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Judi Dench

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Judi Dench at an event for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
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Dame Judi Dench was born Judith Olivia Dench in York, England, to Eleanora Olive (Jones), who was from Dublin, Ireland, and Reginald Arthur Dench, a doctor from Dorset, England. She attended Mount School in York, and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and at Old Vic Theatre. She is a ten-time BAFTA winner including Best Actress in a Comedy Series for A Fine Romance (1981) in which she appeared with her husband, Michael Williams, and Best Supporting Actress in A Handful of Dust (1988) and A Room with a View (1985). She received an ACE award for her performance in the television series Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985). She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1970, a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1988 and a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in 2005.
BornDecember 9, 1934
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BornDecember 9, 1934
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 70 wins & 184 nominations total

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Judi Dench in 007: The Return (1995)
Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds in Belfast (2021)
Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds in Belfast (2021)
Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, and Jude Hill in Belfast (2021)
Judi Dench in Belfast (2021)
Judi Dench and Anne-Marie Duff in Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Judi Dench and Bill Nighy in Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Known for:

Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall
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  • M
  • 2012
Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Notes on a Scandal
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  • Barbara Covett
  • 2006
Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shakespeare in Love
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  • Queen Elizabeth
  • 1998
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
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  • Evelyn Greenslade
  • 2011

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Actress

  • Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds in Spirited (2022)
    Spirited
    • Judi Dench (as Dame Judi Dench)
    • 2022
  • Allelujah (2022)
    Allelujah
    • Mary Moss
    • 2022
  • Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, and Jamie Dornan in Belfast (2021)
    Belfast
    • Granny
    • 2021
  • Kelly Preston, Sally Phillips, Jenny Seagrove, and Elizabeth Dormer-Phillips in Off the Rails (2021)
    Off the Rails
    • Diana
    • 2021
  • Judi Dench, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, and Dan Stevens in Blithe Spirit (2020)
    Blithe Spirit
    • Madame Cecily Arcati
    • 2020
  • Judi Dench, James D'Arcy, and Eddie Izzard in Six Minutes to Midnight (2020)
    Six Minutes to Midnight
    • Miss Rocholl
    • 2020
  • Staged (2020)
    Staged
    • Judi Dench
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Judi Dench, Colin Farrell, Josh Gad, Nonso Anozie, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, and Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl (2020)
    Artemis Fowl
    • Commander Root
    • 2020
  • Francesca Hayward in Cats (2019)
    Cats
    • Old Deuteronomy
    • 2019
  • Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen in All Is True (2018)
    All Is True
    • Anne Shakespeare
    • 2018
  • Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson in Red Joan (2018)
    Red Joan
    • Joan
    • 2018
  • Palo Santo (2018)
    Palo Santo
    • Mother of Palo Santo (voice)
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., and Daisy Ridley in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
    Murder on the Orient Express
    • Princess Dragomiroff
    • 2017
  • Judi Dench and Ali Fazal in Victoria & Abdul (2017)
    Victoria & Abdul
    • Queen Victoria
    • 2017
  • Alicia Vikander in Tulip Fever (2017)
    Tulip Fever
    • Abbess
    • 2017

Music Department

  • A Fine Romance (1981)
    A Fine Romance
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    • TV Series
    • 1981–1984

Director

  • Look Back in Anger (1989)
    Look Back in Anger
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1989

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Judi Dench | Career Retrospective
What We Know About 'Cats' ... So Far
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What We Know About 'Cats' ... So Far
Judi Dench: Movie Moments
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Judi Dench: Movie Moments
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Philomena
Home on the Range
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Home on the Range
Home on the Range
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Home on the Range
Home on the Range
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Home on the Range
The World Is Not Enough
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The World Is Not Enough

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Dame Judi Dench
  • Height
    • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
  • Born
    • December 9, 1934
    • York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Michael WilliamsFebruary 5, 1971 - January 11, 2001 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Finty Williams
  • Parents
      Eleanora Olive Dench (Jones)
  • Relatives
      Jeffery Dench(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Wrote the foreword to the book "Shakespeare For Dummies" (R) (IDG Books).
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    • 5 Print Biographies
    • 12 Interviews
    • 17 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 34 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    First woman to portray the 007 series character "M", which she did in GoldenEye (1995).
  • Quotes
    [on her long marriage to Michael Williams] We were just happy to be in the same room together.
  • Trademark
      Known for often playing dignified, strong-willed women in positions of authority, who are sometimes opposed or criticised by those under them.

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