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Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Birthday: 1934-12-09 | Place of Birth: York, North Yorkshire, England

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Off the Rails

as    Diana

2021
Belfast

as    Granny

2021
Blithe Spirit

as    Madame Arcati

2021
Six Minutes to Midnight

as    Miss Rocholl

2020
Artemis Fowl

as    Commander Root

2019
2019
Cats

as    Old Deuteronomy

2018
All Is True

as    Anne Shakespeare

2018
Nothing Like a Dame

as    Herself

2018
Red Joan

as    Joan Elizabeth Stanley

2018
Palo Santo

as    Mother of Palo Santo

2017
Murder on the Orient Express

as    Natalia Dragomiroff

2017
Victoria & Abdul

as    Queen Victoria

2017
Tulip Fever

as    The Abbess of St. Ursula

2016
2015
The Vote

as    Christine Metcalfe

2015
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as    Evelyn Greenslade

2015
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

as    Mrs. Silver

2013
Philomena

as    Philomena

2013
Muse of Fire

as    Self

2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as    Evelyn Greenslade

2012
Skyfall

as    M

2012
Stars In Shorts

as    Mary

2012
Everything or Nothing

as    Self

2011
J. Edgar

as    Anna Marie Hoover

2011
Friend Request Pending

as    Mary

2011
Jane Eyre

as    Mrs. Fairfax