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Julie Andrewsrecently partook in a cast reunion more than 50 years in the making.
The Academy Award winner, 86, was surprised with an appearance from herformer child costarsof 1965’sThe Sound of Musicas they serenaded her with a performance of “Do-Re-Mi” while she was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award on Friday in Los Angeles.
Nicholas Hammond, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner and Kym Karath, who played the von Trapp children, led the audience in a singalong and greeted Andrews in her seat during the infectious performance.
Andrews won a Golden Globe and received an Academy Award nomination for her performance asMariainThe Sound of Music, which also won the Oscar for Best Picture. The beloved musical film tells the true story of the von Trapp family, who escaped Nazis in Austria.
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It unfortunately wasn’t a complete reunion as Charmian Carr (who played Liesl)died at age 73from complications with a rare form of dementia in Sept. 2016, and her onscreen sister Heather Menzies-Urich (Louisa)died at age 68after she was diagnosed with cancer in Dec. 2017.
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Christopher Plummer, who starred opposite Andrews as Captain von Trapp,died last Februaryat age 91.
Andrews enjoyed a few other cast reunions during the event, including with herPrincess DiariescostarHector Elizondo, plus a virtual appearance from her onscreen granddaughterAnne Hathaway.Mary PoppinsstarDick Van Dykealso paid tribute with a recorded message.
TheVictor/Victoriaactress previouslytold PEOPLEthe advice she’d give her younger self. “What I know now is that there’s always something more to learn, because you never stop really,” she said in 2017. “You don’t just grow up and get set, at least you shouldn’t.”
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“What I know now is to remain curious and that nothing is wasted. Nothing you do in life is wasted. I used to travel endlessly around — even when I was a child performer — and think, ‘What is this doing for me?’ I have found so many ways to employ what I observed in those days and incorporate it now,” Andrews added.
The AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Julie Andrews special will air June 16 at 10 p.m. ET on TNT.
source: people.com
