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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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  • Won 1 Oscar

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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)
Judi Dench and Phil Davis in Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Known for

Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
Skyfall
7.8
  • M
  • 2012
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Notes on a Scandal
7.4
  • Barbara Covett
  • 2006
Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shakespeare in Love
7.1
  • Queen Elizabeth
  • 1998
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
7.2
  • Evelyn Greenslade
  • 2011

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Actress

  • Ross Tomlinson in Allelujah (2022)
    Allelujah
  • Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, and Jamie Dornan in Belfast (2021)
    Belfast
  • Kelly Preston, Sally Phillips, Jenny Seagrove, and Elizabeth Dormer-Phillips in Off the Rails (2021)
    Off the Rails
  • Judi Dench, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, and Dan Stevens in Blithe Spirit (2020)
    Blithe Spirit
  • Judi Dench, James D'Arcy, and Eddie Izzard in Six Minutes to Midnight (2020)
    Six Minutes to Midnight
  • Michael Sheen and David Tennant in Staged (2020)
    Staged
  • Judi Dench, Colin Farrell, Josh Gad, Nonso Anozie, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, and Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl (2020)
    Artemis Fowl
  • Francesca Hayward in Cats (2019)
    Cats
  • Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen in All Is True (2018)
    All Is True
  • Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson in Red Joan (2018)
    Red Joan
  • Palo Santo (2018)
    Palo Santo
    • (voice)
  • 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
  • Judi Dench and Ali Fazal in Victoria & Abdul (2017)
    Victoria & Abdul
  • Alicia Vikander in Tulip Fever (2017)
    Tulip Fever
  • Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Pixie Davies, Lauren McCrostie, Cameron James-King, Thomas Odwell, and Joseph Odwell in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
    Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Music Department

  • A Fine Romance (1981)
    A Fine Romance

Director

  • Look Back in Anger (1989)
    Look Back in Anger

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Judi Dench | Career Retrospective
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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
Philomena
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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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    • December 9, 1934
    • York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Michael WilliamsFebruary 5, 1971 - January 11, 2001 (his death, 1 child)
    • Finty Williams
    • 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.
    • 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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