Julie Christie
Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1940) is a British actress. An icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, she has received such accolades as an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has appeared in six films that were ranked in the British Film Institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century, and in 1997, she received the BAFTA Fellowship.
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| Full name at birth | Julie Frances Christie
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| Claim to fame | Darling and Doctor Zhivago.
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| Date of birth | 14 April 1940
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| Place of birth | Chabua, Assam, India
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Weight | 134 lbs (61 kg)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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| University | BA Art, Brighton Polytechnic College
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| Talent agency | Renée Missel Management
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- Inspired the song "Julie Christie" on the Better Than Chocolate (1999) soundtrack.
- Turned down the role of Lara in Doctor Zhivago (1965) at the time the most coveted role in Hollywood, several times before finally accepting
- Originally signed for the role of the Senator's wife in _American Gigolo (1980)_ when Richard Gere was signed to the project, but quit when Gere was ditched in favor of John Travolta. Travolta later dropped out and Gere was hired for the film, but Christie was not offered the role that was eventually played by Lauren Hutton. Ironically, a rumor in the 1970s held that Christie and Hutton were lovers. Christie and Gere would eventually appear together in Sidney Lumet's Power (1986).
- Her performance as Diana Scott in Darling (1965) is ranked #75 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
- Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1979
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