Julie Frances Christine was born on the 14th April 1941, in Chabua, Assam, India and is a British actress, often referred to an the icon of the 1960s “swinging London”, but most famous as an Oscar-winning, Golden Globes Awards and BAFTA-honored actress for her roles in movies such as “Darling” and “Doctor Zhivago” both in 1965, “Fahrenheit 451” (1966), “Don’t Look Now” (1973), “Afterglow” (1997), “Finding Neverland” (2004) and “Away from Her” (2006).
Have you ever wondered how much wealth “the most poetic of all actresses” – as Al Pacino described her – has accumulated so far? How rich Julie Christie is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Julie Christie’s net worth, as of early 2017, is over $10 million, acquired through her acting career which began in 1957.
Julie Christie Net Worth $10 million
Julie was the elder of two children of Rosemary, a painter and a tea plantation owner Francis St. John Christie, and is of Welsh, Scottish and English descent. After her parents separated when she was young, Julie relocated to England where she attended Our Lady School at St. Leonards-On-Sea and later Wycombe Court School before she moved to Paris for studies. Fascinated by the bohemian lifestyle of artists, she decided to pursue an acting career, and enrolled at London’s Central School of Speech Training. She debuted as an actress as a crew member of Frinton Repertory of Essex in 1957, before in 1961 debuting on the small screen in the role of Ann in one episode of “Call Oxbridge 2000”, immediately followed by the more demanding role of Andromeda in “A for Andromeda” TV series, which provided the basis for Christie’s net worth as well as an entrance ticket to the world of acting.
Her career rose rapidly after she appeared in John Schlesinger’s 1963 comedy drama “Billy Liar”, portraying the main character’s friend and wannabe lover Liz for which she was honored with a BAFTA Award nomination. For starring as amoral model Diana Scott in another Schlesinger’s motion picture, the 1965 romantic drama “Darling”, Julie Christie won the prestigious Oscar for the Best Actress in the Leading Role as well as a BAFTA Award. Later that year, she appeared as Lara in the cult classic movie “Doctor Zhivago”. Doubtlessly these achievements boosted her fame and her net worth as well.
Throughout the rest of the 1960s as well as the 1970s, Julie managed to maintain a continuous streak of critically acclaimed acting projects in various genres, from comedies and westerns to horrors and sci-fi adventures, including “Fahrenheit 451” (1966), “Far from the Madding Crowd” (1967), “Petulia” (1968), “The Go-Between” and “McCabe & Mrs. Miller” both in 1971 and “Don’t Look Now” (1973).
The 1980s were a relatively quiet period in Julie’s acting career, but in the late 1990s as well as 2000s she returned big time, and appeared in several Hollywood’s blockbusters such as “Troy” and “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” in 2004, and “Away from Her” (2006) for which she was honored with an Oscar nomination. It is certain that all these roles helped Julie Christie to increase her net worth.
In 1995, Empire magazine named her as No. 26 of the 100 Sexiest Stars in the film history list, and in 1997 Julie Christie was honored with a lifetime achievement award – the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship.
When it comes to her personal life, during the early 1960s she was in a relationship with fellow actor Terence Stamp. Prior to dating Warren Beatty between 1967 and 1974, in 1965 Julie was engaged to Don Bessant. Since 2008 she has been married to journalist Duncan Campelbl, having begun the relationship in 1979.
Apart from her professional acting career, Julie Christie is active in several charitable causes including environmental protection, animal rights as well as anti-nuclear power management. She is also the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s patron and a member of Action for ME charitable organization.
