Julie Christie Biography

Raised on her father's tea plantation in India, Christie became intrigued with the bohemian life of artists when her studies took her to England and France. She worked in theater but found her true passion in film acting, landing her first major film role as Liz in Billy Liar (1963). Superstardom and British pop icon status soon followed with her Oscar-winning turn as amoral model Diana Scott in Darling (1965). Her impressive resume includes such films as Doctor Zhivago (1965), Far From the Madding Crowd (1967), Petulia (1968), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), Shampoo (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). Christie's recent credits include Troy (2004), Finding Neverland (2004), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and her graceful, award-winning role as an Alzheimer's patient in Away from Her (2006).


1. She discovered she wanted to become an actress when, at age nine, she snuck out of her Paris boarding school and spent the day with a complete stranger who was an aspiring actor.
2. She is fluent in English, French and Italian.
3. She has never married, but she dated Warren Beatty from 1967-1974 and has lived with investigative journalist Duncan Campbell since 1979.
4. Goldie Hawn introduced her to yoga, which she still practices today.
5. She turned down the leads in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), and Reds (1981), all roles that won the actresses who eventually played them Best Actress Academy Award nominations.


"I don't see any reason for getting married unless you're religious, which I'm not."


2008: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress, Away From Her; Golden Globe: Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama), Away From Her

1998: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress, Afterglow

1976: Golden Globe nomination: Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy), Shampoo

1972: Academy Award nomination: Best Actress, McCabe & Mrs. Miller

1966: Academy Award: Best Actress, Darling; Golden Globe nomination: Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama), Darling



Away From Her - (2007) - Actor
The Secret Life of Words - (2006) - Actor
Finding Neverland - (2004) - Actor
A Decade Under the Influence - (2003) - Featured
No Such Thing - (2002) - Actor
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http://www.thegoldenyears.org/christie.html
http://www.leninimports.com/jchristie_bio.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Christie