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A 60s icon, whose acting talent and beauty propelled her to fame in films like Billy Liar, Dr Zhivago and Far From The Madding Crowd. Born in 1941 in Assam, India, Julie Christie grew up on her father's tea plantation. She was educated in England and Europe and planned to become an artist or a linguist before enrolling at the London's Central School of Music and Drama. She made her professional debut on stage with the Frinton Repertory of Essex and appeared in the TV series A For Andromeda. Her third film role, where she played Billy Liar's girlfriend and escape route, catapulted her to more than stardom: she became a 60s icon, winning the Best Actress Oscar for Darling. She spent the 70s in America, largely with Warren Beatty, and on her return to England in the 80s her film choices were primarily determined by her ardent political beliefs.
