Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 14, 1940
Place of Birth:
Chabua, Assam, India
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.
Year | TV Show | Role |
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1996 | Karaoke | Ruth Balmer |
1993 | Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties | Self |
1986 | Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy | Charlotte Deutz |
1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
1962 | The Saint | Judith Northwade |
1961 | A for Andromeda | Christine Jones |
1961 | A for Andromeda | Andromeda |
1953 | The Oscars | Self |