Dinah Christie

Early life and career Christie was born in London, England to actors Robert and Margot Christie, she came to Canada at the age of two with her parents and grew up in Toronto. She had a younger sister and, later, three half-siblings. At age 13, she worked as a call boy at the Stratford Festival and became an apprentice at the Festival in 1960.

In 1961, she sang in a comedy revue in Toronto, directed by her father. Before she was out of her teens, she had been cast in small roles at Stratford. In 1962, aged 19, she starting singing while attending North Toronto Collegiate Institute (NTCI) and performed as a folk singer in her teens, taking voice lessons from Portia White. Christie reached Grade 13 at NTCI but did not graduate.

In 1969, she performed at Stratford with her father Robert Christie in a production of Satyricon. They were the first father and daughter to perform together at Stratford.

Christie was a regular performer on the TV series Party Game (1970–1980) and Check it Out! (1985–1988). In 1981, she won an ACTRA Award for best variety performance for her performance on the D.C. and Friends TV special. She and Kneebone won the 1984 ACTRA for best radio variety performers, and Christie won the 1987 Gemini Award for best actress in a continuing series for Check it Out! In the late 1980s, she and her younger sister, Cedar Christie (1946–2021), founded a design and manufacturing company called "The Badd Sisters", which sold products made from hemp and recycled cotton.

Christie died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 83. During her last years she suffered from dementia and was receiving care at Toronto's Kensington Gardens nursing home.