Julie Christie

British actress Julie Christie arrives at the British Academy Film Awards 2008, held at the Royal Opera House in London, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. The actress became a star in the 1960's but by the mid-70's began to turn down leading roles in large budget films. She made a comeback in the mid-90's earning a BAFTA and Academy Award nomination for "Afterglow," and a BAFTA nomination for "Finding Neverland."

Julie Christie in "Away From Her." The actress, born in 1941 in India, which was then part of the British Empire, won an Academy Award, New York Film Critic Circle Award, National Board of Review Award, and a BAFTA Award in 1965 for her breakthrough role as the amoral model Diana Scott in Darling. In 2008 she won a Golden Globe and a Screen Actor's Guild Award for "Away From Her."

British actress Julie Christie, a Best Actress nominee for "Away From Her," arrives at the Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. Christie has enjoyed a long film career with many strong performances, but may still be best known as Lara Antipova in David Lean's adaptation of Boris Pasternak's novel "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), which was one of the all-time box office hits.

British actress Julie Christie, left, who won the SAG award for best female actor in a leading role for her work in "Away From Her," speaks with presenter Kate Hudson backstage at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The awards were held on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, in Los Angeles.

Daniel Day-Lewis talks to Julie Christie backstage at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, in Los Angeles. Day-Lewis won the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for his work in "There Will Be Blood." Christie won outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role for her work in "Away From Her."

Oscar-nominated actress Julie Christie, left, and John Cleese, right, pose for a photograph during AARP The Magazine's Seventh Annual Movies For Grownups Awards, Monday, Feb., 4, 2008, in Los Angeles. The event honored the achievements of filmmakers, actors and actresses who offer projects with mature characters and storylines. Christie plays a woman suffering from Alzheimer's in "Away From Her."

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Actress Julie Christie arrives at the Toronto International Film Festival presentation of "Away From Her" on Sept. 11, 2006, in Toronto. Christie lives on a farm in Montgomeryshire, Wales with her husband, journalist Duncan Campbell, and is active in many causes including animal rights and environmental protection.