directed by her second husband, [[Blake Edwards]]. Andrews "went through her usual period of insecurity" during the production of ''Star!'', intensely analysing her choices for the character.<ref name="home2" /> Choreographer [[Michael Kidd]] worked closely with Andrews during the complicated musical numbers, which Andrews regarded as physically and mentally gruelling, coupled with her divorce from her first husband, [[Tony Walton]].<ref name="home2" /> The ''New York Times'' singled out the film as "not one of [Andrews]'s best", while ''Variety'' wrote her "carefully built-up" performance "sagged" with "overdone hoydenishness".<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1968 |title=Star! |url=https://variety.com/1967/film/reviews/star-1200421559/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Adler |first=Renata |date=23 October 1968 |title=Movie Review – Screen: 'Star!' Arrives: Julie Andrews Featured in Movie at Rivoli |work=movies.nytimes.com |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B07E0DE1130E034BC4B51DFB6678383679EDE}}</ref> Despite reviews, her performance was once again nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julie Andrews |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/julie-andrews |access-date=25 January 2021 |website=Golden Globes}}</ref> Andrews regards her friendships with Kidd and director [[Robert Wise]] as her "greatest gifts" from the film.<ref name="home2" />

Edwards pitched the concept of ''Darling Lili'' to Andrews two years prior to the start of production in 1968.<ref name="home2" /> She prerecorded original songs for the film with [[Henry Mancini]] and [[Johnny Mercer]].<ref name="home2" /> Andrews cited ''Darling Lili'''s tepid reviews as being caused by studio marketing and postproduction issues.<ref name="home2" /> While the film was a commercial bomb, the ''New York Times'' praised Andrews's performance, calling her an "unmitigated delight" and "perfect centerpiece" of the film, praising "her coolness and precision as a comedienne and a singer".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=24 July 1970 |title=Screen: 'Darling Lili' Sets the Stage for Pure Comedy of Roman Gestures.:'Cowards' Gives War Views at the Carnegie Julie Andrews in Title Role at Music Hall |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/07/24/archives/screen-darling-lili-sets-the-stage-for-pure-comedy-of-roman.html |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> She was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]], while the film won both the [[Golden Globe]] and [[Academy Award]]s for Best Original Song.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners & Nominees Best Original Song - Motion Picture |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/best-original-song-motion-picture/all-years#year-1970 |access-date=8 August 2018 |website=Golden Globes |archive-date=24 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224122605/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/best-original-song-motion-picture/all-years#year-1970 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Of these films, Andrews later wrote that "nonstop success in a career is impossible&nbsp;[...] but nobody sets out to make a failure, either".<ref name="home2" />

[[File:Julie Andrews Harry Belafonte 1969.jpg|left|thumb|Andrews with [[Harry Belafonte]] in 1969]]
[[File:Sergio Franchi on Julie Andrews Show.jpg|left|thumb|Andrews with Italian tenor [[Sergio Franchi]] in 1973]]

Andrews was the first choice to play the English witch Eglantine Price in Disney's ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' (1971); [[Angela Lansbury]] was cast.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mell |first=Ella |title=Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film by Film Directory of Actors Considered for Roles Given to Others |date=2005 |publisher=McFarland |page=29}}</ref> Andrews continued working in television. In 1969, she shared the spotlight with singer [[Harry Belafonte]] for an NBC-TV special, ''An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte''. In 1971, she appeared as a guest for the Grand Opening Special of Walt Disney World, and that same year she and Carol Burnett headlined a CBS special, ''Julie and Carol At Lincoln Center''. In 1972–73, Andrews starred in her own television variety series, ''[[The Julie Andrews Hour]]'', on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] network. 

The show won seven [[Emmy Award]]s but was cancelled after one season. Between 1973 and 1975, Andrews continued her association with ABC by headlining five variety specials for the network. She guest-starred on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' in 1977,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Garlen |first1=Jennifer C. |url=https://archive.org/details/kermitculturecri0000unse/page/218 |title=Kermit Culture: Critical Perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets |last2=Graham |first2=Anissa M. |publisher=McFarland & Company |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-7864-4259-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/kermitculturecri0000unse/page/218 218]}}</ref> and the following year, she appeared again with the Muppets on a CBS television variety special. The programme, ''Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring'', aired in March 1978, to mixed reviews and mediocre ratings. She made only two other films in the 1970s, ''[[The Tamarind Seed]]'' (1974) and ''[[10 (1979 film)|10]]'' (1979), both successful at the box office and by critics' reviews.

In February 1980, Andrews headlined "Because We Care", a CBS-TV special with 30 major stars raising funds for Cambodian Famine victims through Operation California (now Operation USA, on whose Board she serves). Later that year, she starred in ''[[Little Miss Marker (1980 film)|Little Miss Marker]]'' as "[[English rose (epithet)|English rose]]" Amanda Worthington (a label she had first been given in the 1960s).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pym |first=John |title=Time Out Film Guide |date=1998 |publisher=Penguin Books |page=521}}</ref> In Blake Edwards's ''[[S.O.B. (film)|S.O.B.]]'' (1981), she played Sally Miles, a character who agrees to "show my boobies" in a scene in the film-within-a-film. A dual role of Victoria Grant and Count Victor Grezhinski in the film ''[[Victor/Victoria]]'' (1982) reunited her with Garner once again. Her performance earned her a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]], as well as a nomination for the 1982 [[Academy Award for Best Actress]], her third Oscar nomination.<ref name="BBC" /><ref name="lifetime">[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/26/earlyshow/contributors/jesscagle/main2401194.shtml ''Julie Andrews: A Life Of Achievements''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208195553/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/26/earlyshow/contributors/jesscagle/main2401194.shtml |date=8 February 2007}}. [[CBS News]]. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2007.</ref> In 1983, Andrews was chosen as the [[Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year]] by the [[Harvard University]] Theatrical Society.<ref>[http://www.hastypudding.org/pages/show/pastmoywoy.shtml] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807155439/http://www.hastypudding.org/pages/show/pastmoywoy.shtml|date=7 August 2008}}</ref> That year, she co-starred with [[Burt Reynolds]] in ''[[The Man Who Loved Women (1983 film)|The Man Who Loved Women]]''. Her next two films were ''[[That's Life! (film)|That's Life!]]'' and ''[[Duet for One]]'' (both 1986), which earned her Golden Globe nominations. In December 1987, Andrews starred in an ABC Christmas special, ''Julie Andrews: The Sound Of Christmas'', which went on to win five Emmy Awards. Two years later, she was reunited for the third time with [[Carol Burnett]] for a variety special which aired on ABC in December 1989.

In 1991, Andrews made her television dramatic debut in the ABC made-for-TV film, ''[[Our Sons]]'', co-starring [[Ann-Margret]]. Andrews was named a [[Disney Legend]] within the year. In the summer of 1992, Andrews starred in her first television sitcom; the short-lived ''Julie'' aired on ABC for only seven episodes and co-starred [[James Farentino]]. In December 1992 she hosted the [[NBC]] holiday special, ''Christmas In Washington''. Having played a Cockney flower seller in ''My Fair Lady'', Andrews had an orangey-salmon pink rose named after her at London's [[Chelsea Flower Show]] in 1992. Stating she was "ever so flattered", portions of the sales of the "Julie Andrews Rose" were donated to charity.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Flowers named after celebrities |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/how-to-grow/flowers-named-after-celebrities/julie-andrews/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/how-to-grow/flowers-named-after-celebrities/julie-andrews/ |archive-date=10 January 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1993, she starred in a limited run at the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]] in the American premiere of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s revue, ''[[Putting It Together]]''. Between 1994 and 1995, Andrews recorded two solo albums&nbsp;– the first saluted the music of Richard Rodgers and the second paid tribute to the words of Alan Jay Lerner. In 1995, she starred in the stage musical version of ''[[Victor/Victoria (musical)|Victor/Victoria]]''. It was her first appearance in a Broadway show in 35 years. Opening on Broadway on 25 October 1995 at the [[Marquis Theatre]], it later went on the road for a world tour. When she was the only [[Tony Award]] nominee for the production, she declined the nomination saying that she could not accept because she felt the entire production was snubbed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marks |first=Peter |date=9 May 1996 |title=Adding Drama to a Musical, Andrews Spurns the Tonys |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/09/theater/adding-drama-to-a-musical-andrews-spurns-the-tonys.html |url-status=live |access-date=2 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022161426/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/09/theater/adding-drama-to-a-musical-andrews-spurns-the-tonys.html |archive-date=22 October 2009}}</ref>