Julie Christie

**Julie Christie** (born 14 April 1940) is a British actress. She has worked in theatre, motion picture and television. She has won the Academy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award. In 1997 she was given a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement award. She has starred in many movies throughout her career. She was born in British India to British parents.

In 1967, _Time_ magazine said of her: "What Julie Christie wears has more real impact on fashion than all the clothes of the ten best-dressed women combined".

## Personal life

In the early 1960s, Christie dated actor Terence Stamp. She became engaged to Don Bessant, a lithographer and art teacher, in 1965. She dated actor Warren Beatty from 1967 to 1974. In November 2007, aged 66, Christie married _The Guardian_ journalist Duncan Campbell. He had been her partner since 1979.

She is active in various causes, including animal rights, environmental protection, and the anti-nuclear power movement.  She is also a Patron of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

## Filmography

|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1962|Claire Chingford|||||||
|1962|Babette LaVern|||||||
|1963|Liz|Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best British Actress||||||
|1965|Diana Scott|||||||
|1965|Lara Antipova|||||||
|1965|Daisy Battles|||||||
|1966|Clarisse / Linda Montag|Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best British Actress||||||
|_Far from the Madding Crowd_|1967|Bathsheba Everdene||||||
|1967|Herself|||||||
|1968|Petulia Danner|||||||
|1969|Catherine Morelli|||||||
|1970|Marian - Lady Trimingham|Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role||||||
|1971|Constance Miller|Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress||||||
|1973|Laura Baxter|Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role||||||
|1975|Jackie Shawn|Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy||||||
|1975|Herself|||||||
|1977|Susan Harris|||||||
|1978|Betty Logan|||||||
|1981|'D'|||||||
|1982|Kitty Baldry|||||||
|1982|Catherine Dantec|||||||
|1983|Anne|||||||
|1983|Ruby|||||||
|1983|Mrs. Shankland|TV movie||||||
|1986|Betty Rivière|||||||
|1986|Mary Mulligan|||||||
|1986|Ellen Freeman|||||||
|1986|Charlotte Deutz|TV mini-series||||||
|1988|Barbara Barlow|TV movie||||||
|1990|Mrs. Quinton|||||||
|1992|(Narrator)|1993 Peabody Award winner||||||
|1992|Helen Cuffe|||||||
|1996|Gertrude|||||||
|1996|Queen Aislinn|||||||
|1997|Phyllis Mann|||||||
|2000|Rachael|Voice Only||||||
|2001|Glenda Spender|||||||
|2001|Dr. Anna|||||||
|2002|Dori|aka _Autour de Lucy_ (France)||||||
|2002|Narma|||||||
|2004|Madam Rosmerta|||||||
|2004|Mrs. Emma du Maurier|Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role||||||
|2004|Thetis|||||||
|2005|Narrator|||||||
|2005|Narrator|||||||
|2005|Inge|||||||
|2006|Fiona Anderson|||||||
|2009|Isabelle|||||||
|2009|Elizabeth|||||||
|2011|Rachel|||||||
|2011|Grandmother|||||||

## Theatre

- _Cries From The Heart_ (2007)
**Royal Court Theatre**
- _Old Times_ (1995)
**Wyndhams Theatre & Theatr Clywd **
- _Suzanna Andler_ (1997)
**Chichester Festival Theatre (and on tour, Bath, Oxford, Richmond and Guildford)**
- _Uncle Vanya_ (1973)
**Broadway**
- _The Comedy of Errors_ (1964)
**RSC**
- _Frinton Repertory of Essex_ (1957)

## Other websites

- BBC News | Entertainment | Actress Christie on Alzheimer's role
- Julie Christie: Beauty that never fades in The Independent
- After years living as a recluse, Julie Christie is suddenly the talk of Hollywood again | the Daily Mail
- Oscar winner and nominee Julie Christie talks about getting older  - Times Online
- The secret Indian sister who haunts actress Julie Christie | the Daily Mail
- Julie Christie writes about the re-release of "The Animals Film"
- Playing a part against injustice: Interview with Julie Christie  | Socialist Review

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Julie Christie
- **image**: Julie Christie (1997) cropped.jpg
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **caption**: Julie Christie at the Guadalajara International Film Festival in 1997
- **birth name**: Julie Frances Christie
- **birth place**: Chabua, Assam,
British Raj, British India
- **occupation**: Actress
- **years active**: 1961–present
- **spouse**: Duncan Campbell (The Guardian), Duncan Campbell (m. 2007-present)