English-born US actor and singer. She was the original Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway production of Lerner and Loewe's musical
My Fair Lady (1956), and also appeared in their
Camelot (1960). She is particularly associated with the hit film
The Sound of Music (1965).
A child performer with her mother and stepfather in British music halls, she first appeared in the USA in the Broadway production of the musical
The Boy Friend (1954). Her other films include
Mary Poppins (1964, Academy Award),
Torn Curtain (1966),
10 (1979),
Victor/Victoria (1982), and
A Fine Romance (1992).
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