NEW YORK (AP) — Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the ...

Mary Poppins always knew how to make an entrance, ... Her father (an attorney) and mother (a teacher) raised Blunt in London. She's one of four children. And as a kid, she stuttered.

After being in the Mary Poppins cast, she was in several movies including Under Milk Wood (1971), The Ref (1994), While You Were Sleeping (1995) and Superstar (1999). Johns died in 2024, at the ...

Read our review of 'Mary Poppins Returns'. Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda lead Disney's new sequel about the practically perfect nanny.

See what Newsday's film critic had to say about the original "Mary Poppins" at the time of its release. "Mary Poppins Returns," starring Emily Blunt as the nanny, hits theaters Dec. 19.

Poppins instead lightens his load and entertains the kids for him, helping them mourn their mother—but mostly teaching the value of having more fun. “A Spoonful of Sugar,” a song about attitude and ...

With the Dec. 19 release of 'Mary Poppins Returns' coming up, here's everything you need to know about the Emily Blunt-starring sequel to the 1964 Oscar winner featuring Julie Andrews.

Not so fast, Mom. Before you unwrap that Mother's Day spa gift certificate, let's take a moment to celebrate the nanny — the woman (or man or dog or robot) who kissed our boo-boos, offered sage ...

'Mary Poppins Returns' starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda can't top Disney's joyful original. ... The new Banks children, Annabel, John and Georgie have all lost their mother, ...

Enter Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt), who has come to bring magic and imagination into the children’s lives after the death of their mother — but also to once again bring hope to Michael.