![]() ĭoolittle receives voice coaching and learns the rules of etiquette. Her Cockney dialect includes words that are common among working class Londoners, such as ain't "I ain't done nothing wrong by speaking to the gentleman" said Doolittle. ![]() Higgins goes along with it for the purposes of a wager: That he can turn her into the toast of elite London society. These days, the inimitable Andrews primarily works as a voice actor for films such as Aquaman and Minions.Close ▲ Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle on the set of the 1964 movie musical My Fair Lady.Įliza (from Lisson Grove, London) is a Cockney flower woman, who comes to Professor Henry Higgins asking for elocution lessons, after a chance encounter at Covent Garden. It was also Anne Hathaway, who was adorable-and it made her career. When we first met, he said, ‘Well, where do you think Genovia is?’ And I said, ‘Oh, you’re asking me? Um, well …’ I harrumphed a bit and said, ‘Probably close to Spain, along the south of France.’” He wanted me to look glamorous and gorgeous and be a queen. She even called a young Anne Hathaway a “natural” back then. The 86-year-old also revealed that late director Gary Marshall gave her free rein to develop her 2001 character of Queen Clarisse Renaldi in The Princess Diaries. I’ve been incredibly fortunate then-and really all my life-at miraculous turns of good fortune across my path,” Andrews continued in the Vanity Fair profile.Įlsewhere in the Q&A, Andrews discussed face-planting multiple times whilst spinning on the hill during the iconic opening scene for The Sound of Music: “Oh-being knocked flat into the grass by a helicopter every time we did the take!”Īudrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews at the 1964 Oscars | GETTY IMAGES “Of course, I didn’t get it, but then suddenly there was Disney in the wings. Andrews even took home the Best Actress Oscar, meanwhile Hepburn was snubbed from a nomination. Shortly after, Andrews was cast in Disney’s smash hit Mary Poppins - which succeeded My Fair Lady in both box office earnings and Oscars nominations and trophies in 1964. In spite of all the Hollywood drama, things seemingly worked out for the best. ![]() My Fair Lady infamously dubbed Hepburn’s vocals with Marni Nixon’s. Not only did fans of the beloved musical say Andrews should have played the role alongside her Broadway co-star Rex Harrison - who in fact reprised his role for the film - but that Hepburn was a wrong fit altogether. But, you know, there was a fantasy of what a thrill that would be.”Īt the time, the casting decision was considered controversial. I didn’t really think that I was that important to warrant being used. “I did, at that time, hope that maybe when the film was made, I’d be asked to do it,” Andrews began. However, she understood, her Broadway star power wasn’t “important.” While the casting decision was made more than 58 years ago now, Andrews told Vanity Fair in a new profile she had “hope” to play Eliza Doolittle in the cinematic adaptation. He ended up offering her the-then enormous amount of $1 million to be his Eliza. With Hepburn coming off a series of popular films such as 1953’s Roman Holiday, Funny Face and Breakfast at Tiffany’s - the Belgique/British actress was Warner’s ideal choice. But when Warner Brothers showed interest in adapting the hit musical for the big screen, studio boss Jack Warner didn’t want to sign the theatre-goers darling. While Andrews is known for iconic movie-musicals such as Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, the legendary British actress also originated the part of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.īefore the film made famous by Audrey Hepburn was released - Andrews played the Cockney girl turned high society member on both Broadway and the West End from 1956-1959. JULIE ANDREWS may have had an illustrious career on both stage and screen, but she’s still disappointed she missed out one particularly special role early on.
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