Along with many other women, Julie Andrews was a very pretty woman, all throughout her life, and among pretty women, more attractive than most.
However, unlike most of the other pretty women, Julie Andrews also became beautiful. Real beauty is something that very few women ever have, and even then, it is something that developes over a period of time.
True beauty is more than just physical attractiveness, and more than just stunning facial features. Real beauty has all of these things and more. It is also a poise, a style, a presence, an inner quality that is visable to the inner eye of the beholder.
Age does not hinder real beauty - it sets upon it comfortably.
Julie Andrews is, and has been for quite some time, a beautiful woman.
I would go straight for a Maureen O’Hara in her prime. Or even a "Maureen O’Hara any film before Only the Lonely (and I might consider the Only the Lonely Maureen if she’d teach me to speak Gaelic afterwards).
Lagomorph – I also saw The Sound of Music many times when my kids were young and could watch the same movie over and over. I may be over-analyzing things, but I think that part of Maria’s allure is that she has a past. I agree that she is a bit old to be a novice, but women do get the call later in life sometimes, often after searching for and not finding meaning in other pursuits. I had a friend in college who joined an order later in life. Maria never really fit in at the convent (which makes the corruption of a nun theme somewhat more palatable to the audience). I think the implication of past transgressions adds to Maria’s allure.
Regarding Maureen O’Hara, I’m completely in agreement – majorly hot, plus knows trout fishing, too.
Further off-topic – I never understood the fuss over Grace Kelly until I saw Rear Window. I could watch that movie every day, just to see her. What an amazing beauty.
Moderator comment: the striptease is not “porn,” but it’s something that you wouldn’t want to have on your screen at work when your boss is walking by. Hence, I’ve dissolved the automatic link; obviously, anyone who wants to go there deliberately can do so via cut-and-paste, but we don’t want anyone accidentally getting into troub.
This isn’t a cardinal sin by any means, so don’t sweat it, Walloon. It’s certainly a tame striptease and I can easily understanding why you didn’t declare it NSFW.
That’s about what I’d say. Back in the day I’d jump her bones, sure, but “hot” isn’t quite the word. She’s too elegant, crisp and British to be “hot,” IMHO.
We went to a Sound of Music singalong a few years ago. You’re encouraged to make jokes and to talk back to the characters. When the nuns opened the iron gates of the church so that Maria can walk down the aisle to marry Captain von Trapp, someone shouted, “Dead nun walking!”
My mother had one of their albums, Julie & Carol at Carnegie Hall, which I must’ve listened to a million times.
Just the other day as I was driving to work, I found myself humming, “…and that spells Dallas/My darlin’, darlin’ Dallas/ Don’t it give you pleasure to confess/That you’re from Big D?/ My, oh yes…”
