It’s Dick Van Dyke’s 90th Birthday — See the Cast of ‘Mary Poppins’ Then and Now!
Happy 90th Birthday, Dick Van Dyke!
To celebrate the actor’s special day, click through our gallery below to see the iconic cast of Mary Poppins — including Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice and more! — then and now.
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Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins)
Julie, 81, was just 30-years-old when she landed the role of magical nanny Mary Poppins and later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. She has since starred in many other films — including The Sound of Music, The Princess Diaries, Despicable Me and Shrek Forever After — and was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.
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Dick Van Dyke (Bert)
With a career spanning more than seven decades, Dick is best known for his roles in movies Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and on the TV series The Dick Van Dyke Show. The 91-year-old is still acting today, recently providing the voice of Mr. Bloomsberry in the animated film Curious George and starring in the Night at the Museum films.
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Karen Dotrice (Jane Banks)
Karen, 60, gave up acting in the late 1970s to focus on raising her three children but has since provided commentary for various Disney projects and recently resumed making public appearances. In 2004 she was named a "Disney Legend" and attended the LA film premiere of Saving Mr. Banks in 2013.
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Glynis Johns (Winifred Banks)
After portraying passionate suffragette Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins, Glynis, 92, continued to act but her last film appearance was in 1999's Superstar.
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Matthew Garber (Michael Banks)
For many years, the fate of Matthew was unknown by many after he disappeared from the acting world in 1967. The actor's brother recently revealed Matthew unknowingly contracted hepatitis while traveling in India in 1976 and sadly passed away several months later at age 21.
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David Tomlinson (George Banks)
After Mary Poppins, David appeared in several other Disney movies, including The Love Bug and Bedknobs & Broomsticks. The English actor and comedian retired from acting in 1979 and passed away at age 83 in 2000.
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Elsa Lanchester (Katie Nanna)
Though she had a small role in Mary Poppins, Elsa had a long career in both film and television and starred as titular characters in The Bride of Frankenstein and That Darn Cat! She continued performing into the 1980s before passing away in 1986 at age 84.
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Ed Wynn (Uncle Albert)
A long time comedian and Vaudeville star, Ed also appeared in classic movies Meet Me In St. Louis, Miracle on 34th Street and Babes in Toyland He died just two years after Mary Poppins premiered at age 79.
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Jane Darwell (Bird Woman)
Jane was almost 40-years-old when she appeared in her first film, a silent movie, in 1913. Her most famous role was as Ma in The Grapes of Wrath. Years later, Walt Disney made a trip to visit the actress at her California home to personally persuade her to come out of retirement to appear as the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins. Jane passed away three years after the film premiered at age 87.
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