Julie Christie is an actress.
Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Gordon Pinsent , Julie Christie and Olympia Dukakis . Julie Frances Christie ( born 14 April 1940 ) is an English actress . She came to international attention in 1965 for her performances in Darling , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress , and Doctor Zhivago , the eighth highest-grossing film of all time after adjustment for inflation .