“Because of the Thames I have always loved inland waterways - water in general, water sounds - there's music in water. Brooks babbling, fountains splashing. Weirs, waterfalls; tumbling, gushing.”

English actress, singer, author and theater director

Dame Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer, author and theater director. She became one of the biggest box office draws of the 1960s and has received major honours across film, television, music and theatre. Her awards include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards and seven Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for three Tony Awards. She was named a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2000 New Year Honours, and later received the Kennedy Center Honors, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award and the AFI Life Achievement Award.