Julie Christie (b. 14 April, 1940) is an English actress who portrayed Madam Rosmerta in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Career[]
Christie was a pop icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s. She made her feature film debut in The Fast Lady, a 1962 romantic comedy. She appeared in critically acclaimed films such as Doctor Zhivago (1965), Darling (1965), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now with Donald Sutherland. She was considered for the role of Honey Ryder in Dr No, the first James Bond film,[2] but was eventually passed over in favour of Ursula Andress.
Her other roles include: Heaven Can Wait (1978), The Gold Diggers (1983), No Such Thing (2001), I'm With Lucy (2002), and The Secret Life of Words (2005) and more.
Forty-two years after her Academy Award and BAFTA, Julie won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in Away from Her.
Personal life[]
Christie was born in Assam, India.[3] Her parents separated when she was a child, and after their divorce, she spent time with her mother in rural Wales.[4]
She is active in various causes, including animal rights, environmental protection, and the anti-nuclear power movement and is also a Patron of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign,[5] as well as Reprieve,[6] and CFS/ME charity "Action for ME".[7]
Selective filmography[]
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Billy Liar | BAFTA Film | Best British Actress | Nominated |
| 1965 | Darling | Academy | Best Actress | Won |
| BAFTA Film | Best British Actress | Won | ||
| Golden Globe | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Nominated | ||
| Doctor Zhivago | BAFTA Film | Best British Actress | Nominated | |
| 1966 | Fahrenheit 451 | BAFTA Film | Best British Actress | Nominated |
| 1971 | The Go-Between | BAFTA Film | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Academy | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 1973 | Don't Look Now | BAFTA Film | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1975 | Shampoo | Golden Globe | Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
| 1977 | Demon Seed | Saturn | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1997 | Afterglow | Evening Standard British Film |
Best Actress | Won |
| Academy | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Satellite | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Troy | N/A | ||
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | N/A | |||
| Finding Neverland | BAFTA Film | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Away from Her | Academy | Best Actress | Nominated |
| BAFTA Film | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Won | ||
| Satellite | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Nominated | ||
| Evening Standard British Film |
Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | New York, I Love You | N/A | ||
Behind the scenes[]
Christie as Rosmerta
- Julie Christie has appeared in two films outside the Harry Potter films with Alastor Moody actor Brendan Gleeson: the 2004 film Troy and the 2012 film The Company You Keep.
- The former also featured Aragog voice actor Julian Glover.
- Christie has appeared in two films outside the Wizarding World franchise with Rufus Scrimgeour actor Bill Nighy: the 2009 film Glorious 39 and the 2017 film The Bookshop.
- The former also featured Bartemius Crouch Junior, Younger Albus Dumbledore, and Newton Scamander actors David Tennant, Toby Regbo, and Eddie Redmayne respectively.
- Christie has also starred alongside several other actors and actresses from the Wizarding World franchise in various projects:
- Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall) in the 1965 film Young Cassidy.
- John Hurt (Garrick Ollivander) in the 1969 film In Search of Gregory and the 2008 film New York, I Love You.
- Julian Glover in the 1983 film Heat and Dust.
- Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart), Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew), and Ray Fearon (voice of Firenze) in the 1996 film Hamlet, which was directed and adapted by Branagh.
- Two films with Remus Lupin actor David Thewlis:
- The 1996 film Dragonheart, which Christie played the mother of Thewlis's character, and featured Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy).
- The 1999 film The Miracle Maker, which, in the English version, also featured Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) and Miranda Richardson (Rita Skeeter).
- Ian Hart (Quirinus Quirrell), Johnny Depp (Young Gellert Grindelwald), Kelly Macdonald (Helena Ravenclaw), and Toby Jones (voice of Dobby) in the 2004 film Finding Neverland.
- Gary Oldman (Sirius Black) in the 2011 film Red Riding Hood.
External links[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Internet Movie Database biography page
- ↑ Lisanti, Tom; Paul, Louis (2002). Film Fatales: women in espionage films and television, 1962–1973, pg. 36.
- ↑ Ewbank, Tim; Hildred, Stafford (2000). Julie Christie: The Biography. Carlton Publishing Group, London. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-0-233-00255-2. " ... Forty five days later, on 14 April, there was much cause for rejoicing for Frank and Rosemary Christie, a British couple living on a tea plantation in Assam in India, with the arrival of their first child, Julie Frances."
- ↑ Adams, Tim (1 April 2007). "The divine Miss Julie", The Guardian. Retrieved on 7 May 2010.
- ↑ Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Patrons. Palestine Solidarity Campaign (n.d.). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved on 10 March 2009.
- ↑ Reprieve - Board and Patrons. Reprieve.
- ↑ List of Patrons at Action for ME official website, actionforme.org.uk; accessed 29 October 2016.