Claim: Julie Christie starred in a movie.
Evidence: Christie 's breakthrough film role was in Billy Liar -LRB- 1963 -RRB-.
Directed by John Schlesinger , it stars Tom Courtenay -LRB- who had understudied Albert Finney in the West End theatre adaptation of the novel -RRB- as Billy , and Julie Christie as Liz , one of his three girlfriends.