Jane and Michael Banks

Who are the two cutest kids ever in movies? Jane and Michael Banks from the movie "Mary Poppins" have to take the cake. They "Won't hide your spectacles so you can't see. Put Toads in your bed or pepper in your tea." The 1964 movie made the two most adorable children in the world stars. Their real names are Karen Dotrice and Michael Garber and they really are English.
Dotrice is the child of Shakespearean actors and Garber's parents were also English stage performers. They had worked together previously in another Disney film called "The Three Lives of Thomasina". It was Poppins that they will always be remembered for. They were paired one final time in yet another Disney movie called "The Gnome-Mobile".
Karen Dotrice worked for many years as an actress and married twice. She has three children and decided to take time away to be their mother. Occasionally she would appear on stage in London as well as in Los Angeles. She also did some voice over work. Dotrice at one time vowed her career was over but in recent years has made appearances especially as the 50 year anniversary of Poppins has come up as well as the new film about the movie "Saving Mr. Banks".
Sadly, Michael Garber died in 1977 at the age of 21. His career stopped after his last Disney appearance and he travelled with his parents. It was in India that contracted hepatitis and by the time he was able to return to london for treatment he had developed pancreatitis and died.
The Banks' children may have aged in real life but they will always be flying a kite, hopping in and out of chalk pictures and loving to laugh with Mary Poppins.