Julie Christie Overview:

Actress, Julie Christie, was born Julie Frances Christie on Apr 14, 1941 in Chabua, India. As of December 2024, Julie Christie was 83 years old.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Julie Christie was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actress for Darling (as Diana Scott) in 1965.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1965Best ActressDarling (1965)Diana ScottWon
1971Best ActressMcCabe & Mrs. MillerMrs. Constance MillerNominated
1997Best ActressAfterglow (1997)Phyllis MannNominated
2007Best ActressAway from Her (2006)FionaNominated
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Julie Christie BlogHub Articles:

Warner Archive Blu-ray: Julie Christie in Demon Seed (1977)

By KC on Apr 26, 2017 From Classic Movies

Demon Seed is an odd film. It works well on some levels, and misfires on others. Depending on which scene you are watching it is terrifying, hilarious or offensive. Sometimes it manages to be all those things at once. Now available from Warner Archive on Blu-ray; this is a memorable cinematic experi... Read full article


Battle of the Blondes: Julie Christie VS Diana Dors.

By Dawn on Nov 28, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Julie Christie and Diana Dors, were both pop icons, from the "swinging London" era of the 1960s. Julie Christie (born 14 April 1941), first major film role was in, The Fast Lady(1962). She first gained notice as Liz, the friend and would-be lover of, Billy Liar (1963). Close friends with actress G... Read full article


Happy Birthday Julie Christie (1941 - present)

By monty on Apr 14, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Happy Birthday to Julie Christie, the actress who broke out in the 60's with such films as Billy Liar, Darling, Far From The Maddening Crowd, Petulia and of course Doctor Zhivago.... Read full article


Julie Christie

By Dawn on Aug 2, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Julie Christie, is a British actress and sex symbol. A pop icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, she has won the Academy, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. My favorite Julie Christy film is, Shampoo(1975). Written by Robert Towne and directed by Hal Ashby. Cast: Warren B... Read full article


SUtS: Julie?Christie

By Brandie on Aug 2, 2010 From True Classics

Today, we present you not with a recommendation, but with our personal challenge (and a scandalous secret–shh!). You see, in the past, Carrie and I vowed (several times) to–finally–sit through the three-plus-hour David Lean-directed epic Dr. Zhivago, from 1965. Sad to say, neither ... Read full article


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Julie Christie Quotes:

Cashier: It's almost 5 o'clock!
Petulia: I'm sorry.
Cashier: I want to go to bed.
Petulia: So do we!


Bathsheba Everdene: I've been checking the records. We've never had so many lambs come to maturity as this year. Not ever.
Gabriel Oak: Well, we've been lucky, Ma'am.
Bathsheba Everdene: I'VE been lucky!


Clarisse: Why?
Guy Montag: What?
Clarisse: How did it come about? How did it begin? How could someone like you be doing this work? I know everyone says that but you - you're not like them. When I say something to you, you look at me. Why did you choose this job? With you it doesn't make any sense.


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Friends with actresses Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson.

Has worked with director-screenwriter and actress Sarah Polley three times: co-starring with Polley in No Such Thing (2001) and the Goya Award-winning "La Vida secreta de las palabras" (aka The Secret Life of Words (2005)), and taking the lead in Polley's first feature film as a director, Away from Her (2006). Polley is one of the many co-workers impressed by not only Christie's talent, but her intelligence and independence. After appearing with her in No Such Thing (2001), Polley -- who lost her mom when she was 11 years old -- said that Julie had become one of her surrogate mothers.

Favorite filmmaker is Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

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