Biography
Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1941) is a British actress. Born in British India to English parents, at the age of six Christie moved to England where she attended boarding school. In 1961, she began her acting career in a BBC television series, and the following year, she had her first major film role in a romantic comedy. In 1965, she became known to international audiences as the model "Diana Scott" in the film Darling. That same year she played the part of "Lara" in David Lean's Docto...
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Complete Filmography

Nuked
2025
Producer
Jack and Gill’s 40th birthday goes off the rails when a weed-laced dinner kicks in—just as they learn a nuclear missile is en route to California. Hig...

Mothers of the Revolution
2021
as Herself
On 5th September 1981, a group of women came together to change the world. These women marched from Wales to Berkshire to protest over nuclear weapons...

The Bookshop
2017
as Narrator
Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a pol...

My Generation
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.

Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
2015
as Self (archive footage)

Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...
2015
as Self
The first major profile of the great British film director Nicolas Roeg, examining his very personal vision of cinema as in such films as Don't Look N...

The Company You Keep
2012
as Mimi Lurie
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.

Red Riding Hood
2011
as Valerie's Grandmother
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie ...

Glorious 39
2009
as Aunt Elizabeth
A mysterious tale set around a traditional British family on the eve of World War Two. Oblivious to the looming shadow of World War II, the wealthy Ke...
Remembrance
2009
as Isabelle
Former singer Isabelle visits a hotel on the Upper East Side. She is not satisfied with the room she has been given and is taken to another room one f...

New York, I Love You
2008
as Isabelle
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond Dist...

Mon Clown
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary from French TV channel Canal+ about Marion Cotillard's road to the Oscar for her performance as French singer Édith Piaf in the 2007 film ...

Away from Her
2007
as Fiona
Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. ...

The Secret Life of Words
2005
as Inge
A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.

Garbo
2005
as Narrator (voice)
An original documentary from Turner Classic Movies, Garbo offers an intimate look at the life and career of the movies' most luminous, reclusive and m...

Finding Neverland
2004
as Mrs. Emma du Maurier
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life ...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Madam Rosmerta
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts...

Troy
2004
as Thetis
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leav...

A Letter to True
2004
as Narrator (voice)
A collection of Bruce Weber's favorite images of his dogs, friends, and historical world events.

The Barbarian Invasions
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer....

A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential direc...

Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
2002
as Self
Sharon Tate is a rising young star before her life ends in a shocking murder.

I'm with Lucy
2002
as Dori
It's an hour before Lucy's wedding and her best friend wants to hear all about what led up to that moment. So, Lucy tells about the five men she had b...

No Such Thing
2002
as Dr. Anna
A young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature who longs to die.

Snapshots
2002
as Narma
An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.

Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre
2001
as Glenda Spencer
A collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt are brought to the famous Louvre museum in Paris, and while experts are using a laser sca...
The Chosen People
2000
as Narrator
In 1947 the world’s leading photo journalists chose ten families at random for an American Magazine, the Ladies Journal to represent our common humani...

The Miracle Maker
2000
as Rachel (voice)
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spr...
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998
Documentary about director Joseph Losey featuring many of his collaborators.

Afterglow
1997
as Phyllis Hart
Lucky Mann is a builder equally handy at repairs and seduction. The latest housewife to succumb to his charms is Marianne, unhappily married to corpor...

Hamlet
1996
as Gertrude
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

DragonHeart
1996
as Queen Aislinn
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dra...

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
1996
as Self
A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best.

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
as Self (archive footage)
The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews with the actor, his family and acquaintances.

The Railway Station Man
1992
as Helen Cuffe
Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen...

Fools of Fortune
1990
as Mrs Quinton
A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.

Dadah Is Death
1988
as Barbara Barlow
On 9th of November 1983 two Australians, Kevin Barlow and Geoff Chambers were arrested at Penang Airport in Malaysia carrying 179 grams of Heroin. A c...

Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films
1987
as Narrator
A documentary detailing the extraordinary life and career of Turkish actor and director Yilmaz Güney, who wrote many of his films from prison and brok...

Miss Mary
1986
as Mary Mulligan
A young British woman is hired as a governess by a wealthy Argentine family. Through her position, she slowly sees how the upper class of society is s...

Power
1986
as Ellen Freeman
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio sen...

Bitter Champagne
1986
as Betty Rivière
In North Africa, a father and his illegitimate son are in love with the same woman.

The Return of the Soldier
1983
as Kitty Baldry
The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The traumatized soldier doesn't even recognize his own wife, Kitt...

The Gold Diggers
1983
as Ruby
An avant-garde examination of the relationship between women and money in society. Mixing musical, silent melodrama, and philosophical treatise into a...

Separate Tables
1983
as Mrs. Shankland / Miss Railton-Bell
Two one-act plays explore love and loneliness. In "Table by the Window" an aging fashion model contrives a reunion with her ex-husband, a politician r...

Heat and Dust
1983
as Anne
Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her g...

The Roaring Forties
1982
as Catherine Dantec
Julien is an electronics professional who is down on his luck when he decides to enter an international sailboat race. He is led astray from his origi...

The Animals Film
1981
as Narrator (voice)
The film offers a comprehensive examination of the exploitation of animals in modern society.

Memoirs of a Survivor
1981
as 'D'
Based on the acclaimed novel by Doris Lessing, this dystopian science fiction tale concerns a woman struggling to make her way in a post-apocalyptic s...

Heaven Can Wait
1978
as Betty Logan
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to...

Demon Seed
1977
as Susan Harris
A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the cre...

Nashville
1975
as Julie Christie
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Te...

Shampoo
1975
as Jackie Shawn
A Beverly Hills hairdresser runs around town on the eve of the 1968 presidential election trying to make heads or tails of his financial and romantic ...

Don't Look Now
1973
as Laura Baxter
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as Constance Miller
A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene.

The Go-Between
1971
as Lady Marian Trimingham
British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress ...

In Search of Gregory
1969
as Catherine Morelli
Young Catherine Morelli, who lives in Rome, goes to Geneva to find romance at her father's wedding. There she begins a near nymphomaniac pursuit of a ...

Petulia
1968
as Petulia Danner
Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of...

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968
as Herself
A short featurette on the making of "Petulia"
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as Herself
This promotional short film for the feature Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) takes us to the many locations in Dorset County, England, where the movi...

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967
as Self
Peter Whitehead’s disjointed Swinging London documentary, subtitled “A Pop Concerto,” comprises a number of different “movements,” each depicting a di...

Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as Bathsheba Everdene
Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely diverg...

Lionpower from MGM
1967
"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's releases for the 1967-68 film season under a "five se...

Fahrenheit 451
1966
as Clarisse / Linda Montag
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to...

Pasternak
1965
as Herself
Using still pictures and newsreel footage, this short film tells the life story of Russian author Boris Pasternak, who was forced by the Russian gover...

Moscow in Madrid
1965
as Self
When David Lean made his film Doctor Zhivago (1965), he realized that it would be impossible to do location shooting in Moscow. Instead, he found a lo...

Doctor Zhivago
1965
as Lara Antipova
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship dur...

Darling
1965
as Diana Scott
The swinging London, early sixties. Beautiful but shallow, Diana Scott is a professional advertising model, a failed actress, a vocationally bored wom...

Young Cassidy
1965
as Daisy Battles
In Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy (Rod Taylor), an impoverished idealist, whose ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family, ...

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
1965
as Self
In this promotional short for the feature film Doctor Zhivago (1965), director David Lean explains why he chose the performers for the leading roles i...

Billy Liar
1963
as Liz
A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him...

The Fast Lady
1962
as Claire
A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.

Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Babette LaVern
A former burglar trying to go straight joins a rehabilitation scheme using much the same methods as AA. Through the process, he takes work as a depart...

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
N/A
A documentary on John Schlesinger and Michael Childers.

Katie and Eilish: Siamese Twins
N/A
as Narrator
Documentary about three-year-old conjoined twin sisters Eilish and Katie Holton from Dublin, Ireland, as their parents are faced with the difficult de...