Dame Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer, author and theater director. Born on October 1, 1935, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, she became one of the biggest box office draws of the 1960s. Andrews has received numerous major awards throughout her career, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, and seven Golden Globe Awards. She has also received nominations for three Tony Awards. Her contributions to entertainment and culture have been widely recognized. She was honored with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2007, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022. In the 2000 New Year Honours, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.