Julie Andrews is one of the most celebrated actresses of all time! After early TV roles in the 1950s, she was cast in The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins (which earned her a Best Actress Oscar) during the 60s, both regarded as two of the greatest movie musicals ever made. Julie, now 90, has long been considered one of the most iconic stars of all time, and her talent transcends generations. She has been reintroduced to younger fans through appearances in other popular movies like The Princess Diaries, Shrek, and the hit series Bridgerton.
Throughout her career, Julie has been married twice: first to costume designer Tony Walton from 1959 to 1968 and then to director Blake Edwards from 1969 until his death in 2010. Between these two relationships, she has three children. Find out more about all of Julie’s kids here.
Emma Walton Hamilton
Julie’s oldest daughter Emma Hamilton was born to her and Tony in 1962. With both parents being in the arts, it’s no surprise that Emma has explored a wide variety of different artistic mediums. She has acted in Curse of the Pink Panther, That’s Life, and As The World Turns during the 1980s, according to IMDb. She also executive produced her mom’s show Julie’s Greenroom in 2017.
Despite her acting background, one of her biggest career successes has been co-writing children’s books with her mother, including bestsellers like The Very Fairy Princess. She has also assisted her mother in writing memoirs about her life and career. In addition to collaborations with her mother, Emma has authored a variety of books on her own, including the poetry collection Door to Door and the parenting guide Raising Bookworms.
Outside of work, Emma has been married to Stephen Hamilton since 1991, and they have a son and daughter.
Amy Edwards
After Julie and Tony’s divorce in 1968, she married Blake Edwards in 1969, becoming a stepmother to his daughter Jennifer and son Geoffrey. During their marriage, the star of The Princess Diaries opened up about step-parenting and compared it to her iconic role in The Sound of Music. “I still went through a lot of stepmothering. And it was rarer because divorce was less common and there was an idea that stepmothers must be wicked. But Maria, in the film, turned out to be not so wicked,” she said in an interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly in 2015.
Julie and Blake adopted two daughters shortly after getting married. Their first daughter Amy was adopted from Vietnam in 1979. While Julie is clearly a loving mother to all her children and stepchildren, her two younger daughters have mostly stayed out of the spotlight.
Joanna Edwards
After adopting Amy, Julie and Blake adopted a younger daughter Joanna in 1975. Like her older sister, Joanna has mostly kept private. Even though Julie’s younger daughters may stay out of the spotlight, the actress has made it clear how important all her children are to her. “As a mother, my children have always come first, and even though I’ve always been a working woman, I have also tried to have them with me as often as I could,” she told Aussie Women’s Weekly.
