Silver Screen Magic with Julie Andrews

English actress Dame Julie Andrews is also a singer and author. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, three Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and seven Golden Globe Awards. The actress has been honored with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2007, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002. In the 2000 New Year Honors, she was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II. Today she is 90 years old and living in Sag Harbor, New York.

Director Arthur Hiller directed the 1964 American black-and-white black comedy anti-war film “The Americanization of Emily." The film was loosely adapted from the 1959 novel of the same name by William Bradford Huie. It starred James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn, and others.

The storyline is set during WW II, following a US Navy adjutant, Charlie Madison (James Garner), who is roped into a reckless inter-service rivalry-fueled stunt by his superiors. He falls in love with an English woman, Emily Barham (Julie Andrews), and is sent on a dangerous mission after his commanding officer has a nervous breakdown.

Director Andrei Konchalovsky directed the 1986 British drama “Duet for One." The film was adapted from the play “A Two-Hander” by Tom Kempinski. The film starred Julie Andrews, Alan Bates, and Max von Sydow.

The storyline revolves around a skillful violinist, Stephanie Anderson (Julie Andrews), whose dreams are shattered after she is diagnosed with MS. Besides her struggles with the disease, Stephanie undergoes heartbreak with only psychiatrist Dr. Louis Feldman (Max von Sydow) to count on.

Director Robert Stevenson directed the 1964 American animated/live-action musical comedy “Mary Poppins." The film was based on P.L. Travers’s book series of the same name. The film starred Julie Andrews in her film debut, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns, among others.

The storyline revolves around a dysfunctional family in London and the children’s nanny, Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews). She is a magical nanny who resorts to music and adventure to help two children, Jane Banks (Karen Dotrice) and Michael Banks (Matthew Garber), become closer to their father, George Banks (David Tomlinson).

Director Gary Marshall directed the 2001 American coming-of-age comedy film “The Princess Diaries." The film was based on the 2000 young adult novel of the same name by Meg Cabot. The film starred Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, and others.

The storyline follows Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway), a shy American teenager who learns she is heir to the throne of a European kingdom. Under the tutelage of her estranged grandmother Clarisse Rinaldi, queen regent of Genovia (Julie Andrews). Mia must choose whether to claim or renounce her title.

Director Robert Wise directed the 1965 American comedy musical “The Sound of Music." The film was based on the 1949 book “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers” by Maria von Trapp. The film starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Woods, and others. Music and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rogers.

The storyline is set in Austria and tells the story of Maria, a postulant from the Nonnberg Abbey (Julie Andrews) who takes a job as a governess to a family with seven children and their widowed father Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer).

Director Blake Edwards directed the 1974 romantic thriller spy drama “The Tamarind Seed." The film is based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Evelyn Anthony. The film starred Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif.

The storyline revolves around the British Home Office functionary Judith Farrow (Julie Andrews) and Soviet-era attaché Feodor Sverdlov (Omar Sharif), who are lovers involved in Cold War intrigue.

Director George Roy Hill directed the 1967 American musical romantic comedy “Thoroughly Modern Millie." The film is based on the 1956 British musical "Chrysanthemum." The film starred Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing, Jamie Fox, and John Gavin.

The storyline follows Millie Dillmount (Julie Andrew), a naive young woman who finds herself in a series of madcap adventures when she sets her sights on marrying her wealthy boss.

Director Blake Edwards directed the 1982 musical comedy "Victor/Victoria." The film was a remake of the German film comedy “Viktor/Viktoria” and was adapted as a Broadway musical in 1995. The film starred Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies.

The storyline revolves around struggling British soprano Victoria Grant / Count Victor Grazinski (Julie Andrews), who attempts to find work in the nightclubs of 1930s Paris. Help arrives when she meets cabaret performer Toddy (Robert Preston), whose magnificent idea changes everything for her.