Judi Dench

Won Oscar. Another 49 wins & 82 nominations See more awards »

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Skyfall (2012)

Casino Royale (2006)

Quantum of Solace (2008)

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

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Actress (101 titles)

2013 Philomena (post-production)
Philomena Lee

2012 Skyfall
M

2012 007 Legends (Video Game)
M (voice)

2012 Run for Your Wife
Bag Lady

2011 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Evelyn Greenslade

2011 J. Edgar
Annie Hoover

2011 Friend Request Pending (short)
Mary

2011 My Week with Marilyn
Dame Sybil Thorndike

2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Society Lady

2011 Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax

2011 James Bond Supports International Women's Day (short)
M (voice)

2010 James Bond 007: Blood Stone (Video Game)
M (voice)

2010 GoldenEye 007 (Video Game)
M (voice)

2007-2009 Cranford (TV mini-series)
Miss Matty Jenkyns

– Part Two: October 1844 (2009) … Miss Matty Jenkyns

– Return to Cranford: Part 1 (2009) … Miss Matty Jenkyns

– May 1843 (2007) … Miss Matty Jenkyns

– April 1843 (2007) … Miss Matty Jenkyns

– November 1842 (2007) … Miss Matty Jenkyns

See all 7 episodes »

2009 Nine
Lilli

2009/I Rage
Mona Carvell

2008 Quantum of Solace (Video Game)
M (voice)

2008 Quantum of Solace
M

2001-2007 Angelina Ballerina (TV series)
Miss Lilly

– All Dancers on Deck (2007) … Miss Lilly

– The Old Oak Tree (2003) … Miss Lilly (voice)

– The Proposal (2003) … Miss Lilly (voice)

– William the Conjuror (2003) … Miss Lilly (voice)

– Angelina's Baby Sister (2002) … Miss Lilly (voice)

See all 28 episodes »

2006 Notes on a Scandal
Barbara Covett

2006 Casino Royale
M

2006 Angelina Ballerina: Angelina Sets Sail
Miss Lilly (voice)

2006 Doogal
Narrator (voice)

1992-2005 As Time Goes By (TV series)
Jean / Jean Pargetter

– Reunion Special: Part 2 (2005) … Jean

– Reunion Special: Part 1 (2005) … Jean

– You Must Remember This.... (2002) … Jean

– What Now? (2002) … Jean

– The Wedding (2002) … Jean

See all 67 episodes »

2005 Mrs Henderson Presents
Mrs. Laura Henderson

2005 Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance (video)
Miss Lilly (voice)

2005 Pride & Prejudice
Lady Catherine de Bourg

2004 GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Video Game)
M (voice)

2004 A Dairy Tale (video short)
Mrs. Caloway (voice)

2004 Ladies in Lavender.
Ursula

2004 The Chronicles of Riddick
Aereon

2004 Disney Sing Along Songs: Home on the Range - Little Patch of Heaven (video short)

2004 Home on the Range
Mrs. Caloway (voice)

2003 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (Video Game)
M (voice)

2002 Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On (TV movie)
Miss Lilly (voice)

2002 Die Another Day
M

2002 The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Augusta Bracknell

2001 The Shipping News
Agnis Hamm

2001/I Iris
Iris Murdoch

2000 Chocolat
Armande Voizin

2000 The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (TV movie)
Elizabeth

1999 The World Is Not Enough
M

1999 Tea with Mussolini
Arabella

1998 The Bear (short)
Narrator (American version) (voice)

1998 Shakespeare in Love
Queen Elizabeth

1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
M

1997 Mrs Brown
Queen Victoria

1996 Hamlet
Hecuba

1996 The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV series)
Narrator

– Explosion (1996) … Narrator (voice)

– Collapse (1996) … Narrator (voice)

– Hatred and Hunger (1996) … Narrator (voice)

– Mutiny (1996) … Narrator (voice)

– Slaughter (1996) … Narrator (voice)

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1995 GoldenEye
M

1995 Jack & Sarah
Margaret

1994 Middlemarch (TV mini-series)
George Eliot

– Episode #1.6 (1994) … George Eliot (voice)

– Episode #1.7 … George Eliot (voice)

1992 The Torch (TV mini-series)
Aba

1991 Performance (TV series)
Christine Foskett

– Absolute Hell (1991) … Christine Foskett

1990 Screen One (TV series)
Anne

– Can You Hear Me Thinking? (1990) … Anne

1989 Henry V
Mistress Nell Quickly

1989 Behaving Badly (TV mini-series)
Bridget Mayor

– The Horse May Talk (1989) … Bridget Mayor

– Seize the Day (1989) … Bridget Mayor

– Home Fires (1989) … Bridget Mayor

– The Tale of the Turbot (1989) … Bridget Mayor

1989 Smile (short)
Narrator (voice)

1988 A Handful of Dust
Mrs. Beaver

1987 Theatre Night (TV series)
Mrs. Alving / Mrs. Rogers

– Ghosts (1987) … Mrs. Alving

– Make and Break (1987) … Mrs. Rogers

1987 84 Charing Cross Road
Nora Doel

1987 The Angelic Conversation
Narrator

1985 Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (TV movie)
Dorrie Edgehill

1985 A Room with a View
Eleanor Lavish, a novelist

1985 Wetherby
Marcia Pilborough

1985 The Browning Version (TV movie)
Millie Crocker-Harris

1981-1984 A Fine Romance (TV series)
Laura Dalton

– Happy Ever After? (1984) … Laura Dalton

– A Romantic Meal (1984) … Laura Dalton

– Problems (1984) … Laura Dalton

– A Weekend Away (1984) … Laura Dalton

– Mike's New Girlfriend (1984) … Laura Dalton

See all 26 episodes »

1983 Saigon: Year of the Cat (TV movie)
Barbara Dean

1982 Spaceship Earth (short)
4th Edition Narrator - 2008-

1981 The Cherry Orchard (TV movie)
Mme. Ranevsky

1981 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Sister Scarli

– Going Gently (1981) … Sister Scarli

1980 Love in a Cold Climate (TV mini-series)
Sadie

– In Love and War (1980) … Sadie

– Monsieur Le Duc (1980) … Sadie

– Foreigners Are Fiends (1980) … Sadie

– Heir Apparent (1980) … Sadie

– The Merry Widower (1980) … Sadie

See all 8 episodes »

1968-1979 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Helen Payle / Z

– Village Wooing (1979) … Z

– On Approval (1968) … Helen Payle

1978-1979 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
Hazel Wiles / Imogen Langrishe

– On Giant's Shoulders (1979) … Hazel Wiles

– Langrishe Go Down (1978) … Imogen Langrishe

1979 A Performance of Macbeth (TV movie)
Lady Macbeth

1978 The Comedy of Errors (TV movie)
Adriana

1968-1978 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller / Reader / Storyteller - 'My Sister Sophie'

– A Dog So Small (1978) … Reader

– My Sister Sophie/The Vicious Woman (1968) … Storyteller - 'My Sister Sophie'

– Chi Ming: Chi Ming and That Dragon Boat Race (1968) … Storyteller

– Chi Ming: Chi Ming Moves House (1968) … Storyteller

– Chi Ming: Chi Ming and the Jade Earring (1968) … Storyteller

See all 12 episodes »

1974 Dead Cert
Laura Davidson

1974 2nd House (TV series)

– Frank's for the Memory (1974)

1974 Luther
Katherine

1973 Ooh La La! (TV series)
Amélie

– Keep an Eye on Amélie (1973) … Amélie

1970 Confession (TV series)
Woman

– Neighbours (1970) … Woman

1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Titania

1966 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Elizebeth Moris

– Days to Come (1966) … Elizebeth Moris

1964-1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Terry Stevens - Daughter / Valentine Wannop

– Talking to a Stranger 4: The Innocent Must Suffer (1966) … Terry Stevens - Daughter

– Talking to a Stranger 3: Gladly, My Cross-Eyed Bear (1966) … Terry Stevens - Daughter

– Talking to a Stranger 2: No Skill or Special Knowledge Is Required (1966) … Terry Stevens - Daughter

– Talking to a Stranger 1: Anytime You're Ready I'll Sparkle (1966) … Terry Stevens - Daughter

– Parade's End #3: A Man Could Stand Up (1964) … Valentine Wannop

See all 7 episodes »

1966 Court Martial (TV series)
Marthe

– Let No Man Speak (1966) … Marthe

1959-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Dido Morgan / Kate Barclay / Louisa Lindley / …

– Stories of D.H. Lawrence #2: Daughters of the Vicar (1966) … Louisa Lindley

– Marching Song (1964) … Dido Morgan

– The Teachers (1963) … Miss Richards

– The Finambulists (1963) … Susannah

– Major Barbara (1962) … Major Barbara Undershaft

See all 6 episodes »

1965 He Who Rides a Tiger
Joanne

1965 A Study in Terror
Sally

1965 Mogul (TV series)
Gwyneth Evans

– Safety Man (1965) … Gwyneth Evans

1965 Four in the Morning
Wife

1964 Detective (TV series)
Charlotte Revel

– Dishonoured Bones (1964) … Charlotte Revel

1964 The Third Secret
Miss Humphries

1964 Festival (TV series)
Angela Thwaites

– August for the People (1964) … Angela Thwaites

1963 Z Cars (TV series)
Elena Collins

– Made for Each Other (1963) … Elena Collins

1962 The Cherry Orchard (TV movie)
Anya

1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
Anna

– Treviso Dam (1960) … Anna

1960 An Age of Kings (TV series)
Princess Katherine of France

– Henry V Part 2: The Band of Brothers (1960) … Princess Katherine of France

– Henry V Part 1: Signs of War (1960) … Princess Katherine of France

1960 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Emily Strachan

– Pink String and Sealing Wax (1960) … Emily Strachan

1960 The Terrible Choice (TV series)

1959 Hilda Lessways (TV series)
Hilda Lessways

– Episode #1.6 (1959) … Hilda Lessways

– Episode #1.5 (1959) … Hilda Lessways

– Episode #1.4 (1959) … Hilda Lessways

– Episode #1.3 (1959) … Hilda Lessways

– Episode #1.2 (1959) … Hilda Lessways

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(6 June 1999) Won the 1999 Tony Award as Best Actress in a Play for her work in "Amy's View" by David Hare - NYC. Had previously played the role at London's National Theatre in 1997-8. See more »

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5 Print Biographies | 10 Interviews | 12 Articles | 5 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dame Judi Dench

Height:

5' 1" (1.55 m)

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I don't like reading scripts very much. I like it better for someone to just explain to me what it is about this story. See more »

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In a 2004 opinion poll of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Dame Dench's performance as "Lady Macbeth" in Trevor Nunn's 1976 production of "Macbeth" was voted the second greatest Shakespearean performance of all time. Only Paul Scofield's masterful "King Lear" was ranked higher. See more »

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Known for often playing dignified, strong willed women in positions of authority who are sometimes opposed or criticised by those under her. See more »

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