Julie Christie was well known to the Americans and the British, whose youth was in the late 60s. The actress may be familiar to the modern viewer only by the role of Madame Rosmerta in the Harry Potter franchise. How did Christie's career begin and in what films can she be seen more?
early years
Julie Christie was born in India. Her family worked on tea plantations in Assam: this is where the future actress was born in April 1941.
Very little is known about Julie’s childhood. The actress herself admitted that she received education in a female Indian monastery. To study acting, the girl went to her historic homeland - to the UK. There she began to build her film career.
Julie Christie: 60s Movies
For the first time, Julie was noticed in 1963 by director John Schlesinger, inviting Liz to play in his drama Billy Liar. This role brought the first fame to Miss Christie, and after two years she immediately receives two fateful roles.
For the on-screen image of Diana Scott in the movie "Darling," Christie received an Oscar, a BAFTA Award, and an award from the US National Film Critics Council. “Darling” is John Schlesinger’s drama, which tells about the life of a novice actress, which is torn between a loved one and a career. However, the vibrant world of cinema in this battle is in clear advantage. Schlesinger's picture was included in the hundred best British films.
In the same year 65, the premiere of the Hollywood film adaptation of the novel by Boris Pasternak, in which Julie was assigned the main role, took place. “Doctor Zhivago” strengthened the position of the actress in European cinema and brought another BAFTA award, “David di Donatello” award and many other awards.
After such a triumph, Julie Christie became a real star. No less famous projects “451 ° Fahrenheit” by François Truffaut and “Away from the Crazy Crowd” by John Schlesinger followed.
Subsequent career
In the seventies, Christie was very popular. She continued to play exclusively leading roles on the screen.
For participating in the McCabe and Mrs. Miller Western, Julie was again nominated for an Oscar, but the figurine went to another performer. It is believed that the picture of
Robert Altman with Christie had a great influence on the formation of the Western genre as a whole.
In 1975, the actress starred in the comedy Shampoo, where she appeared along with her former lover Warren Beatty and comedic star Goldie Hawn. Then there was the thriller Descendants of the Demon, the drama The Return of the Soldier. However, Julie stopped receiving prestigious film awards, and paintings with her participation no longer became hits.
Only in 1997 she appeared in the film "At Sunset". For working in this project, Julie was again nominated for an Oscar (this was the third time). For the fourth time, the actress became a contender for the Oscar thanks to the filming in the Canadian drama "Far from Her." However, at that ceremony, the Frenchwoman Marion Cotillard took the figurine with her.
Christie also played a significant role in the legendary Troy by Wolfgang Petersen: the actress got a character named Thetis (mother of Achilles). Her partners on the set were Brad Pitt and Diana Krueger.
In 2011, Julie appeared in the thriller Little Red Riding Hood, playing the grandmother of the main character.
Julie Christie: Harry Potter
Christie does not stop acting in films to this day. Increasingly, her name appears in the credits of commercially successful projects.
For example, Julie Christie played Madame Rosmertou in the movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azbakan. Her heroine, according to the plot, owns a zucchini called "Three Brooms". She is quite sociable and still very attractive. Even delivering trays all day, Rosmerta remembers getting in order and putting on heels.
Personal life
Actress Julie Christie, whose personal life has always worried the press and the audience, turned out to be very secretive in this regard. It is only known that from 1967 to 1974, the woman was in a romantic relationship with the famous American actor Warren Beatty. Together they starred in the projects McCabe and Mrs. Miller and Shampoo. It was Warren Beatty who persuaded Julie to move permanently to Hollywood.
Mrs. Christie was not officially married until 2008. At 67, the actress married journalist Duncan Campbell. Nothing is known about Julie's hobbies and preferences. No kids.