Editing Julie Andrews (section)

=== 1997–present: Children's entertainment and later roles ===
A botched vocal surgery in 1997 led to the loss of Andrews's singing voice, occasioning her refusal to sing on camera for several years.<ref name=":1" /> Despite this, Andrews kept busy with many projects. In 1998, she appeared in a stage production of ''Dr. Dolittle'' in London. As recounted on the Julie Andrews website, she performed the voice of Polynesia the parrot and "recorded some 700 sentences and sounds, which were placed on a computer chip that sat in the mechanical bird's mouth. In the song 'Talk to the Animals,' Polynesia the parrot even sings." The next year Andrews was reunited with James Garner for the CBS made-for-TV film, ''One Special Night'', which aired in November 1999.

In the 2000 [[2000 New Year Honours|New Year Honours List]], Andrews was made a Dame Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) for services to the performing arts and received the award from Queen [[Elizabeth II]] at [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=55710|date=30 December 1999|page=34|supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dame Julie: The sound of music |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/584154.stm |access-date=1 July 2012 |website=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729211613/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/584154.stm |archive-date=29 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Queen honours movie Dames |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/750290.stm |access-date=1 July 2012 |website=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228194405/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/750290.stm |archive-date=28 December 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, Andrews was among the guests at the Queen's [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]] Hollywood party held at the [[Beverly Wilshire Hotel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film capital to mark Queen's Golden Jubilee with Grand Ball |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1393211/Film-capital-to-mark-Queens-Golden-Jubilee-with-Grand-Ball.html |last=Petre|first=Jonathan |date=5 May 2002 |access-date=1 July 2012 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229020653/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1393211/Film-capital-to-mark-Queens-Golden-Jubilee-with-Grand-Ball.html |archive-date=29 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also appears at No.59 on the 2002 poll of the "[[100 Greatest Britons]]" sponsored by the [[BBC]] and chosen by the British public.<ref name="100 Britons">{{Cite news |date=21 August 2002 |title=BBC – 100 great British heroes |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2208671.stm |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104074956/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2208671.stm |archive-date=4 November 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Julie Andrews 2001.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Andrews pictured in 2001, the year she starred as Queen Clarisse Marie Renaldi in ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'']]
In 2001, Andrews received [[Kennedy Center Honors]]. The same year, she reunited with ''Sound of Music'' co-star [[Christopher Plummer]] in a live television performance of ''[[On Golden Pond (2001 film)|On Golden Pond]]'' (an adaptation of [[On Golden Pond (play)|the 1979 play]]). Andrews appeared in ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'', her first Disney film since ''Mary Poppins''. She starred as Queen Clarisse Marie Renaldi and reprised the role in the 2004 sequel, ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]''. In the film, Andrews sang on film for the first time since having throat surgery. The song, "[[Your Crowning Glory]]", a duet with [[Raven-Symoné]], was set in a limited range of an octave to accommodate her recovering voice.<ref name="comeback">{{Cite news |date=19 March 2004 |title=Singing comeback for Dame Julie |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3550283.stm |access-date=10 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213093449/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3550283.stm |archive-date=13 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film's music supervisor, Dawn Soler, recalled that Andrews "nailed the song on the first take. I looked around and I saw [[grip (job)|grips]] with tears in their eyes".<ref name="comeback" />

Andrews continued her association with Disney when she appeared as the nanny in two television films based on the [[Eloise (books)|Eloise books]], a series of children's books by [[Kay Thompson]] about a child who lives in the [[Plaza Hotel]] in New York City. ''[[Eloise at the Plaza]]'' premiered in April 2003, and ''[[Eloise at Christmastime]]'' was broadcast in November 2003; Andrews was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]].<ref name="emmys.com" /> The same year she made her debut as a theatre director, directing a revival of ''The Boy Friend'', the musical in which she made her 1954 Broadway debut, at the Bay Street Theatre in [[Sag Harbor, New York]]. Her production, which featured costume and scenic design by her former husband Tony Walton, was remounted at the [[Goodspeed Opera House]] in 2005 and went on a national tour in 2006.
[[File:JulieAndrews face.jpg|thumb|right|Andrews pictured in 2003, the year she was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for ''[[Eloise at Christmastime]]'']]
From 2005 to 2006, Andrews served as the Official Ambassador for [[Disneyland]]'s 18-month-long, 50th-anniversary celebration, the "[[Happiest Homecoming on Earth]]", travelling to promote the celebration, recording narration and appearing at several events at the park. On 17 March 2005, Andrews appeared onstage during the curtain calls for [[Mary Poppins (musical)|the musical of ''Mary Poppins'']] at the [[Prince Edward Theatre]] in London's West End, where she gave a speech recalling her own memories from making the film and praised the cast for their new interpretation.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Inverne |first=James |date=18 March 2005 |title=Julie Andrews Makes Stage Appearance at Mary Poppins |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/91823.html |url-status=dead |magazine=Playbill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229060016/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/91823.html |archive-date=29 December 2007 |access-date=14 January 2008}}</ref> In 2004, Andrews voiced [[List of Shrek characters#Queen Lillian|Queen Lillian]] in the animated blockbuster ''[[Shrek 2]]'' (2004), reprising the role for its sequels, ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' (2007) and ''[[Shrek Forever After]]'' (2010). Also in 2007, she narrated ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'', a live-action Disney musical comedy that both parodied and paid homage to Disney films.<ref>{{cite news |last= O'Sullivan |first= Charlotte |date= 21 September 2023 |title= Julie Andrews' 20 best film performances – ranked! |work= The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/21/julie-andrews-20-best-film-performances-ranked |access-date= 19 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Barnes |first= Brooks |date= 25 November 2007 |title= The Line Between Homage and Parody |work= The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/business/media/25steal.html |access-date= 19 October 2023}}</ref>

On 1 May 2005, Disneyland debuted a new fireworks show, [[Remember... Dreams Come True]], for Disneyland's 50th anniversary, with Andrews being the host and narrator of the show. In January 2007, Andrews was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the [[Screen Actors Guild]]'s awards and stated that her goals included continuing to direct for the stage and possibly to produce her own [[Broadway musical]].<ref name="lifetime" /> She published ''[[Home: A Memoir of My Early Years]]'', which she characterised as "part one" of her autobiography, on 1 April 2008. ''Home'' chronicles her early years in Britain's [[music hall]] circuit and ends in 1962 with her winning the role of Mary Poppins. For a Walt Disney video release, she again portrayed Mary Poppins and narrated the story of ''The Cat That Looked at a King'' in 2004. From July until early August 2008, Andrews hosted ''Julie Andrews' The Gift of Music'', a short tour of the United States<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Julie Andrews Collection |url=http://www.julieandrewscollection.com/sitev2/promo.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130032843/http://www.julieandrewscollection.com/sitev2/promo.php |archive-date=30 January 2009 |access-date=27 July 2010 |publisher=The Julie Andrews Collection}}</ref> where she sang various [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] songs and symphonised her recently published book, ''Simeon's Gift''. Appearances included the [[Hollywood Bowl]] in Los Angeles, the [[Mann Center for the Performing Arts]] in Philadelphia, and a performance with the [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=JULIE ANDREWS BRINGS "THE GIFT OF MUSIC" TO THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL |url=https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/802 |access-date=11 May 2020 |website=LA Phil |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stearns |first=David Patrick |title=The sound of Julie is the gift at the Mann |url= https://www.inquirer.com/philly/columnists/david_patrick_stearns/20080809_The_sound_of_Julie_is_the_gift_at_the_Mann.html |access-date=11 May 2020 |website=Inquirer.com |date=9 August 2008 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Jonathan |title=Q&A / JULIE ANDREWS, actress: 'Music old and new' is theme for ASO evening |language=en |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/calendar/julie-andrews-actress-music-old-and-new-theme-for-aso-evening/41vrK6d8eIgOIb8Zq2PKyN/ |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref> These were her first public singing performances in a dozen years, due to her failed vocal cord surgery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video Library |url=http://cbs2.com/video/?id=72185@kcbs.dayport.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604073035/http://cbs2.com/video/?id=72185@kcbs.dayport.com |archive-date=4 June 2009 |access-date=27 July 2010 |publisher=cbs2.com}}</ref> In January 2009, Andrews was named on ''[[The Times]]''' list of the top 10 British Actresses of all time. The list included [[Helen Mirren]], [[Helena Bonham Carter]], [[Judi Dench]], and [[Audrey Hepburn]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Christopher |first=James |date=12 January 2009 |title=The best British film actresses of all time |work=The Times |location=London |url= https://www.thetimes.com/article/d9a42bdc-65ca-4086-90d7-ec999aa83c24 |access-date=2 October 2024}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Also in 2009, Andrews received the honorary [[George Gershwin|George]] and [[Ira Gershwin]] Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gershwin Award Winners |website=UCLA Alumni |url=https://alumni.ucla.edu/gershwin-awards/ |access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref>

In January 2010, Andrews was the official United States presenter for the [[Great Performances]] ''From [[Vienna]]: The New Year's Celebration 2010'' concert.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 December 2009 |title=From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2009 - Preview the Concert |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2010/preview-the-concert/901/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327015331/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2010/preview-the-concert/901/ |archive-date=27 March 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=PBS.org}}</ref> This was her second appearance in this role, after presenting the previous year's concert.<ref>{{Citation |title=From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2009 - Introduction |date=9 December 2008 |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2009/introduction/430/  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426075158/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2009/introduction/430/ |publisher=PBS.org |access-date=2 August 2010 |archive-date=26 April 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Andrews also had a supporting role in the film ''[[Tooth Fairy (2010 film)|Tooth Fairy]]'', which opened to unfavourable reviews<ref>{{Cite web |title=RTooth Fairy |url=http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1202110-tooth_fairy/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716215146/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1202110-tooth_fairy/ |archive-date=16 July 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Uk.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> although the box office receipts were successful.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Box office mojo |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toothfairy.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815004951/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toothfairy.htm |archive-date=15 August 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Box office mojo}}</ref> On her promotion tour for the film, she also spoke of [[Operation USA]] and the aid campaign to the [[Haiti]] disaster.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 January 2010 |title=The Vue |url=http://www.opusa.org/featured/the-view-julie-andrews-visits-discusses-opusa%E2%80%99s-haiti-relief/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905070704/http://www.opusa.org/featured/the-view-julie-andrews-visits-discusses-opusa%E2%80%99s-haiti-relief/ |archive-date=5 September 2012 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Opusa.org}}</ref>

[[File:Julie Andrews 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Andrews at [[Los Angeles Times Festival of Books|''Los Angeles Times'' Festival of Books]] at [[University of Southern California]]]]
On 8 May 2010, Andrews made her London comeback after a 21-year absence (her last performance there was a Christmas concert at the [[Royal Festival Hall]] in 1989). She performed at [[The O2 Arena]], accompanied by the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] and an ensemble of five performers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 November 2009 |title=Dame Julie Andrews to make UK stage return |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8378167.stm |url-status=live |access-date=2 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909054711/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8378167.stm |archive-date=9 September 2017}}</ref> Earlier (on 15 December 2009 and on many other occasions), she appeared on British television saying that rumours that she would be singing at the performance were not true and that she would be doing a form of "[[Sprechgesang|speak singing]]".<ref name="Telegraph-O2_Review">{{Cite web |title=Review: Dame Julie Andrews at the O2 Arena |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/7698262/Review-Dame-Julie-Andrews-at-the-O2-Arena.html |last=Clements |first=Paul|date=9 May 2010 |access-date= |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213113256/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/7698262/Review-Dame-Julie-Andrews-at-the-O2-Arena.html |archive-date=13 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, she sang two solos and several duets and ensemble pieces. The evening, though well received by the 20,000 fans present, who gave her standing ovation after standing ovation,<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2010 |title=Dame Julie Andrews returns to British stage after 30 years |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7698355/Dame-Julie-Andrews-returns-to-British-stage-after-30-years.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019142304/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7698355/Dame-Julie-Andrews-returns-to-British-stage-after-30-years.html |archive-date=19 October 2017 |access-date=2 August 2010 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> did not convince the critics.<ref name="Telegraph-O2_Review" />

On 18 May 2010, Andrews's 23rd book (this one also written with her daughter Emma) was published. In June 2010, the book, entitled ''The Very Fairy Princess'', reached number 1 on ''[[The New York Times]]'' Best Seller List for Children's Books.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2010 |title=Children's Books |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604141641/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html |archive-date=4 June 2010}}</ref> On 21 May 2010, her film ''[[Shrek Forever After]]'' was released; in it Andrews reprises her role as the Queen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend Report: 'Shrek' Shrinks with Fourth Movie |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed75105284/ |last=Gray |first=Brandon |date=24 May 2010 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528000239/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2787 |archive-date=28 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 July 2010, ''[[Despicable Me (film)|Despicable Me]]'', an animated film in which Andrews lent her voice to Marlena Gru, the thoughtless and soul-crushing mother of the main character Gru (voiced by [[Steve Carell]]), opened to rave reviews<ref>{{Cite web |title=Despicable Me |url=http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1214097-despicable_me/?name_order=desc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718081155/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1214097-despicable_me/?name_order=desc |archive-date=18 July 2012 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Uk.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> and strong box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subers |first=Ray |date=8 February 2010 |title=Box Office Mojo |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704194902/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/ |archive-date=4 July 2016 |access-date=2 August 2010 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> On 28 October 2010, Andrews appeared, along with the actors who portrayed the cinematic von Trapp family members, on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show|Oprah]]'' to commemorate the film's 45th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hills are Alive! Julie Andrews and The Sound of Music Cast Reunite on Oprah |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/154106/the-hills-are-alive-julie-andrews-and-the-sound-of-music-cast-reunite-on-oprah/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101194320/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/154106/the-hills-are-alive-julie-andrews-and-the-sound-of-music-cast-reunite-on-oprah/ |archive-date=1 November 2010 |access-date=16 December 2010 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2010 |title=The Sound of Music cast reunite on Oprah Winfrey show |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11651490 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128080302/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11651490 |archive-date=28 November 2017 |access-date=20 June 2018 |website=BBC News}}</ref> A few days later, her 24th book, ''Little Bo in Italy'', was published.<ref>Jill Serjeant [http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2834494 Julie Andrews has favourite things] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930124657/http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2834494 |date=30 September 2011}} [[Reuters]]</ref>

[[File:Julie Andrews (8742617433) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Andrews on tour in [[Sydney]], Australia in 2013]]
In February 2011, Andrews received a [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] and, with her daughter [[Emma Walton Hamilton|Emma]], a Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]] (for ''A Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies''), at the [[53rd Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 December 2010 |title=Julie Andrews to get lifetime Grammy |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12061239 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925152643/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12061239 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=12459720 Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton Win Lifetime Grammys], ABC News. 23 December 2010</ref> In her memoir, ''Home Work'' (2019), Andrews discussed being offered the role of Aunt Emma by [[Martin Scorsese]] for his film ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'' (2013). She declined, citing a recent surgery and saying she wasn't "ready to go back to work" but "would've loved to have done it".<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2019 |title=Julie Andrews on 'Princess Diaries 3' Rumors and Why She Turned Down 'Wolf of Wall Street' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/julie-andrews-princess-diaries-3-turning-down-wolf-wall-street-1249961 |access-date=11 April 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> At the age of 77, Andrews undertook her first tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2013, hosted by [[Nicholas Hammond]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 May 2013 |title=Julie Andrews to tour Australia |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-16/julie-andrews-heading-down-under/4694954 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607194238/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-16/julie-andrews-heading-down-under/4694954 |archive-date=7 June 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> who was a boy of 14 when they appeared together in ''The Sound of Music''.<ref name="Paget" /> In place of singing, she planned a series of speaking engagements in Australia's five mainland state capitals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dow |first=Steve |date=9 February 2013 |title=Australia to come alive to the story of Julie Andrews |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/australia-to-come-alive-to-the-story-of-julie-andrews-20130208-2e3ni.html |access-date=13 January 2023 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518022303/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/australia-to-come-alive-to-the-story-of-julie-andrews-20130208-2e3ni.html |archive-date=18 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year she took the show on a tour of England, which was hosted by [[Aled Jones]]. The tour began with a May date at the [[National Indoor Arena]] in Birmingham and included an appearance at the [[Echo Arena Liverpool|Echo Arena]] in Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Catherine |date=27 May 2014 |title=Review: An Evening With Julie Andrews at the Echo arena |work=Liverpool Echo |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/evening-julie-andrews-liverpool-echo-7179321 |url-status=live |access-date=29 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329184843/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/evening-julie-andrews-liverpool-echo-7179321 |archive-date=29 March 2018}}</ref>

Andrews has twice directed a musical stage adaptation of ''The Great American Mousical'', based on the 2006 children's book she wrote with her daughter [[Emma Walton Hamilton]]. The musical was written by [[Zina Goldrich]] (music) and [[Marcy Heisler]] (lyrics), with book by [[Hunter Bell]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=8 November 2012 |title=Great American Mousical, Directed by Julie Andrews, Begins World Premiere in CT; Emily Skinner Stars |url=https://playbill.com/article/great-american-mousical-directed-by-julie-andrews-begins-world-premiere-in-ct-emily-skinner-stars-com-199536 |website=Playbill}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Abby |date=26 July 2024 |title=Julie Andrews directs 'The Great American Mousical' for sold-out run in Branford |url=https://www.nhregister.com/entertainment/article/julie-andrews-legacy-theatre-branford-ct-musical-19589511.php?utm_source=nhregister |website=New Haven Register}}</ref> Andrews first directed the play for its premiere in 2012 at [[Goodspeed Musicals]]' [[Norma Terris Theatre]] in [[Chester, Connecticut]].<ref name=":2" /> In 2024, she directed a second, sold-out production at Legacy Theatre in [[Branford, Connecticut]].<ref name=":3" />

In 2015, Andrews made a surprise appearance at the Oscars, greeting [[Lady Gaga]] who paid her homage by singing a medley from ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buncombe |first= Andrew |date=23 February 2015 |title=Gaga stuns Oscars viewers with Sound of Music medley |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/oscars/julie-andrews-leads-praise-of-lady-gaga-for-sound-of-music-medley-10063396.html |access-date= |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020083952/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/oscars/julie-andrews-leads-praise-of-lady-gaga-for-sound-of-music-medley-10063396.html |archive-date=20 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> This became a social media sensation, trending all over the world.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sinha-Roy |first=Piya |date=24 February 2015 |title=Lady Gaga, Julie Andrews notch Oscars' top social media moment |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/awards-oscars-socialmedia-idUSL1N0VX2HQ20150223 |access-date=}}</ref> [[Lyndon Terracini]] announced in August 2015 that Andrews would direct ''My Fair Lady'' in 2016 for [[Opera Australia]] at the [[Sydney Opera House]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spring |first=Alexandra |date=5 August 2015 |title=Julie Andrews to direct Sydney Opera House production of My Fair Lady |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/aug/05/julie-andrews-to-direct-sydney-opera-house-production-of-my-fair-lady |access-date= |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921053135/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/aug/05/julie-andrews-to-direct-sydney-opera-house-production-of-my-fair-lady |archive-date=21 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Andrews created the preschool television series ''[[Julie's Greenroom]]'' with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton and [[Judy Rothman]]. Andrews is joined by her assistant Gus ([[Giullian Yao Gioiello]]) and "Greenies", a cast of original puppets built by [[The Jim Henson Company]]. The series premiered on [[Netflix]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2 June 2016 |title=Netflix Sets 'Julie's Greenroom' Preschool Series From Julie Andrews, Jim Henson Co. |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/netflix-julie-andrews-jim-henson-julies-greenroom-series-1201787419/ |url-status=live |magazine=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603022529/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/netflix-julie-andrews-jim-henson-julies-greenroom-series-1201787419/ |archive-date=3 June 2016 |access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> In 2017, Andrews also reprised her role as Marlena Gru in the second ''Despicable Me'' sequel ''[[Despicable Me 3]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Despicable Me 3 |url=https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/despicable-me-3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230091210/https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/despicable-me-3 |archive-date=30 December 2016 |access-date=29 December 2016 |publisher=Universal Pictures}}</ref> In 2018, Andrews voiced Karathen, a [[leviathan]], in [[James Wan]]'s ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]''.<ref name="aquaman">{{Cite magazine |title=Exclusive: Julie Andrews has a secret role in 'Aquaman' |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/11/23/julie-andrews-aquaman |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref> That same year, she declined a cameo appearance in ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'' to avoid stealing the limelight now belonging to star [[Emily Blunt]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=30 November 2018 |title='Mary Poppins Returns': Why Julie Andrews Turned Down a Cameo |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/mary-poppins-returns-julie-andrews-1203065856/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref>

Beginning in December 2020, Andrews voiced the narrator Lady Whistledown in the Netflix period drama series ''[[Bridgerton]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=19 June 2019 |title=Julie Andrews To Voice Lady Whistledown In Shondaland's Bridgerton Series For Netflix Based On Novels |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/julie-andrews-to-voice-lady-whistledown-in-shondalands-bridgerton-netflix-series-shonda-rhimes-1202634460/ |access-date=28 December 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> In 2022, Andrews narrated the film ''[[The King's Daughter (2022 film)|The King's Daughter]]'' for [[Gravitas Ventures]]. She recorded her narration in 2020. A few weeks later she was announced to be the narrator. On 9 June 2022, Andrews was honoured by the [[American Film Institute]] with a Lifetime Achievement Award, where she reflected on her career and received tributes by multiple artists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 June 2022 |title=Julie Andrews feted at 48th AFI Life Achievement Award |url=https://www.afi.com/press/julie-andrews-feted-at-48th-afi-life-achievement-award/ |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=American Film Institute |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref> The same year, she reprised her role as Gru's mother in ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/minions-the-rise-of-gru-cast-characters/ | title=Minions: The Rise of Gru Cast and Character Guide: Who Voices Who? | date=30 June 2022 }}</ref>

In April 2023, Andrews participated in the NBC primetime special ''[[Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love]]'' where she paid tribute to her friend Carol Burnett.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/carol-burnett-90th-birthday-special-julie-andrews-cher-1235342199/ | title=Carol Burnett Toasted by Star-Studded Guest List at 90th Birthday Special: "She's Exactly the Person That You Hope She Would Be" | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=26 April 2023 }}</ref> The same year, she also made a featured taped appearance on the primetime CBS special ''Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic'', wherein she told the story of working alongside Van Dyke in the 1964 film ''Mary Poppins''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parkel |first=Inga |date=December 22, 2023 |title=Julie Andrews recalls 'daunting' first meeting with Dick Van Dyke |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/julie-andrews-dick-van-dyke-mary-poppins-b2468499.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222172401/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/julie-andrews-dick-van-dyke-mary-poppins-b2468499.html |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref>