{"id":3533,"date":"2026-05-26T16:54:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/julie-andrews-resurfaces-for-first-appearance-in-years-for-parkinsons-event\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:54:39","slug":"julie-andrews-resurfaces-for-first-appearance-in-years-for-parkinsons-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/julie-andrews-resurfaces-for-first-appearance-in-years-for-parkinsons-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie Andrews resurfaces for first appearance in years for Parkinson&#8217;s event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2Fjulie-andrews-makes-rare-appearance.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Julie Andrews resurfaced for her first public appearance in three years\u00a0at the seventh annual World Parkinson\u2019s Congress conference over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The 90-year-old Oscar winner appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p3sSbphI44o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a video message<\/a> where she introduced herself and welcomed attendees to this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour participation is invaluable as we seek to find a cure to this terrible disease,\u201d Andrews said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Julie Andrews (seen above) appeared in a video message at the seventh annual World Parkinson\u2019s Congress conference on Sunday. <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/World Parkinson Coalition<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actress showed support for the organization in her video..  <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/World Parkinson Coalition<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Andrews (seen above in the video) mentioned how \u201cdevastating\u201d and \u201cterrible\u201d Parkinson\u2019s is. <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/World Parkinson Coalition<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The \u201cSound of Music\u201d star noted she knows \u201chow devastating\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/celebrity-news\/terry-crews-wife-rebecca-diagnosed-with-parkinsons-disease-years-after-cancer-battle\/\">Parkinson\u2019s disease <\/a>can be. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay we all become a beacon of light to stop it in its track,\u201d she optimistically added. \u201cCount me in as a red thread. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrews filmed her video message while sitting on a couch in front of a window. <\/p>\n<p>She wore a gray crewneck sweatshirt over a white turtleneck, along with a long gold necklace and matching earrings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figcaption>Andrews (pictured above at the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala) wore a cozy outfit and sat in a chair for the video message. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for AFI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cMary Poppins\u201d star (seen above at the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala in 2022) has been largely out of the spotlight over the last few years.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for AFI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Andrews made her last in-person public appearance in March 2023 at the taping of her pal Carol Burnett\u2019s TV special,<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/05\/carol-burnett-on-turning-90-george-clooneys-on-her-to-do-list\/\"> \u201cCarol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love,\u201d<\/a> which aired on NBC the following month.<\/p>\n<p>The pair posed for pictures together at the star-studded event. Andrews wore a navy jacket covered in black-and-white beads and sequins, while Burnett, now 93, rocked a pink blazer over a white shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews has been friends with Burnett for over 60 years and even chose the \u201cAnnie\u201d actress to be her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton\u2019s godmother.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Her last in-person public appearance was at Carol Burnett\u2019s 90th birthday TV special in March 2023, as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Andrews wore a navy jacket with black-and-white beads and sequins to the event. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFrom day one, we both seem to know and understand where each one of us is coming from,\u201d Andrews<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/carol-burnett-julie-andrews-friendship-started-dinner-full-of-men-didnt-stand-chance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> told People in 2023<\/a> while discussing her bond with Burnett.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews added, \u201cAlthough we come from different countries, we recognized in each other things that were of mutual understanding. We both had tough beginnings and we both kind of bonded [for] that reason. It was instant the day we met.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In May 2024, Andrews and Hamilton, 63, appeared on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0Sfz52JyYDI&amp;t=379s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u201cCBS News Sunday Morning\u201d <\/a>together to promote their children\u2019s audiobook, \u201cWaiting in the Wings.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>One year earlier, Andrews appeared on \u201cThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,\u201d as pictured above. <span class=\"credit\">NBC\/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Back in 2019, Andrews went to the Venice Film Festival in Italy, as seen above. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images,<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the pre-taped interview, Andrews opened up about how the project helped her cope with losing her singing voice from a 1997 throat surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne day I was bemoaning my fate and missing very much the fact that I couldn\u2019t sing because the surgery went awry and took away my ability to do what I love to do, and Emma said, \u2018No, mom, you\u2019ve just found another way of sharing your voice,\u201d Andrews shared.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMary Poppins\u201d star added, \u201cIt hit me so hard what she said, and I\u2019ve never really bemoaned it since.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/26\/celebrity-news\/julie-andrews-resurfaces-for-first-appearance-in-years-for-parkinsons-event\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julie Andrews resurfaced for her first public appearance in three years\u00a0at the seventh annual World<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/julie-andrews-makes-rare-appearance.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}