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Judi Dench

Acting 91 years old York, North Yorkshire, England ★ 5.3
Born: December 9, 1934

Biography

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

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Society Lady 2011
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice Lady Catherine de Bourgh 2005
Casino Royale
Casino Royale M 2006
Skyfall
Skyfall M 2012
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree The Fridge (voice) 2026

Filmography

Acting Credits (187)

David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth
David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth Self 2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree The Fridge (voice) 2026
Joke
Joke 2026
Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me
Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me Self 2025
Tea with Judi Dench
Tea with Judi Dench Self 2025
Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes
Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes Self 2025
Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple
Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple Self 2024
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius Self 2023
The Coronation Concert
The Coronation Concert Self (archive footage) 2023
Allelujah
Allelujah Mary 2023
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema Self - Actress (archive footage) 2023
Spirited
Spirited Dame Judi Dench 2022
Quintessentially British
Quintessentially British Self 2022
Louis Theroux Interviews
Louis Theroux Interviews Self 2022
Born to be The King
Born to be The King Narrator 2022
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure Self (archive footage) 2022
I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth
I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth Self 2022
Remembers…
Remembers… Self 2022
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends Self 2022
Belfast
Belfast Granny 2021
Off the Rails
Off the Rails Diana 2021
The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre
The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre Self - Preshow Announcement (voice) 2021
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit Madame Arcati 2020
Six Minutes to Midnight
Six Minutes to Midnight Miss Rocholl 2020
Staged
Staged Judi 2020
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl Commander Root 2020
The Big Night In
The Big Night In Self 2020
Cats
Cats Old Deuteronomy 2019
Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure
Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure Self 2019
All Is True
All Is True Anne Shakespeare 2018
Red Joan
Red Joan Joan Elizabeth Stanley 2018
Palo Santo
Palo Santo Mother of Palo Santo 2018
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame Self 2018
Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees
Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees Self 2017
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express Princess Dragomiroff 2017
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul Queen Victoria 2017
Tulip Fever
Tulip Fever The Abbess of St. Ursula 2017
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage Self 2016
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Miss Avocet 2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC Self - Performer 2016
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale Paulina 2015
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC Self (archive material) 2015
Spectre
Spectre M (uncredited) 2015
The Vote
The Vote Christine Metcalfe 2015
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Evelyn Greenslade 2015
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot Mrs. Silver 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim Self (archive footage) 2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage Cleopatra/Desiree Armfeldt 2013
Philomena
Philomena Philomena 2013
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire Self 2013
Vicious
Vicious Judi Dench (voice, uncredited) 2013
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures Self (archive footage) 2013
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars Self 2012
Skyfall
Skyfall M 2012
Everything or Nothing
Everything or Nothing Self 2012
Stars in Shorts
Stars in Shorts Mary 2012
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown Cecily 2012
Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife Bag Lady 2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Evelyn Greenslade 2012
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn Dame Sybil Thorndike 2011
J. Edgar
J. Edgar Anna Marie Hoover 2011
Friend Request Pending
Friend Request Pending Mary 2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Society Lady 2011
Into the Woods
Into the Woods The Giant (voice) 2011
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre Mrs. Fairfax 2011
James Bond Supports International Women's Day
James Bond Supports International Women's Day M (voice) 2011
Nine
Nine Lilli 2009
Rage
Rage Mona Carvell 2009
Live from Studio Five
Live from Studio Five Self 2009
Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace M 2008
Cranford
Cranford Miss Matilda Jenkyns 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal Barbara Covett 2006
Casino Royale
Casino Royale M 2006
Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck
Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck Miss Lilly (voice) 2006
The One Show
The One Show Self 2006
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles 2006
Doogal
Doogal Narrator (voice) 2006
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice Lady Catherine de Bourgh 2005
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents Mrs. Laura Henderson 2005
Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance
Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance Miss Lilly (voice) 2005
We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom
We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom Narrator 2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy Jean Pargetter (archive footage) (uncredited) 2005
Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance
Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance Miss Lilly (voice) 2005
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On Miss Lilly (voice) 2004
Ladies in Lavender
Ladies in Lavender Ursula 2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? Self 2004
A Dairy Tale
A Dairy Tale Mrs. Calloway (voice) 2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick Aereon 2004
Home on the Range
Home on the Range Mrs. Caloway (voice) 2004
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love Self 2004
Bugs!
Bugs! Narrator (voice) 2003
Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action!
Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action! Miss Lilly (voice) 2003
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute Self 2002
Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre
Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre Self 2002
Best Ever Bond
Best Ever Bond Self 2002
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen Self 2002
Die Another Day
Die Another Day M 2002
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest Lady Bracknell 2002
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" 2002
The Life of Shakespeare
The Life of Shakespeare self 2002
Shaken and Stirred on Ice
Shaken and Stirred on Ice Self 2002
The Shipping News
The Shipping News Agnis Hamm 2001
Iris
Iris Iris Murdoch 2001
Angelina Ballerina
Angelina Ballerina Miss Lilly (voice) 2001
Chocolat
Chocolat Armande Voizin 2000
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Self - Narrator (voice) 2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells Elizabeth 2000
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough M 1999
Tea with Mussolini
Tea with Mussolini Arabella 1999
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years 1999
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love Queen Elizabeth 1998
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh Desiree Armfeldt (segment "Send In The Clowns") 1998
Parkinson
Parkinson Self 1998
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Highly Classified: The World of 007 Self 1998
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies M 1997
Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown Queen Victoria 1997
Hamlet
Hamlet Hecuba 1996
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Goldeneye: The Secret Files Self 1995
GoldenEye
GoldenEye M 1995
Jack & Sarah
Jack & Sarah Margaret 1995
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast Self 1995
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 1994
HBO First Look
HBO First Look Self 1992
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By Jean Pargetter 1992
J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973
J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973 Narrator 1992
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill Self 1991
Absolute Hell
Absolute Hell Christine Foskett 1991
Performance
Performance Christine Foskett 1991
Can You Hear Me Thinking?
Can You Hear Me Thinking? Anne 1990
Henry V
Henry V Mistress Quickly 1989
Behaving Badly
Behaving Badly Bridget Mayor 1989
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage Self (uncredited) 1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood
An Audience With Victoria Wood Self 1988
Countryfile
Countryfile Self 1988
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust Mrs. Beaver 1988
Going Live!
Going Live! Self 1987
Ghosts
Ghosts Helene Alving 1987
The Angelic Conversation
The Angelic Conversation (voice) 1987
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road Nora Doel 1987
Make and Break
Make and Break Mrs. Rogers 1987
A Room with a View
A Room with a View Eleanor Lavish 1986
The Browning Version
The Browning Version Millie Crocker-Harris 1985
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill Dorrie Edgehill 1985
Theatre Night
Theatre Night 1985
Theatre Night
Theatre Night Helene Alving 1985
Wetherby
Wetherby Marcia Pilborough 1985
Playing Shakespeare
Playing Shakespeare 1984
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Saigon: Year of the Cat Barbara Dean 1983
A Fine Romance
A Fine Romance Laura Dalton 1981
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard Mme. Ranevsky 1981
Going Gently
Going Gently Sister Scarli 1981
Love in a Cold Climate
Love in a Cold Climate Aunt Sadie 1980
Village Wooing
Village Wooing Z 1979
On Giant's Shoulders
On Giant's Shoulders Hazel Wiles 1979
Macbeth
Macbeth Lady Macbeth 1979
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors Adriana 1978
Langrishe, Go Down
Langrishe, Go Down Imogen Langrishe 1978
An Audience with...
An Audience with... Self 1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week Imogen Langrishe 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week Helen Wiles 1977
My Homeland
My Homeland Reader 1976
Dead Cert
Dead Cert Laura Davidson 1974
Playhouse
Playhouse Sister Scarli 1974
Luther
Luther Katharina 1974
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream Titania 1968
Ooh La La!
Ooh La La! Amélie 1968
Omnibus
Omnibus Self - Reading Poetry 1967
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse Helen Payle 1967
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse Z 1967
Talking to a Stranger
Talking to a Stranger Terry Stevens - Daughter 1966
Four in the Morning
Four in the Morning Wife ("Judi") 1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Elizabeth Moris 1965
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror Sally 1965
He Who Rides a Tiger
He Who Rides a Tiger Joanne 1965
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 Valentine Wannop 1964
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 Terry Stevens 1964
Detective
Detective Charlotte Revel 1964
The Third Secret
The Third Secret Miss Ada Humphries 1964
Festival
Festival Angela Thwaites 1963
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard Anya 1962
An Age of Kings
An Age of Kings Katherine of Valois 1960
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter / Winner 1956
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards Self 1949

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (1)

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