Julie Andrews reunites with the cast of ‘Sound of Music’

Julie Andrews poses for a portrait circa 1970.

Andrews, an 11-year-old, sings at the Fleet Street Club luncheon in 1946. Andrews was born Julia Elizabeth Wells in Walton-on-Thames, England. She would later take the last name of her stepfather, Ted Andrews.

A young Andrews in 1947.

Andrews receives daily piano lessons from her mother, Barbara, in 1947.

Andrews, 13, performs on stage at the London Palladium in 1948.

Andrews works with ventriloquist Peter Brough and his dummy Archie Andrews on the BBC radio show “Educating Archie” in 1950.

Andrews tries on a dress for the role of “Cinderella” at the London Palladium in 1953.

In 1954, Andrews moved to New York to play the lead role in the Broadway show “The Boy Friend”. She is seen here with Millicent Martin, Stella Claire and Dailies Leigh at right.

Andrews takes a ballet lesson in 1954.

From 1956–1962, Andrews starred in “My Fair Lady” on Broadway. Here, she appears in a scene with Rex Harrison.

Andrews is measured for a wax figure in 1958 by Madame Tussauds.

Andrews is toasted by friends and neighbors at a homecoming party in 1958.

In 1959, Andrews married British costume designer Tony Walton. The couple had a daughter together before divorcing in 1968.

Andrews plays Queen Guinevere and Richard Burton plays King Arthur in the Broadway musical “Camelot”. He starred in productions from 1960–1963.

Andrews snuggled with her newborn daughter, Emma, ​​in 1962.

In 1964, Andrews made her screen debut in the musical “Mary Poppins”. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In 1965 Andrews visited US Army training facilities in Hawaii.

Andrews spins during the opening scene of the 1965 film “The Sound of Music.” The role earned him another Academy Award nomination.

Andrews appears with Harry Belafonte in a sketch for “The Julie Andrews Hour” in 1972. The television variety show ran for 24 episodes.

Andrews and Perry Como star in the TV special “Julie on Sesame Street” in 1973.

Andrews received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1979.

Andrews tucks a flower into her teeth as she walks through Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1983. She was on her way to accept the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award.

Andrews left his handprints at the Disney Legend Awards event in 1991.

Andrews joked with her second husband, director Blake Edwards, after receiving France’s Legion of Honor award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. They were married for decades and adopted two children together. Edwards died in 2010.

Andrews appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in 1994.

Andrews made his final curtain call in 1997 for the Broadway musical “Victor/Victoria”. She had to leave the show at the end of the show because she was having trouble with her voice. He later had surgery to remove a non-cancerous growth on his vocal cords, and the surgery resulted in the loss of his singing voice.

Andrews signed copies of her new children’s book, Dumpy, in 2000.

In 2000, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain honored Andrews by making her Dame Commander of the British Empire.

Andrews appeared in the 2001 film “The Princess Diaries” alongside Hector Elizondo and Anne Hathaway.

Andrews was one of the Kennedy Center Honorees in 2001. From left are pianist Van Cliburn, actors Jack Nicholson, Andrews, tenor Luciano Pavarotti and music producer Quincy Jones.

Andrews attended a 2004 event when Disneyland announced plans for its 50th anniversary.

Andrews received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. They also won a Grammy that year for Best Spoken Word Album for Children (“Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies”). He received his first Grammy in 1965 by winning Best Recording for Children (“Mary Poppins”).

Andrews and her former “Sound of Music” co-star Christopher Plummer speak onstage at the TCM Classic Film Festival in 2015. It was the 50th anniversary of the film.

Andrews appears at the Academy Awards in 2015.

Andrews sits with the cast of “My Fair Lady” at the Sydney Opera House in 2016. Andrews directed this new production.

Andrews and Kristen Bell pose for a selfie with host James Corden late at night in 2019.

Andrews accepted his Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute on Thursday, June 9.