Julie Christie

Dame Julie Claire Molloy Christie ( Molloy; born ) is a New Zealand businesswoman and television producer. She founded Touchdown Productions, an international television company, and served as its CEO. Touchdown Productions was acquired by Dutch media company Eyeworks in 2006, and later sold to Warner Bros.

Biography Christie was born in approximately 1962

After a decade as a sports sub-editor for newspapers, Christie transitioned to research for broadcaster Neil Roberts at Communicado production house. In 1991, she established her own company, Touchdown Productions.

Touchdown became a major exporter of television formats to 29 countries, most notably the game show The Chair for ABC in the US and the BBC, and the reality game show Treasure Island.

In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to television. In the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to governance and the television industry.

In 2021, Christie acquired a majority shareholding in the international natural history TV and documentary production company NHNZ, and changed the name to NHNZ Worldwide. She is currently CEO.

Memberships

Rugby World Cup 2011 – Member of the Organising Board All Blacks Experience – Chair Development West Coast – Board member 2017 to 2022, Deputy Chair 2021 to 2022 Rugby World Cup 2021 – Organising Committee Chair