Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins' is a fictional character and the protagonist of P. L. Travers' Mary Poppins'' books and all of its adaptations. She is a magical nanny of unknown origins who arrives at the Banks home in Cherry Tree Lane where she is given charge of the Banks children and teaches them valuable lessons with a magical touch. Julie Andrews, who played the character in the 1964 film adaptation, won the Academy Award for Best Actress.