Here's What the Practically Perfect Mary Poppins Cast Is Up to Now

In case you've been living under a rock, Julie Andrews is pretty much one of the most loved actresses in the world. Aside from her Oscar-winning role as Mary Poppins and a slew of other acclaimed performances, she also starred as two other iconic leading ladies: Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music and Queen Clarisse of Genovia in The Princess Diaries (OK, maybe that second one is only truly iconic to a certain generation). In recent years, Andrews has been acting less and instead stepping into other creative roles. She created the Netflix children's series Julie's Greenroom and, in 2017, directed an Australian production of My Fair Lady, the musical in which she made her Broadway debut in 1956.

Although he starred in other family-friendly classics such as The Love Bug and Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Tomlinson would forever be remembered as the stern Banks patriarch whose journey from businessman to family man forms the poignant heart of Mary Poppins. Tomlinson retired from acting in 1990 to spend more time with his family, and in 2000, he passed away at the age of 83. He was posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend in 2002.

You probably don't know this, but Glynis Johns is the reason we have two of pop culture's most famous songs from musicals. For Mary Poppins, the Sherman brothers wrote the immortal, wry feminist anthem "Sister Suffragette" specifically for Johns. And on Broadway, the legendary Stephen Sondheim created the classic "Send in the Clowns" in A Little Night Music around Johns's voice; she would go on to win a Tony for it. Johns is now retired, having filmed her last role in 1999's Saturday Night Live spinoff film Superstar.

Mary Poppins was Dotrice's second film role and the one that made her a Disney staple for a time as a child actor. She worked in television and theatre for a time before shifting into more voice work. Dotrice has mostly retired but still makes occasional public appearances, including her induction as a Disney Legend in 2004 and other Mary Poppins-related events, such as the 2013 release of Saving Mr. Banks.