Julie Christie, who is currently nominated for an Oscar for her role as an Alzheimer’s patient in the film “Away From Her,” has reportedly married her long time partner, journalist Duncan Campbell, in a secret ceremony in India. The couple have been together for 28 years. The Daily Mail reports Julie’s older brother, Clive, confirmed that the couple participated in a ceremony, but didn’t give much more information:

Clive Christie, a retired university lecturer from Aberystwyth, 40 miles from his older sister’s farm in Montgomery, mid-Wales, confirmed yesterday that the wedding had taken place.

Asked whether he attended the event, he replied: “No, we didn’t have any involvement.”

It is not clear what form the marriage took. If it was in a register office, it would be recognised in Britain but a religious ceremony would have no legal effect.

[From The Daily Mail]

Julie is most famous for her roles in “Dr. Zhivago” and “Shampoo,” and is regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses of her generation. She won an Oscar in 1965 for her work in the film “Darling.” She famously dated Warren Beatty in the ‘60s, starring with him in “Shampoo.” Shortly after that relationship went sour, Julie virtually disappeared from the public eye, leaving Hollywood and taking small roles in foreign films or television. Her career started heating up again in 1997’s “Afterglow,” for which she received a Best Actress nomination. Since then, she has appeared in “Troy” (playing Brad Pitt’s mother), “Finding Neverland,” “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” and “The Secret Life of Words.” She is favored to win the Oscar for “Away From Her,” and has already won awards for the role from the Screen Actors’ Guild, BAFTA and the Broadcast Films Critics Association.

Julie has often said that she would never get married, because the ideals of marriage don’t fit in with her “hippie” ideals and free spirited lifestyle. But it seems she’s changed her mind.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Julie Christie is shown at the National Board of Review awards on 1/15/08 in the header image and at the SAG Awards on 1/27/08 below, thanks to PRPhotos.