Julie Andrews resurfaced for her first public appearance in three years\u00a0at the seventh annual World Parkinson\u2019s Congress conference over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The 90-year-old Oscar winner appeared in a video message<\/a> where she introduced herself and welcomed attendees to this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n \u201cYour participation is invaluable as we seek to find a cure to this terrible disease,\u201d Andrews said.<\/p>\n Julie Andrews (seen above) appeared in a video message at the seventh annual World Parkinson\u2019s Congress conference on Sunday. YouTube\/World Parkinson Coalition<\/p>\n The actress showed support for the organization in her video.. YouTube\/World Parkinson Coalition<\/p>\n Andrews (seen above in the video) mentioned how \u201cdevastating\u201d and \u201cterrible\u201d Parkinson\u2019s is. YouTube\/World Parkinson Coalition<\/p>\n The \u201cSound of Music\u201d star noted she knows \u201chow devastating\u201d Parkinson\u2019s disease <\/a>can be. <\/p>\n \u201cMay we all become a beacon of light to stop it in its track,\u201d she optimistically added. \u201cCount me in as a red thread. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrews filmed her video message while sitting on a couch in front of a window. <\/p>\n She wore a gray crewneck sweatshirt over a white turtleneck, along with a long gold necklace and matching earrings.<\/p>\n Andrews (pictured above at the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala) wore a cozy outfit and sat in a chair for the video message. Getty Images for AFI<\/p>\n The \u201cMary Poppins\u201d star (seen above at the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala in 2022) has been largely out of the spotlight over the last few years. Getty Images for AFI<\/p>\n Andrews made her last in-person public appearance in March 2023 at the taping of her pal Carol Burnett\u2019s TV special, \u201cCarol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love,\u201d<\/a> which aired on NBC the following month.<\/p>\n The pair posed for pictures together at the star-studded event. Andrews wore a navy jacket covered in black-and-white beads and sequins, while Burnett, now 93, rocked a pink blazer over a white shirt.<\/p>\n Andrews has been friends with Burnett for over 60 years and even chose the \u201cAnnie\u201d actress to be her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton\u2019s godmother.<\/p>\n Her last in-person public appearance was at Carol Burnett\u2019s 90th birthday TV special in March 2023, as seen above. FilmMagic<\/p>\n Andrews wore a navy jacket with black-and-white beads and sequins to the event. FilmMagic<\/p>\n \u201cFrom day one, we both seem to know and understand where each one of us is coming from,\u201d Andrews told People in 2023<\/a> while discussing her bond with Burnett.<\/p>\n Andrews added, \u201cAlthough we come from different countries, we recognized in each other things that were of mutual understanding. We both had tough beginnings and we both kind of bonded [for] that reason. It was instant the day we met.\u201d<\/p>\n