When Jack Warner wanted to produce the film of the Broadway hit "My Fair Lady", he decided not to give the title role to Julie Andrews, who had played it on stage. It was a blessing in disguise for Julie Andrews as she played the magical nanny "Mary Poppins" for which she won the Oscar for "Best Actress." She also played a similar role in "The Sound of Music" in taming the seven rebellious Von Trapp children.
But in the film "Eloise at the Plaza" (2003) based on the Kay Thompson book, the now arthritic Julie Andrews, was unable to control the six year old Eloise, who is left at the luxurious Plaza Hotel in New York by her mother with her nanny & pets. Eloise, whose antics make those of Dennis the Menace look tame, runs amok among the other guests, trailed helplessly by her nanny, played by Julie Andrews!
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