Willie Christie

William Lawrence Christie (born 14 November 1948 ) is a British fashion photographer and film director.

Early life

Christie was born in 1948. At 19 he worked on Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor's yacht, Kalizma for a month, before working, aged 19, as assistant to fashion photographer David Anthony.

Clive Arrowsmith took him under his wing later that year. He stayed for a year whilst Clive worked for UK Vogue and others. Christie met his future wife, Grace Coddington during this period.

He produced portraits for David Bowie, Cliff Richards, King Crimson whose sleeve also featured his photography. Still rolling, this exhibition moved from the Da Vinci Museum, Tokyo on 29 July 2013.

In 2012, he was one of eighty artists selected to decorate a BT Artbox. The box sold on eBay for £620, in aid of the charity Childline.

Recent life

An original contemporary drama-thriller, 'Woman in a Black Hat' and his adaptation of Peter Cheyney's mystery spy thriller, Ladies Won't Wait are both currently in development.

In October 2013 Willie Christie was confirmed as the director and headline presenter of a docu-reality TV show currently in development focusing on style photography.

Personal life

Christies's parents were Hector Lorenzo Christie and Lady Jean Agatha Dundas. Christie has been married to his current wife Amanda, daughter of the actor Derek Nimmo, since 1991. They have two children. He also has an older daughter Scarlett and Amanda has a son.