In honor of this exquisite, impeccable, and overall flawless human-being, (Julie Andrews, turning 80 this past week), it would’ve been wrong to write about anything but her. Whether you’ve been a fan since her “Sound of Music” days, or not until her 80th birthday on October 1, 2015, we can all think back to our favorite Julie Andrews moments. Here are 20 of Julie Andrews' best moments, where the world fell in love with her:
1. When She Mattress-Surfed Better Than Anyone Else
2. When She Told Steven Colbert That She'd Fill in for Mary Poppins on Broadway If Need Be
3. When She Perfectly Described Our Favorite Things
4. When She Blessed the World with Her Singing Voice in "Mary Poppins"
5. And Again in the "Sound of Music"
6. And Again with Raven Symone in "The Princess Diaries 2"
7. When She Got a Sound Stage Named After Her at Walt Disney Studios
8. When She Slayed Playing the Perfect Queen of Genovia in "The Princess Diaries"
9. When She Even Was the Perfect Queen in the Land of Far Far Away
10. If This Woman Wasn't Talented Enough, She Proved to Be an Expert Juggler Too
11. When She Understood the Struggle of Perfecting Makeup
12. When She Won the Lifetime Achievement Award Because No One Deserves it More Than Her
13. When She Played a Woman, Pretending to be a Man, Pretending to be a Woman Better Than Anyone
14. When She Gave the Most Humble Acceptance Speech for Winning an Oscar
15. When the Future Queen of Genovia Met Queen Elizabeth II
16. When She Perfectly Summed Up Moving On in Life
17. When We All Wanted to Be Lady Gaga Getting a Hug From Her
18. When She Became the Voice of Disneyland's Nighttime Show
19. Any Reunion She Has with Dick Van Dyke, Because Their Relationship is #goals
20. When She Turned Another Decade Older Like a BO$$
No matter how much of a die-hard fan of Julie Andrews you are, we can all admit she's aging with the right amount of class and sass. From her impressive resume, to her hilarious interviews, there's nothing not to love about this woman. Hey, after all...it's not every day that an icon turns 80, so we must celebrate the marvelous person that she is!
