Julie Christie is a British actress and pop icon born on April 14, 1941 in Chabua, Assam, India. The first of two children, her mother was a painter of Welsh descent while her father managed a tea plantation in India. Her parents were friends of actor Richard Burton. She has a brother, and a half-sibling on her father's side.

After growing up in India, Julie Christie entered the independent Convent of Our Lady School in St. Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex, and then she transferred to the independent Wycombe Court School in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. She later reunited with her mother in the farmlands of Wales. While in school, she became active in theater and began to star in the school production of George Bernard Shaw's “Saint Joan.” She later attended the Central School of Speech and Drama before starring in the science fiction series “A for Andromeda.”

Julie Christie became a popular actress and pop icon during the 1960s. She had top-grossing films such as “The Fast Lady,” “Billy Liar,” “Darling,” “Young Cassidy” and “Doctor Shivago.” She also earned awards such as an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for her role in “Darling.”

She continued to make more films during the 1970s, with roles in “Far from the Madding Crowd,” “Petulia,” Robert Altman's “McCabe & Mrs. Miller,” “The Go-Between,” “Don't Look Now,” “Shampoo,” “Nashville” “Demon Seed” and “Heaven Can Wait.”

Julie Christie began to take a break from acting during the 1980s, and only returned for a few yet award-winning films during the 1990s and 2000s. Among her most notable films in these periods include “Away From Her,” “Troy,” “Finding Neverland” and “Harry Potter and the Prisoner from Azkaban.”

Julie Christie was once in a high-profile relationship with actor Warren Beatty. In 2007, she married longtime partner, journalist Duncan Campbell.