Mary Poppins (character) better people, but is ultimately driven to alcoholism. Natalie Schafer (as Lovey Howell) plays a "Mary Poppins"-like character named Mary Poppedin in a dream sequence of the "Gilligan's Island" episode "And Then There Were None". Michael Rooker as Yondu in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017) shouts, "I'm Mary Poppins, y'all!" Mary Poppins (character) Mary Poppins is a fictional character and the eponymous protagonist of P. L. Travers's "Mary Poppins" books and all of their adaptations. A magical English nanny, she blows in on the East Wind and arrives at the Banks home at Number Seventeen Cherry Tree Lane,
Mary Poppins is the youngest and is born midway through the second book. Though the ages of the children are never made explicit, Jane is estimated to be around seven years old in "Mary Poppins", and John and Barbara have their first birthday in the same book and appear to be around two years old when Annabel is born. Only Jane and Michael appear in the film and stage musical. In the film they are portrayed by Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber; in the 2018 sequel, they are portrayed by Emily Mortimer and Ben Whishaw. George Banks is Mary Poppins's employer. He