Julie Andrews says she and children from The Sound of Music are in touch: 'we just bonded so hard'

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Julie Andrews has remained at the heart of her The Sound of Music family.In an interview on the Today show, the 86-year-old actress was questioned about why she and the young actors who played the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music had remained close.'We do keep in touch, but not on a really regular basis, I mean, Christmases, maybe birthdays and certainly get-togethers, but we just bonded so hard that I think we're family anyway.' Family:Julie Andrews has remained close to her The Sound of Music family. 'We do keep in touch...

Christmases, maybe birthdays and certainly get-togethers, but we just bonded so hard that I think we're family anyway'That was certainly brought to bear recently when the five surviving actors took time out from their busy lives to attend the Los Angeles ceremony honoring the actress with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute earlier this month.

Julie starred as Maria, a novice nun who was sent to be a governess to the Von Trapp children, but ended up becoming their stepmother, in the classic musical.Cast members Nicholas Hammond, 72, Duane Chase, 71, Angela Cartwright, 69, Debbie Turner, 65 and Kym Karath, 63 all have fond memories of their time on the set.

Telling all:In an interview on the Today show, the 86-year-old actress was questioned about why she and the young actors who played the Von Trapp children in The Sound of Music had remained closeThe actresses who played Liesl and Louisa have passed away.Charmian Carr died in 2016 from a rare form of dementia and Heather Menzies-Urich passed away after a battle with cancer in 2017.Highlights of working on the film include not only bonding with the children and'Working with dear Chris Plummer, whom I adored.