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JULIE ANDREWS HONORED WITH 2006 SCREEN
ACTORS GUILD LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
43rd Annual
Accolade to be Presented During the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild
Awardsｮ Simulcast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007
Los Angeles,
California (September 25, 2006) ・Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced today that Julie Andrews, who for
more than a half-century has been a beloved and much-honored stage, film,
television and recording star, as well as a celebrated author and dedicated
goodwill ambassador, will receive the Guild's most prestigious tribute-the
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian
accomplishment. Andrews will be presented the Award, given annually to
an actor who fosters the finest ideals of the acting profession,・at the
13th Annual
Screen Actors Guild Awardsｮ , which premieres live on TNT and
TBS Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT and 6 p.m.
MT.
In making today's announcement, Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg
said, "Julie Andrews is a woman of great generosity, creativity, courage,
elegance and wit. She embodies and transcends the memorable roles she has
created. Julie has been a positive presence in my life and continues to
inspire multiple generations. I believe it is exceptionally significant
to be recognized by people who do the same work you do. Julie seems genuinely
touched and thrilled to be receiving an award from her fellow actors. I
have assured her the honor is ours.・BR>
Julie Andrews was already a Broadway legend when she made her feature film
debut in 1964's Mary Poppins.・nbsp;Her iconic performance in the title
role of the magical nanny brought her an Academy Award, a Golden Globe
and a BAFTA Award. The following year, she earned a second Oscar nomination
and won another Golden Globe for her unforgettable portrayal of Maria Von
Trapp in "The Sound of Music"
She received her third Academy Award nomination and won another Golden
Globe for her "dual・role in 1982's "Victor/Victoria".
Today's young film audiences may be more familiar with Andrews as a queen trying to train her teenaged granddaughter to be a princess in "The Princess Diaries" and its sequel, "The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement." Andrews also voiced the character of Queen Lillian in the summer 2004 blockbuster hit "Shrek 2"and she is currently reprising her role in "Shrek 3"due out in the summer of 2007.
Andrews・other motion picture credits include "The Americanization
of Emily","Hawaii","Thoroughly Modern Millie","Star!","Darling
Lili","Torn Curtain"and "10" to name only a few.
Julie was born and raised in England, where she first came to fame as a
young musical performer on stage and on radio. She was still in her
teens when she made her way across the Atlantic and to Broadway, where
she made her debut in 1953 in the musical "The Boy Friend" She
went on to create the role of Eliza Doolittle in Lerner and Loewe's Broadway
musical "My Fair Lady"in 1956, which became an instant classic
and the longest-running musical of its day. Andrews won a New York
Drama Critics Award and garnered a Tony nomination for her performance. She
received another Tony nomination in 1961 when she originated the role of
Queen Guinevere in the LernerandLoewe'smusical"Camelot." Thirty-five
years later, Ms. Andrews returned to Broadway to star in the 1996 stage
adaptation of "Victor/Victoria."
Her career came full circle last year when she directed a revival of "The
Boy Friend," which toured throughout North America.
Andrews has also been honored for her work on television, beginning in
1957 with her Emmy-nominated performance in the title role of Rodgers and
Hammerstein's musical "Cinderella." She later won an Emmy for
her own musical variety series,”Ｔhe Julie Andrews Hour," and also
earned Emmy nominations for "Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center,"
with her close friend Carol Burnett; her appearance on "The Andy Williams
Show" and her performance in the special "Sounds of Christmas."
Andrews's more recent television work includes "Eloise at the Plaza"and
her Emmy-nominated performance in "Eloise at Christmastime."
She also re-teamed for the third time with James Garner in the telefilm
"Tne Special Night", starred opposite Christopher Plummer in
the CBS live production of "On Golden Pond" and hosted the Emmy-winning
PBS series: "Broadway: The American Musical."
Already an accomplished best selling author ("The Last of The Really
Great Whangdoodles","Mandy","Little Bo","Dumpy
the Dump Truck", Andrews has joined talents with her daughter, Emma
Walton Hamilton, to pursue the publishing of books committed to stimulating
a sense of wonder in children and young readers. The Julie Andrews
Collection, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, was launched in October
2003 and has released 22 books to date. The Collection includes newly
discovered authors and re-purposing books out of print. The Dumpy
the Dump Truck・franchise is currently being readied (with the Sesame Workshop)
as a television series for PBS, with an initial launch in 2007. Andrews
and Hamilton's most recent novel, "The Great American Mousical"
was released earlier this year to superb reviews and within one week became
#7 on the New York Times bestseller list for children's books. This whimsical tribute to Broadway
is serving as inspiration for a newly built revival of Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Parade of the Parade's historic "Storybook"float, which will
carry Andrews and Hamilton in this year's 80th Annual parade on Nov. 23.
Andrews received her honors as a Dame of the British Empire by Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II on New Year's Eve 1999 for Lifetime Achievements in
the Arts and Humanities. For her exemplary achievements in the performing
arts and American culture, she was named a 2001 Kennedy Center Honoree.
As a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women
(UNIFEM) for 15 years, Andrews traveled as an advocate for women's human
rights and economic security. With her husband, Academy Awardｮ-winning
filmmaker Blake Edwards, she is a founding board member of Operation U.S.A.,
which has provided privately funded worldwide relief and development assistance
since its inception in 1979.
Andrews and Edwards,
who have been married for nearly 37 years, have five children and
seven grandchildren.
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is the nation's largest labor union representing
working actors. Established in 1933, SAG has a rich history in the American
labor movement, from standing up to studios to break long-term engagement
contracts in the 1940s to fighting for artists・rights amid the digital
revolution sweeping the entertainment industry in the 21st century. With
20 branches nationwide, SAG represents nearly 120,000 working actors in
film, television, industrials, commercials, video games, music videos and
other new media. The Guild exists to enhance actors・working conditions,
compensation and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf
of artists・rights. Headquartered in Los Angeles, SAG is a proud affiliate
of the AFL-CIO. More information is available online at www.sag.org.
Turner Network Television (TNT), television's destination for drama and
one of cable's top-rated networks, offers original movies and series, including
the blockbuster detective series The Closer , starring Emmyｮ. Golden Globeｮ and Screen Actors Guild Awardsｮ nominee
Kyra Sedgwick, and next year's eagerly anticipated television event The Company, executive-produced by Ridley Scott and starring Chris O'Donnell, Michael
Keaton and Alfred Molina. TNT is also home to powerful one-hour dramas,
such as Without a Trace, Law & Order, Las Vegas, Cold Case, ER, Charmed
and Judging Amy; broadcast premiere movies; compelling prime-time specials,
such as the Screen Actors Guild Awardsｮ and championship sports coverage,
including NASCAR and the NBA. TNT is also available in high-definition.
TBS, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is television's "Very
funny" network. It serves as home to such hot contemporary comedies
as Sex and the City, Everybody Loves Raymond, Family Guy, Seinfeld
and Friends; original comedy series, like the upcoming scripted
comedies My Boys and 10 Items or Less; specials, like the Screen
Actors Guild Awardsｮ, special events, such as The Comedy Festival in
Las Vegas, for which TBS serves as title sponsor; blockbuster
movies; and hosted movie showcases.
Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and
entertainment product around the world and a leading provider of
programming for the television industry.
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