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About

Australian novelist and actress best known for creating the character Mary Poppins.

Before Fame

She began writing and acting as a teenager and toured with a Shakespearean performance troupe.

Trivia

She was deeply unsatisfied with the Disney film adaptation of Mary Poppins and refused to allow a sequel to be produced.

Family Life

She adopted a son from Ireland when she was forty, Camillus Hone.

Associated With

Emma Thompson portrayed her in the 2013 film Saving Mr. Banks.