Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Actor · Producer

Chabua, Assam, India
April 14, 1940

Biography

Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1941) is a British actress. Born in British India to English parents, at the age of six Christie moved to England where she attended boarding school. In 1961, she began her acting career in a BBC television series, and the following year, she had her first major film role in a romantic comedy. In 1965, she became known to international audiences as the model "Diana Scott" in the film Darling. That same year she played the part of "Lara" in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago. A pop icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, she has won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Representative Works

Troy
Troy
7.2
/ English
Hamlet
Hamlet
7.3
/ English
Red Riding Hood
Red Riding Hood
6.0
/ English
DragonHeart
DragonHeart
6.6
/ English
Finding Neverland
Finding Neverland
7.3
/ English
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
7.6
/ English
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
6.9
/ English
The Bookshop
The Bookshop
6.5
/ English
Nashville
Nashville
7.3
/ English
Demon Seed
Demon Seed
5.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004Winner

Best Performance

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Troy
2004Nominee

Best Performance

Troy

Hamlet
1996Nominee

Best Performance

Hamlet

Career Highlights

Red Riding Hood
2011Highlight

Best Performance

Red Riding Hood

DragonHeart
1996Highlight

Best Performance

DragonHeart