"(both 2004). She has continued to receive significant critical recognition for her work, including Oscar nominations for the independent films ""Afterglow"" (1997) and ""Away from Her"" (2007). Christie was born on 14 April 1940 at Singlijan Tea Estate, Chabua, Assam, British India, the elder child of Rosemary (née Ramsden; 1912–1982), a Welsh painter, and Francis ""Frank"" St. John Christie (1904–1963). Her father ran the tea plantation where she was raised. She has a younger brother, Clive, and an older (now deceased) half-sister, June, from her father's relationship with an Indian woman, who worked as a tea picker on his plantation."
"Julie Christie Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1940) is a British actress. An icon of the ""swinging London"" era of the 1960s, she has received such accolades as an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has appeared in six films that were ranked in the British Film Institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century, and in 1997 she received the BAFTA Fellowship. Christie's breakthrough film role was in ""Billy Liar"" (1963). She came to international attention for her performances in ""Darling"" (1965), for which she won the"
"Julie Christie Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1940) is a British actress. An icon of the ""swinging London"" era of the 1960s, she has received such accolades as an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has appeared in six films that were ranked in the British Film Institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century, and in 1997 she received the BAFTA Fellowship. Christie's breakthrough film role was in ""Billy Liar"" (1963). She came to international attention for her performances in ""Darling"" (1965), for which she won the"
"× 100 metres relay. Christie narrowly escaped sanction after testing positive for a prohibited substance in 1988. Following another failed drug test in 1999 he was banned from competition by IAAF. Christie was born in Saint Andrew, Jamaica, where he was brought up by his grandmother. At the age of seven he followed his parents, who had emigrated to Acton, London, England, five years before. He was educated at Henry Compton Secondary School in Fulham, London and excelled in physical education. He competed in the very first London Youth Games in 1977 for the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. He"
"appointed by Trump. Christie was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Sondra A. (née Grasso), a telephone receptionist, and Wilbur James ""Bill"" Christie, a certified public accountant who graduated from Rutgers Business School. His mother was of Italian (Sicilian) ancestry, and father is of German, Scottish, and Irish descent. Christie's family moved to Livingston, New Jersey, after the 1967 Newark riots, and Christie lived there until he graduated from Livingston High School in 1980. At Livingston High School, Christie served as class president and played catcher for the baseball team. Christie's father and mother were Republican and Democratic, respectively. He"
"birth of Christie's second son, William ""Willie"" Christie, when an illness, disease or virus claimed the lives of 8-year-old James and 8-month-old Willie. Christie also had a third son: Robert Jaffray. Christie Street and Christie Pits in Toronto are named after him. Christie subway station is named after the street. William Mellis Christie William Mellis Christie (5 January 1829 – 14 June 1900) is the namesake for the Canadian Mr. Christie brand of cookies and biscuits. Christie was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the only child of John Christie and Jane Grant. He apprenticed as a baker before arriving in"
"Frank and Rosemary Christie separated when Julie was a child. She was baptised in the Church of England, and studied as a boarder at the independent Convent of Our Lady school in St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, after being expelled from another convent school for telling a risqué joke that reached a wider audience than originally anticipated. After being asked to leave the Convent of Our Lady as well, she later attended Wycombe Court School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, during which time she lived with a foster mother from the age of six. After her parents' divorce, Christie spent time with her"
"Fyffe Christie Fyffe William George Christie (2 February 1918, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, – 6 March 1979) British figurative artist and mural painter. Fyffe Christie was born in the English town of Bushey, Hertfordshire, in 1918. His father was a Scot, George Fyffe Christie, a freelance commercial artist who illustrated children's books and cartoon postcards featuring children and animals. As a commercial artist father George may have been attracted to Bushey by its closeness to London and the town's reputation as an artistic colony as previously established by the artist Hubert Herkomer. It was there that George met and married an"
"than Christie. She was born in 1899 to middle-class parents in Stockport, Cheshire. Her father, Charles Woodward Neele, was the Chief Electrical Engineer to the Great Central Railway. Her mother, Mabel Lily Fraser, came from a cultured family where music dominated. She was one of five sisters who played orchestral music, and they were described by one newspaper as showing ""a proficiency in handling their instruments that enables them to perform with grace and ease the most exacting and high class music"". During Nancy's childhood, her family moved to a house called Rheola in Croxley Green. After she left school,"
"Bridget Christie Bridget Louise Christie (born 17 August 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, actress and writer. Christie grew up in Gloucester, England, the youngest of nine siblings born to Irish parents. She attended St Peter's Roman Catholic High School in Gloucester. In 1994 she won a three-year scholarship to study Drama at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in Wandsworth, London. She is married to fellow comedian Stewart Lee with whom she has two children. Christie appeared in various theatre productions and adverts before she began her stand-up career in 2004. She was nominated for the ""Leicester Mercury"""
"J. Walter Christie John Walter Christie (May 6, 1865 – January 11, 1944) was an American engineer and inventor. He is best known for developing the Christie suspension system used in a number of World War II-era tank designs, most notably the Soviet BT and T-34 series, and the British Covenanter and Crusader Cruiser tanks, as well as the Comet heavy cruiser tank. Christie was born in the Campbell-Christie House in New Milford, New Jersey on May 6, 1865. He started working at the age of sixteen at the Delamater Iron Works while taking classes at the Cooper Union in"
"A. V. Christie Ann Victoria ""A V."" Christie (February 2, 1963 – April 7, 2016) was an American poet. Ann Victoria Christie was born in Redwood City, California. She was raised in California's San Francisco Bay area as well as in Montana, and British Columbia. A graduate of Vassar College, she received her master of fine arts degree from the University of Maryland. She was a visiting writer and writer-in-residence at colleges along the Pennsylvania Main Line and regionally, including Villanova and La Salle universities; Bryn Mawr College; Goucher College in Baltimore; the University of Maryland, College Park; and Penn"
"Mary Pat Christie Mary Pat Christie (née Foster; born September 15, 1963) is an American investment banker and wife of former New Jersey Governor and 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie. Christie was born to an Irish Catholic family in the Philadelphia suburb of Paoli, Pennsylvania, the ninth of 10 children. She was Class President of the University of Delaware Class of 1985 (her husband was President of the Class of 1984). Christie earned her MBA at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. The Christies, both then recent graduates of the University of Delaware, were married in 1986. As newlyweds, they"
"William Mellis Christie William Mellis Christie (5 January 1829 – 14 June 1900) is the namesake for the Canadian Mr. Christie brand of cookies and biscuits. Christie was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the only child of John Christie and Jane Grant. He apprenticed as a baker before arriving in Canada in 1848. With Alexander Brown, Christie co-founded a city bakery, which became Christie, Brown and Company in 1853. By the 1880s, Christie's was considered to be the largest manufacturer of biscuits in Canada. The firm's primary plant in Toronto covered . The business opened a $1 million biscuit factory"
"in 1998. They lived in Bærum. She died in March 2010. Christie studied at the Berlin State School of Music, and made her concert debut in 1938. She held many concerts at home and abroad throughout her career. She also published books on Beethoven and music education. During her life, she was a strong opponent of totalitarian ideologies. During World War II, she courageously protested against deportation of Jews, and after the war, she protested against death penalties for people charged with treason. She also made herself known as an opponent of popular music. She became especially known for a"
"August 2008 of pancreatic cancer, aged 53. Christie Allen was born as June Allen on 24 July 1954 in the United Kingdom to parents Keith and Vera Allen. Allen has three brothers, Keith, Stephen and Mark. At the age of eight years, Allen sang ""My Johnny's Gone Away"" in a talent quest. In 1965, the Allen family migrated to Australia and settled in Perth. Allen and her brothers formed a band, Pendulum, where she provided lead vocals. Whilst performing with Pendulum, Allen contacted UK-born Terry Britten, a songwriter and record producer and was the lead guitarist of Australian rock group,"
"David Christie (singer) David Christie (1 January 1948 – 11 May 1997) was a French singer. Born Jacques Pepino in Tarare, he also used the pseudonyms James Bolden and Napoleon Jones. He is best known for the hits ""Saddle Up"" (1982) and ""I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)"", which are included on various 1980s compilation albums. As a composer working with lyricist Jack Robinson, Christie, using the name James Bolden, wrote songs that have sold more than 50 million records around the world. Their hits include: ""I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)"","
"Guardian""'s No 1 Comedy of the Year 2016 and won the 2017 Chortle Award for Best Show. Her Edinburgh festival shows, including ""A Bic for Her"", ""An Ungrateful Woman"" and her Brexit themed ""Because You Demanded It"" topped the British Comedy Guide's List of Best Reviewed Shows at the fringe. Bridget Christie Bridget Louise Christie (born 17 August 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, actress and writer. Christie grew up in Gloucester, England, the youngest of nine siblings born to Irish parents. She attended St Peter's Roman Catholic High School in Gloucester. In 1994 she won a three-year scholarship to"
"Julie Berthelsen Julie Ivalo Broberg Berthelsen also known by her mononym Julie (born 7 June 1979) is a Danish-born Greenlandic pop singer and songwriter. She is known largely for her success on the TV series ""Popstars"". Although she finished in second place, she has become more popular and successful than the first-place winner. She grew up in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Julie has given a variety of performances, the most noteworthy of which was at Christiansborg Palace, in front of the Danish Royal family for the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary in May 2004. Another"
"they moved there. She had poor health and though schooled in both Europe and the United States, she spent much of her life living in the U.S. quietly pursuing musical interests and performing charitable works. Emerson Brewer Christie (1878-1967) was a noted linguist and ethnologist. He graduated from Yale, taught at St. Paul's College and then in the Philippines. He also taught at University of Michigan and Temple University. He was Chief of the US State Department's Bureau of Translation from 1928-1944. Mary Phelps Christie (1881-1975) was born in and spent a great deal of her life in Turkey. She"
"Julie Ege Julie Ege (; 12 November 1943 – 29 April 2008) was a Norwegian actress and model, who appeared in many British films of the 1960s and 1970s. Ege was born in Sandnes, the daughter of brickyard worker Marton Ege and Hjørdis Halvorsen (the often circulated claim she was christened Julie Dzuli is a copy-and-paste error of the phonetical spelling of her first name). At the age of 15, she began to work as a model. In 1962, she came second in Miss Norway at the age of 18, and subsequently participated in Miss Universe. In 1967, she moved"
"debate about the song ""Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"", the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969. Song writer Arne Bendiksen was summoned to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation studio for a televised debate, which was extended to two more debates. In the third debate, Christie was present to attack the vulgarity of Bendiksen's work, and she called him a ""vampire"". Christie was then told by revue artist and popular singer Elisabeth Granneman to ""shut it""; the debate ended with Christie receiving treatment with smelling salts. Amalie Christie Amalie Christie (21 December 1913 – 4 March 2010)"
"several major companies. Archibald Christie was born in 1889 in Peshawar in then India and now Pakistan. His father, also called Archibald Christie, was in the Indian Civil Service. It is said that he was a judge; however, his death notice in the journal called ""The Law Times"" states that he was a barrister. His mother was Ellen Ruth ""Peg"" Coates, who is often mentioned in her daughter-in-law (Agatha)'s . Peg was born in Portumna, Galway, Ireland, in 1862. Her father was Dr Samuel Coates (died 1879). Her brother was in the Indian Medical Service, and she was staying with"
"Amalie Christie Amalie Christie (21 December 1913 – 4 March 2010) was a Norwegian classical pianist, author and anthroposophist. She was born in Vang, Hedmark as a daughter of professor Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877–1927) and Baroness Karen Amalie Wedel-Jarlsberg (1886–1952). She was a sister of Generals Johan and Werner Christie, a grandniece of politician Hans Langsted Christie and Christian Christie, an aunt of Werner Christie and a second cousin of Jacob Christie Kielland and Else Christie Kielland. Between 1944 and 1947 she was married to Robert Riefling. She was then married to anthroposophist Dan Lindholm from 1948 until Lindholm's death"
"James Christie (auctioneer) James Christie (1730–1803) was the founder of auction house Christie's. Born 1730 in Perth, Scotland, Christie went on to found Christie's auctioneers on 5 December 1766. Situated at Pall Mall in London, England Christie's Great Rooms dealt with some of the most important sales of the late-eighteenth century. His first sale took place on 5 December 1766, at rooms in Pall Mall, formerly occupied by the print warehouse of Richard Dalton. On these premises the exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Arts were held until 1779. Christie afterwards moved next door to Gainsborough, who lived in the"
"Walter John Christie Walter Henry John Christie CSI, CIE, OBE (17 December 1905 – 25 August 1983) was a British colonial civil servant (Indian Civil Service) who played a key part in the independence of India and provided administrative continuity after independence.He was also referred to as John Christie and ""Red Christie"". The son of Henry George Christie, Walter John Christie was born in Poona, India. He was a King's Scholar at Eton where he won the Newcastle medal. At King's College, Cambridge he won the Winchester Reading Prize and took first in part one of the classical tripos in"
"Thomas Christie (Canadian politician) Thomas Christie (March 8, 1834 – August 5, 1902) was a Scottish-born physician, professor and political figure in Quebec. He represented Argenteuil in the House of Commons of Canada from 1875 to 1880 and from 1891 to 1902 as a Liberal member. He was born in Glasgow, the son of John Christie and Elizabeth Nichol, and came to Lower Canada with his parents in 1827. Christie was educated at McGill University, receiving an M.D.. In 1849, he married Catherine McMartin. He was chairman of the board of school commissioners. Christie also served as mayor of Jerusalem"
"Julia Pirie Julia Pirie (8 July 1918, Harbury, Warwickshire, England – 2 September 2008) was a British spy working for MI5 from the 1950s through her retirement in the 1990s. She was initially recruited to and primarily involved in spying on the Communist Party of Great Britain. In 1978, as that organization had lost power, she withdrew from the organization and focused on other roles. Born in Harbury on 8 July 1918, Pirie lost her father Allen Grant Pirie in 1923 to wounds he had sustained in World War I. She resettled with her mother Elizabeth Marie Pirie in Calcutta,"
"assist Christie's campaign for President. Mary Pat accompanied the Governor as he campaigned in 2015. When he had to return to New Jersey in January 2016 because as the Blizzard of 2016 bore down on his state, Mary Pat stayed in New Hampshire and substituted for the Governor at scheduled campaign stops. Mary Pat Christie Mary Pat Christie (née Foster; born September 15, 1963) is an American investment banker and wife of former New Jersey Governor and 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie. Christie was born to an Irish Catholic family in the Philadelphia suburb of Paoli, Pennsylvania, the ninth of"
"role in the 2015 independent drama film ""Skinned"" directed by LisaRaye McCoy. In 2016, Burke was cast alongside Vanessa Bell Calloway, Gloria Reuben and Clifton Powell in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, ""Saints & Sinners"". Jasmine Burke Jasmine Burke (born August 13, 1983) is an American actress. She is starring as Dr. Christie Johnson in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, ""Saints & Sinners"". Burke was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and studied theatre and business at Kennesaw State University. She began her acting career appearing in small parts in films ""Daddy's Little Girls"" (2007), ""The"
"Tait). Christie Harris Christie Lucy Harris, (November 21, 1907 – January 5, 2002) was a Canadian children's writer. She is best known for her portrayal of Haida First Nations culture in the 1966 novel ""Raven's Cry."" Harris was born in Newark, New Jersey, and moved to British Columbia, Canada, with her family as a child. She was led to investigate Northwest Coast cultures after moving to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, in 1958 and writing a series of CBC dramas on First Nations topics. She received a Canada Council grant to work with the Haida artist Bill Reid in researching the"
"Martha Christie Martha Christie is best known for a modelling career which has spanned more than a decade. A trained violist at Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, she has also achieved success as a musician and as an actor. While she was born and raised in Melbourne to Greek parents, It is in Europe that Martha has predominantly lived and worked since the age of 19., Signed to Morgan The Agency in Ireland, Martha has worked internationally for clients such as Coca Cola and Tommy Hilfiger . She was also chosen to open the inaugural Supermodel Show in Dublin's Point Depot"
"customs. Her letters are notable for humour, outrage at the ruling Ottomans, and many personal stories from the people around her. Lucie was the only child of John Austin (1790–1859), a jurist, and his wife Sarah Austin, a translator. She was born in Queen Square, Westminster on 24 June 1821, where her chief playfellows were her first cousin Henry Reeve, and John Stuart Mill. As she grew in vigour and in sense, she developed a strong tinge of originality and independence, with a marked love of animals. In 1826 she went with her parents to Bonn on the Rhine, and"