Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins is the titular protagonist of the self-titled children's book series by P.L. Travers, its 1964 film of the same name, and its 2018 sequel, Mary Poppins Returns. She has various magical powers to help around the lives of the young Banks children, Jane and Michael (the main protagonists of the 1964 film and the supporting characters in its 2018 sequel), especially with some help from her good friend, Bert.
She is played by Julie Andrews in the original (who won an Oscar for her role) who also played Maria von Trapp, Victoria Grant, Queen Lillian & Marlena Gru, and Emily Blunt in the sequel, who also played Juliet in Gnomeo and Juliet and its sequel, Evelyn Abbott in A Quiet Place films, Tempest Shadow in My Little Pony: the Movie, Lily Houghton in Jungle Cruise, and Jody Moreno in The Fall Guy.
==Description==
Mary is very mysterious. It is never explained where Mary really comes from or what kind of magical being she is, though she is seen sitting on a cloud above London near the beginning of the film. It is known that she has a friend named Bert, and an uncle named Albert (though it is unclear if he is her blood relative, as others call him that as well), who both live in London in 1910. She described herself as being "practically perfect in every way."
As a nanny, she is fairly stern and arrogant but also kind and nurturing. She has a very passive personality and despite all the events in the movie, she simply casts a bunch of magic and asks everyone to move on. In the book series on the other hand, she is shown to very vain and pompous, and refuses to admit her obvious magical abilities to the Bank's children.
== Biography ==
=== Mary Poppins ===
She starts off on a cloud looking at the Banks house. She eventually blows away all the "bad" nannies with wind to replace them with one and only one person: herself. She takes long items out of her tiny magic hand bag and measures Jane and Michael with a tape measure, and they get bad results, while she gets "practically perfect in every way." She "plays a game" with them to clean up the nursery, then they meet Bert and visit Uncle Albert who is literally stuck on the ceiling from laughter, and save him. They go on an adventure through the chalk paintings and animated carnivals until it rains on them. After Michael and Mr. Dawes Sr. get into an argument and cause a run at the bank, the group goes to the chimneys to watch the chimney sweeps' epic dance until they end up in the house. Mr. Banks is horrified and talks to Mary Poppins, until she says "I never explain anything." She also teaches him her famous "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" word, which he later uses to make Mr. Dawes Sr. fly unintentionally and gives him the tuppence. Mary flies off, knowing her job is done. 
=== Mary Poppins Returns ===
Now that Michael has his own children (but his wife has just died), Mary comes back on Georgie's kite to take care of the Banks children and the Banks grandchildren. They go to another animated world, this time in the bathtub full of water and creatures. After the kids fight over and break an expensive bowl, Mary Poppins takes them inside that animated world so they can fix the bowl. They fix a carriage and sing a grand song until the villains kidnap Georgie and take him to the edge of the bowl. Everyone in the chase "falls off" the bowl until it is revealed to be a dream and Mary comforts the kids about it and about losing their mother. They go to Topsy to fix and sell the bowl but her house turns upside down since it's the second Wednesday of the month. After yet another song, Topsy doesn't buy the bowl, and just like Mary, tells the kids that it's the memories of their mother that are important. After a bank incident much like the one in the previous movie (due to Wilkins' evil plans), the kids warn Michael who refuses to listen so Mary takes them back but they get into song with Jack and his lamplighters. They find a kite with the certificate of shares to buy back the house so they go back to Wilkins and turn the clock back 5 minutes until Mr. Dawes Jr. fires Wilkins and saves the family with the invested tuppence. Mary leaves again, knowing the family is saved. 
==Powers and Abilities==
She is shown to possess various magical abilities including the ability to speak to animals, telekinesis, the transport herself and others to various places and manipulate reality (including sidewalk pictures), animation, as well as flight with her umbrella (similar to Peter Pan, just without Tinker Bell's pixie dust). She also owns an enchanted handbag, which is in fact much bigger than its appearance and keeps many of her large belongings inside it. However, afterward, she will deny any usage of these powers and her many voyages and adventures, presumably to keep them a secret from the public. In Mary Poppins sequel that she hasn't aged a bit, she has the power to stay young so she has longevity aka immortal. 
== Trivia ==
* Mary Poppins is based on P.L. Travers aunt Helen "Ellie" Morehead. Ellie had the catchphrase really you are not a codfish. 
*In the sequel, she is shown to be of Russian descent, as her cousin Topsy is Russian.
==External Links==
*
*
==Navigation==
fr:Mary Poppins
Category:Female
Category:Honorable
Category:Live Action Heroes
Category:Movie Heroes
Category:Nurturers
Category:Titular
Category:Lawful Good
Category:Theatrical Heroes
Category:Mysterious
Category:Optimists
Category:Voice of Reason
Category:Disciplinarians
Category:Magic
Category:Paranormal
Category:Book Heroes
Category:Reality-Warpers
Category:Fantasy Heroes
Category:Adventurers
Category:Psychics
Category:Animal Kindness
Category:Nature-Lovers
Category:Force of Nature
Category:Immortals
Category:Loyal
Category:Virtually Resourceful
Category:Sympathetic
Category:Stalkers
Category:Sophisticated
Category:Dreaded
Category:Charismatic
Category:Obsessed
Category:Arrogant
Category:Mischievous
Category:Sensational Six Heroes
Category:Status Dependent on Version
Category:Philanthropists
Category:Pragmatists
Category:Selfless
Category:Masterminds
Category:Successful
Category:Egomaniacs
Category:Comedy Heroes
Category:Jerks