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! ==Personal life and death==