Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and icon. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honours. Andrews rose to prominence after starring in Broadway musicals such as My Fair Lady and Camelot, as well as musical films like Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music .

Andrews had a major revival of her film career in the 2000s, in family films such as The Princess Diaries , its sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement , and the Shrek animated films . In 2005, Andrews made her debut as a stage director with a revival of The Boy Friend, in which she also made her Broadway acting debut in 1954.