Christie, Julie (1941–)

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Christie, Julie (1941–)

English actress. Born Julie Frances Christie, April 14, 1941, in Chabua, Assam, India; dau. of Frank St. John Christie (tea plantation manager) and Rosemary (Ramsden) Christie; sister of Clive Christie; attended Brighton Technical College and Central School of Music and Drama; began living with Duncan Campbell (journalist), 1977.

Made professional stage debut with Frinton Repertory in Essex; appeared on tv serial "A is for Andromeda" (1962), which led to breakthrough role in Billy Liar (1963); won Academy Award for Best Actress for Darling (1965); consolidated career with roles in Doctor Zhivago (1965), Far from the Maddening Crowd (1967), and The Go-Between (1971); became involved in variety of political issues and starred in films highlighting these interests; revived career with Heat and Dust (1982) and Miss Mary (1986); other films include Young Cassidy (1965), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), Petulia (1968), McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), Shampoo (1975), Heaven Can Wait (1978), Hamlet (as Gertrude, 1996), Afterglow (1998), Troy (2004), Finding Neverland (2004) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004); returned to stage in Old Times (1995) and Suzanna Andler (1998); served as executive producer for film The Living Dream (2004).

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