Julie Andrews announced her retirement from on-camera acting at age 90.
The Hollywood legend won a 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance as Lady Whistledown in Bridgerton.
Julie made history as the oldest person to win a Primetime Emmy Award.
Julie Andrews may have retired from on-camera acting, but she’s still making history for a big role.
The 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held in Los Angeles on September 6, and Julie won the award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for narrating the hit Netflix drama Bridgerton as the elusive Lady Whistledown. Other nominees included Pamela Adlon (for King of the Hill), Hank Azaria (for The Simpsons), Trey Parker (for South Park), Matt Vogel (for The Muppet Show), and Steven Yeun (for Invincible).
Julie made history with this win, becoming the oldest person ever to win a Primetime Emmy at age 90.
When the news of Julie’s win began circulating on social media, fans were elated.
“You are amazing! Congratulations!” one person wrote on Instagram. “Dear Gentle Reader. Julie Andrews is well, to be sure. A congratulatory cheer is most welcome ❤️,” another penned. “Always a win in my book!” a different follower added.
Julie has been nominated five times for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance in Bridgerton. She previously won the award in 2025, and she has received 13 nods and four Emmys throughout her career.
In recent weeks, Julie has said she’s done with onscreen acting and prefers voiceover work and podcasts.
“I think the absolute truth is that I think I’m really past all that now,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in August 2026. “I’m not completely retired, but it’s a different kind of work that I do these days—[writing] books, and I do a lot of recording of podcasts and voiceovers.”
“It isn’t that I’m not enthusiastic for it,” she added. “It’s just that I really don’t feel I should be part of it now.”
Congrats, Julie!
