Formative Performances: Julie Andrews in “Mary Poppins”

The best babysitter and nanny of all time – Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way.

Seriously, how many people can maintain a persona of perfect dignity and calm even when jumping through sidewalk drawings, having tea parties on the ceiling, and dancing with chimney-sweeps on the top of a roof with dirt smudged on her face?

Without Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins would have been an utter cheesefest. With Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins brings “cheesefest” into the indescribable world of Disney magic.