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  • BIRTH 09/12/1934
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 10
  • MOVIES 72
  • DIRECTOR 1

Judi Dench

Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA (born 9 December 1934) is an English film, stage and television actress.

Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. She branched into film work, and won a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer; however, most of her work during this period was in theatre. Not generally known as a singer, she drew strong reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968.

During the next two decades, she established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. In television, she achieved success during this period, in the series A Fine Romance from 1981 until 1984 and in 1992 began a continuing role in the television romantic comedy series As Time Goes By.

Her film appearances were infrequent until she was cast as M in GoldenEye (1995), a role she played in each James Bond film until Skyfall (2012). She received several notable film awards for her role as Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown (1997), and has since been acclaimed for her work in such films as Shakespeare in Love (1998), Chocolat (2000), Iris (2001), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) and Notes on a Scandal (2006), and the television production The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2001).

Regarded by critics as one of the greatest actresses of the post-war period, and frequently named as the leading British actress in polls, Dench has received many award nominations for her acting in theatre, film and television; her awards include ten BAFTAs, seven Laurence Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award.

She was married to actor Michael Williams from 1971 until his death in 2001. They are the parents of actress Finty Williams.

Judi Dench

Shows (10)

Staged
Staged
Judi
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self / Self (archive footage) / Self - Guest
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
Cranford
Cranford
Miss Matilda Jenkyns
The BAFTA Film Awards
The BAFTA Film Awards
Self
Countryfile
Countryfile
Self
A Fine Romance (1981)
A Fine Romance (1981)
Laura Dalton
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self

Movies (72)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Avocet
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
M
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Society Lady
Skyfall
Skyfall
M
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
Princess Dragomiroff
Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace
M
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
Catherine de Bourgh
GoldenEye
GoldenEye
M
Die Another Day
Die Another Day
M
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick
Aereon
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough
M
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
M
J. Edgar
J. Edgar
Anna Marie Hoover
Home on the Range
Home on the Range
Mrs. Caloway (voice)
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl
Commander Root
A Room with a View
A Room with a View
Eleanor Lavish
Philomena
Philomena
Philomena
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
Queen Elizabeth
Chocolat
Chocolat
Armande Voizin
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Evelyn Greenslade
Tulip Fever
Tulip Fever
The Abbess of St. Ursula
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Evelyn Greenslade
Belfast
Belfast
Granny
Cats
Cats
Old Deuteronomy
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Bracknell
Nine
Nine
Lilli
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn
Dame Sybil Thorndike
Red Joan
Red Joan
Joan Elizabeth Stanley
Being James Bond
Being James Bond
M (archive footage)
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal
Barbara Covett
Everything or Nothing
Everything or Nothing
Self
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul
Queen Victoria
Henry V
Henry V
Mistress Quickly
Six Minutes to Midnight
Six Minutes to Midnight
Miss Rocholl
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror
Sally
Bond Girls Are Forever
Bond Girls Are Forever
M (archive footage)
The Shipping News
The Shipping News
Agnis Hamm
Ladies in Lavender
Ladies in Lavender
Ursula
The Angelic Conversation
The Angelic Conversation
(voice)
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Self
Allelujah
Allelujah
Mary
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
Self
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Titania
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
Anya
Rage
Rage
Mona Carvell
Allelujah
Allelujah
Mary
All Is True
All Is True
Anne Shakespeare
Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown
Queen Victoria
Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
Friend Request Pending
Friend Request Pending
Mary
Into the Woods
Into the Woods
The Giant (voice)
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
The Maiden Aunt
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
Mrs. Beaver
Doogal
Doogal
Narrator (voice)
Off the Rails
Off the Rails
Diana
A Dairy Tale
A Dairy Tale
Mrs. Calloway (voice)
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road
Nora Doel
Bugs!
Bugs!
Narrator (voice)
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Elizabeth
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
Self
The Third Secret
The Third Secret
Miss Ada Humphries
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Mrs. Silver
Tea with Mussolini
Tea with Mussolini
Arabella
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
Mme. Ranevsky
A Performance of Macbeth
A Performance of Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Iris
Iris
Iris Murdoch
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Laura Henderson
Jack & Sarah
Jack & Sarah
Margaret

Director

Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger