Julie Christie
(1941-), ActressJulie Frances Christie
Sitter in 17 portraits
Born in India, Christie trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Her first major film successes were Billy Liar (1963) and her Oscar-winning role of Diana Scott in Darling (1965), both directed by John Schlesinger. Other successes include Doctor Zhivago (1965), Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), Shampoo (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). She received a second Oscar nomination for McCabe and Mrs Miller (1971) and was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship in 1997. Other films include Finding Neverland (2004), Away from Her (2006) for which she received an Oscar nomination, and Stephen Poliakoff's Glorious 39 (2009).
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 24 January 1985
NPG P1861
by Michael Seymour
resin print from original negative, 1962
NPG x88174
by Michael Seymour
resin print from original negative, 1962
NPG x88175
Julie Christie with members of Birmingham Repertory Theatre
for Keystone Press Agency Ltd
gelatin silver print, circa 1962
NPG x194464
by Michael Ward
selenium-toned bromide print, 22 November 1963
NPG x46556
by Michael Ward
selenium-toned bromide print, 22 November 1963
NPG x125694
Julie Christie on the set location for 'Petulia'
by Bob Willoughby
bromide print, 1967
NPG x24933
John Schlesinger; Terence Stamp; Julie Christie
by Unknown photographer
vintage print, 1967
NPG x194319
Julie Christie; Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 10 April 1967
NPG x194465
by Joanne O'Brien, for Format Photographers
modern bromide print, 1 February 1984
NPG x133129
Julie Christie and an unknown man
by Cecil Beaton
pencil, late 1960s-early 1970s
NPG D17943(23)
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