Julie Andrews

On May 10, 1959, she married Tony Walton, a set designer, with whom she had a child. They filed divorce on November 14, 1967.

On November 12, 1969 she married, Blake Edwards. They adopted two children together. He died in 2010.

Around 1997, she developed problems in her throat and could no longer continue in Broadway. She underwent surgery for the same.

Julia Elizabeth Wells was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, to Barbara Ward Wells. She was born from an affair her mother had with a family friend. Her mother later married Edward Charles Ted Wells.

Ted Wells and Barbara got divorced and she remarried singer Ted Andrews. The family initially struggled, living in slum areas but after her parents achieved success in their stage career, they relocated to a better place.

Her step father sponsored her education at the Cone-Ripman School, London, and sent her to Madame Lilian Stiles-Allen, a concert soprano and voice instructor. She later continued her education at the Woodbrook School.

From 1945 onwards, she performed on stage with her parents for two years. On certain occasions, she performed solo or sang a duet with her father, while her mother played the piano.

Her stepfather introduced her to theatrical impresario, Val Parnell in order to get her a big break. On October 22, 1947, she made her solo debut with the musical revue, ‘Starlight Roof’, in which she sang, 'Je suisTitania' at the London Hippodrome.

On November 1, 1948, she performed at the London Palladium in the Royal Command Variety Performance. She was the youngest solo performer who performed for King George VI's family.

She performed in the musical interlude of the comedy show ‘Up the Pole’. On October 8, 1949, she made her debut on television with ‘RadiOlympia Showtime’, a BBC programme.

From 1950 to 1952, she was cast as member of the BBC radio comedy show, 'Educating Archie’. The show earned her recognition all over United Kingdom.

She starred in the film, ‘Mary Poppins’, which was one of the biggest Walt Disney hits. In Disney history, this is the most Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated movie.

‘The Sound of Music’ is one of the biggest Twentieth Century Fox hits in history. In 2001, The National Film Registry, the United States National Film Preservation Board acknowledged the film as 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'.