ANDREWS HONORED FOR HER LIFE'S WORK.Byline: ROB LOWMAN Entertainment Editor Julie Andrews Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells[1] on 1 October 1935[2]) is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and cultural icon. -- who received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award The Screen Actors Guild's National Honors and Tributes Committee bestows an annual Life Achievement Award "for outstanding achievement in fostering the finest ideals of the acting profession." The award was not given in 1964 or 1981. on Sunday -- thanked her ``delicious leading men.'' One of those, Dick Van Dyke  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. , Andrews' co-star in ``Mary Poppins,'' gave her the award and a big hug onstage. ``I never quite got over being a little bit tongue-tied in Julie's presence,'' he said. ``That beauty ... that voice could tune a piano.'' Andrews is the first to tell you she was a bit of a freak of nature. At a very young age she had a perfect sense of pitch that developed into a four-octave range. She first appeared on Broadway at 19, starred in ``My Fair Lady'' at 21 and won an Oscar for her performance at 29 in ``Mary Poppins.'' Then she became forever identified with Maria in the ``Sound of the Music'' at 30. ``I never fought my image,'' she told the Daily News in late 2005. ``Simply because, God, how could you knock good fortune?'' Though she recently turned 71, age seems to have taken little toll on her. She's been married for more than 37 years to director Blake Edwards, for whom she starred in seven films, including ``10,'' ``Victor/Victoria'' and ``S.O.B,'' in which she famously bared her breasts. She's also worked for legendary directors Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Wise. ``I think I've been so incredibly lucky to be in the right place at the right time,'' Andrews said backstage Sunday. ``Of course, I had a little sway there because I happened to be living with the director.'' In 1997, Andrews suffered a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. blow, the loss of her singing voice following botched botch tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To ruin through clumsiness. 2. To make or perform clumsily; bungle. 3. To repair or mend clumsily. n. 1. vocal cord vocal cord Either of two folds of mucous membrane that extend across the interior cavity of the larynx and are primarily responsible for voice production. Sound is produced by the vibration of the folds in response to the passage between them of air exhaled from the lungs. surgery. ``I miss singing very, very much,'' Andrews said. ``But I wonder if one isn't supposed to learn something from this, because I've never been busier.'' Among the things that Andrews has been busy at is a number of non-singing film roles (``The Princess Diaries,'' ``Shrek 2'') and writing children's books. When Andrews was introduced, she received a standing ovation from an audience, including Edwards, whom Andrews called ``my main squeeze main squeeze n. Slang One's primary romantic partner or sweetheart. .'' ``I have one very tiny complaint,'' she joked. ``When he directs me in a love scene, he says, `That was fine, but I know you can do better.''' robert.lowman(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3687 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Julie Andrews brought home the Life Achievement Award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in Hollywood since 1995. on Sunday. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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