EPISODE · Jun 4, 2018 · 1H
Julie Andrews: An Angel on My Shoulder
from What It Takes® · host Academy of Achievement
Who doesn’t love Julie Andrews? She has delighted generations of audiences, whether singing on the London Vaudeville circuit, in the Broadway productions of My Fair Lady & Camelot, or in the Hollywood classics Mary Poppins &The Sound of Music. Younger generations also know her from The Princess Diaries, Shrek & Despicable Me. And for every decade of her remarkable 70-year career, she’s got charming, insightful stories, starting with her London debut at the age of 12 (yes we have sound of it!). She also talks about some harrowing setbacks, like the surgery that destroyed her soaring voice, and the life lessons that helped her find new ways to share her extraordinary talents with the world.(c ) American Academy of Achievement 2018
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Who doesn’t love Julie Andrews? She has delighted generations of audiences, whether singing on the London Vaudeville circuit, in the Broadway productions of *My Fair Lady* & *Camelot*, or in the Hollywood classics *Mary Poppins* &*The Sound of Music*. Younger generations also know her from *The Princess Diaries*, *Shrek* & *Despicable Me*. And for every decade of her remarkable 70-year career, she’s got charming, insightful stories, starting with her London debut at the age of 12 (yes we have sound of it!). She also talks about some harrowing setbacks, like the surgery that destroyed her soaring voice, and the life lessons that helped her find new ways to share her extraordinary talents with the world. (c ) American Academy of Achievement 2018
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