Julie Christie

Christie was a leading figure in the glamorous London of the 1960s, and continues to make movies including those in the French language with Sophie Marceau in 2001's Belphégor - Le fantôme du Louvre. She is reported to be working on an autobiography. Her most recent public appearance was as a presenter at the 75th Annual Academy Awards in 2003. She played Lara in Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Bathsheba in Far from the Madding Crowd (1967). A resident of Paris since the 1950s, de Havilland lives in retirement and makes appearances rarely. Her first major film role was opposite Tom Courtenay in Billy Liar (1963). She was reported to have declined the role of Blanche du Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire, citing the unsavoury nature of the some elements of the script, and saying there were certain lines she could not allow herself to speak. She continued acting until the 1980s. The full recordings have now been lost, although a section of material from the final episode, featuring Christie, does survive. De Havilland appeared sporadically in films after the 1950s, and attributed this partly to the growing permissiveness of Hollywood films of the period.

Christie was born in Chabua, Assam, India and studied at the Central School of Music and Drama before getting her big break in 1961 in a science fiction series on BBC television, entitled A for Andromeda. She won Best Actress Academy Awards for To Each His Own (1946) and The Heiress (1949), and was also widely praised for her Academy Award nominated performance in The Snake Pit (1948). This was one of the earliest films to attempt a realistic portrayal of mental illness, and de Havilland was lauded for her willingness to play a role that was completely devoid of glamour and, which confronted such controversial subject matter. Ms. The quality and variety of her roles began to improve. Julie Christie (born April 14, 1941) is a British actress, winner of an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1965 film, Darling. Her courage in mounting such a challenge, and her subsequent victory, won her the respect and admiration of her peers. Crooks Anonymous (1962). The decision was one of the most significant and far reaching legal rulings until that time in Hollywood.

Fast Lady, The (1962). De Havilland mounted a lawsuit in the 1940s and was successful, thereby reducing the power of the studios and extending greater creative freedom to the performers. Billy Liar (1963). Most accepted this situation, while a few tried to change the system; Bette Davis had mounted an unsuccessful lawsuit against Warner Brothers Studios in the 1930s. Darling (1965). In theory this allowed a studio to maintain indefinite control over an uncooperative contractree. Young Cassidy (1965). The law allowed for studios to suspend contract players for rejecting a role, and for the period of suspension to be added to the contract period.

Doctor Zhivago (1965). She felt that she had proven herself to be capable of playing more than the demure ingenues and damsels in distress that were quickly typecasting her, and began to reject scripts that offered her this type of role. Fahrenheit 451 (1966). Also by this time De Havilland was becoming increasingly frustrated by the roles being assigned to her. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967). The sisters have remained estranged since this time. Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967). He records that the sisters had an uneasy relationship, and though each has refused to comment, Higham has stated that this event was the catalyst for what would become a lifelong fued.

Petulia (1968). Biographer Charles Higham has described the events of the award ceremony, stating that as Fontaine stepped forward to collect her award, she had pointedly rejected de Havilland's attempts at congratulating her, and that de Havilland was both offended and embarrassed by her behavior. In Search of Gregory (1969). Fontaine won for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion (1941) over de Havilland's nomination for Hold Back the Dawn (1941). Miller (1971). De Havilland and her sister Fontaine, were each nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1942. McCabe & Mrs. She played Melanie Wilkes in Gone With The Wind (1939) and received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance.