Julie+Andrews

Julia Elizabeth Wells was born on October 1st 1935 in England. Before her real career started she sang onstage with her parents in Jack and the Beanstalk. She changed her name to Julia Andrews because her parents divorced and her mother married Ted Andrews, she then thought Julie sounded better with "Andrews" So she changed that.

Her career took off from her fabulous rolls in Mary Poppins and The Sound Of Music. She went on to become the most successful actress in the world after performing in Torn Curtain and Thoroughly Modern Millie in the 1960s. She was made a Dame after performing for Queen Elizabeth the second, She also had a rose made after her.

In 2010 she played the voice of Marlena in the movie Despicable Me. She now has 5 children and is at the age of 78.