Person
Judi Dench
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 9, 1934
- Place of birth
- York, North Yorkshire, England
- Also known as
- Dame Judi Dench, Judy Dench, Judith Olivia Dench
Biography
Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA (born 9 December 1934) is a retired 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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In Catlg
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Filmography
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet EarthFilm · 2026 · as Self
JokeFilm · 2026 · Acting- Letters to My Younger Future SelfFilm · 2026 · Acting
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellenFilm · 2026 · as Self
The Magic Faraway TreeFilm · 2026 · as The Fridge (voice)
The Twelfth Night ReunionFilm · 2026 · as Self - Performer
Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and MeFilm · 2025 · as Self
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Kenneth BranaghFilm · 2025 · as Self
Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd CoupleFilm · 2024 · as Self
AllelujahFilm · 2023 · as Mary
MCAINE: An Anagram of CinemaFilm · 2023 · as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Shakespeare: Rise of a GeniusTV · 2023 · as Self · 3 episodes
Born to be The KingFilm · 2022 · as Narrator
I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles BandrethFilm · 2022 · as Self
Judi Dench: Our National TreasureFilm · 2022 · as Self (archive footage)
Louis Theroux InterviewsTV · 2022 · as Self · 1 episode
Quintessentially BritishFilm · 2022 · as Self
Remembers…TV · 2022 · as Self · 2 episodes
SpiritedFilm · 2022 · as Dame Judi Dench
Stephen Sondheim's Old FriendsFilm · 2022 · as Self
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert HallFilm · 2022 · as Self
BelfastFilm · 2021 · as Granny
Off the RailsFilm · 2021 · as Diana
The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace TheatreFilm · 2021 · as Self - Preshow Announcement (voice)
Artemis FowlFilm · 2020 · as Commander Root
Blithe SpiritFilm · 2020 · as Madame Arcati
Six Minutes to MidnightFilm · 2020 · as Miss Rocholl
StagedTV · 2020 · as Judi · 1 episode
The Big Night InFilm · 2020 · as Self
CatsFilm · 2019 · as Old Deuteronomy
Judi Dench's Wild Borneo AdventureTV · 2019 · as Self · 2 episodes
All Is TrueFilm · 2018 · as Anne Shakespeare
Nothing Like a DameFilm · 2018 · as Self
Palo SantoFilm · 2018 · as Mother of Palo Santo
Red JoanFilm · 2018 · as Joan Elizabeth Stanley
Judi Dench: My Passion for TreesFilm · 2017 · as Self
Murder on the Orient ExpressFilm · 2017 · as Princess Dragomiroff
Tulip FeverFilm · 2017 · as The Abbess of St. Ursula
Victoria & AbdulFilm · 2017 · as Queen Victoria
Judi Dench: All the World's Her StageFilm · 2016 · as Self
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenFilm · 2016 · as Miss Avocet
Shakespeare Live! From the RSCFilm · 2016 · as Self - Performer
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's TaleFilm · 2015 · as Paulina
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBCFilm · 2015 · as Self (archive material)
Roald Dahl's Esio TrotFilm · 2015 · as Mrs. Silver
SpectreFilm · 2015 · as M (uncredited)
The Second Best Exotic Marigold HotelFilm · 2015 · as Evelyn Greenslade
The VoteFilm · 2015 · as Christine Metcalfe
Late Night with Seth MeyersTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
Muse of FireFilm · 2013 · as Self
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on StageFilm · 2013 · as Cleopatra/Desiree Armfeldt
PhilomenaFilm · 2013 · as Philomena
Six by SondheimFilm · 2013 · as Self (archive footage)
Talking PicturesTV · 2013 · as Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
ViciousTV · 2013 · as Judi Dench (voice, uncredited) · 1 episode
Everything or NothingFilm · 2012 · as Self
Run For Your WifeFilm · 2012 · as Bag Lady
SkyfallFilm · 2012 · as M
Stars in ShortsFilm · 2012 · as Mary
The Best Exotic Marigold HotelFilm · 2012 · as Evelyn Greenslade
The Hollow CrownTV · 2012 · as Cecily · 1 episode
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond CarsFilm · 2012 · as Self
Friend Request PendingFilm · 2011 · as Mary
Into the WoodsFilm · 2011 · as The Giant (voice)
J. EdgarFilm · 2011 · as Anna Marie Hoover
James Bond Supports International Women's DayFilm · 2011 · as M (voice)
Jane EyreFilm · 2011 · as Mrs. Fairfax
My Week with MarilynFilm · 2011 · as Dame Sybil Thorndike
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesFilm · 2011 · as Society Lady
Live from Studio FiveTV · 2009 · as Self · 1 episode
NineFilm · 2009 · as Lilli
RageFilm · 2009 · as Mona Carvell
Quantum of SolaceFilm · 2008 · as M
CranfordTV · 2007 · as Miss Matilda Jenkyns · 7 episodes
The Graham Norton ShowTV · 2007 · as Self · 15 episodes
Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on DeckFilm · 2006 · as Miss Lilly (voice)
Casino RoyaleFilm · 2006 · as M- Directing Bond: The Martin ChroniclesFilm · 2006 · Acting
DoogalFilm · 2006 · as Narrator (voice)
HiT Favourites: Happy Children's FavouritesFilm · 2006 · as Miss Lilly (voice)
Notes on a ScandalFilm · 2006 · as Barbara Covett
The One ShowTV · 2006 · as Self · 1 episode
Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess DanceFilm · 2005 · as Miss Lilly (voice)
Angelina Ballerina: The Big PerformanceFilm · 2005 · as Miss Lilly (voice)
Mrs. Henderson PresentsFilm · 2005 · as Mrs. Laura Henderson
Pride & PrejudiceFilm · 2005 · as Lady Catherine de Bourgh- We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health FreedomFilm · 2005 · as Narrator
A Dairy TaleFilm · 2004 · as Mrs. Calloway (voice)
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go OnFilm · 2004 · as Miss Lilly (voice)
Home on the RangeFilm · 2004 · as Mrs. Caloway (voice)
Ladies in LavenderFilm · 2004 · as Ursula
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and LoveFilm · 2004 · as Self
ParkinsonTV · 2004 · as Self - Guest · 2 episodes
The Chronicles of RiddickFilm · 2004 · as Aereon
Who Do You Think You Are?TV · 2004 · as Self · 1 episode
Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action!Film · 2003 · as Miss Lilly (voice)
Bugs!Film · 2003 · as Narrator (voice)
Best Ever BondFilm · 2002 · as Self
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA TributeFilm · 2002 · as Self
Bond Girls Are ForeverFilm · 2002 · as Herself
Die Another DayFilm · 2002 · as M
Die Another Day: From Script to ScreenFilm · 2002 · as Self- Judi Dench Talks to Richard EyreFilm · 2002 · as Self
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted EveningFilm · 2002 · as Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"- Shaken and Stirred on IceFilm · 2002 · as Self
The Importance of Being EarnestFilm · 2002 · as Lady Bracknell- The Life of ShakespeareFilm · 2002 · as self
Angelina BallerinaTV · 2001 · as Miss Lilly (voice) · 39 episodes
IrisFilm · 2001 · as Iris Murdoch
The Shipping NewsFilm · 2001 · as Agnis Hamm
ChocolatFilm · 2000 · as Armande Voizin
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the KindertransportFilm · 2000 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last of the Blonde BombshellsFilm · 2000 · as Elizabeth
Tea with MussoliniFilm · 1999 · as Arabella
The World Is Not EnoughFilm · 1999 · as M
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron MackintoshFilm · 1998 · as Desiree Armfeldt (segment "Send In The Clowns")
Highly Classified: The World of 007Film · 1998 · as Self
ParkinsonTV · 1998 · as Self · 2 episodes
Shakespeare in LoveFilm · 1998 · as Queen Elizabeth- HububbTV · 1997 · Writer · 63 episodes
Mrs BrownFilm · 1997 · as Queen Victoria
Tomorrow Never DiesFilm · 1997 · as M
HamletFilm · 1996 · as Hecuba
GoldenEyeFilm · 1995 · as M- GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The CastFilm · 1995 · as Self
Goldeneye: The Secret FilesFilm · 1995 · as Self
Jack & SarahFilm · 1995 · as Margaret
MiddlemarchTV · 1994 · Acting · 1 episode
As Time Goes ByTV · 1992 · as Jean Pargetter · 67 episodes
HBO First LookTV · 1992 · as Self · 1 episode
J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973Film · 1992 · as Narrator
Absolute HellFilm · 1991 · as Christine Foskett- Pebble MillTV · 1991 · as Self · 1 episode
PerformanceTV · 1991 · as Christine Foskett · 1 episode
Can You Hear Me Thinking?Film · 1990 · as Anne
Behaving BadlyTV · 1989 · as Bridget Mayor · 4 episodes
Henry VFilm · 1989 · as Mistress Quickly
Look Back in AngerFilm · 1989 · Director
Screen OneTV · 1989 · as Anne · 1 episode
A Handful of DustFilm · 1988 · as Mrs. Beaver
Comic ReliefTV · 1988 · Acting · 1 episode
CountryfileTV · 1988 · as Self · 2 episodes
84 Charing Cross RoadFilm · 1987 · as Nora Doel
GhostsFilm · 1987 · as Helene Alving
Going Live!TV · 1987 · as Self · 1 episode
Make and BreakFilm · 1987 · as Mrs. Rogers
The Angelic ConversationFilm · 1987 · as (voice)
A Room with a ViewFilm · 1986 · as Eleanor Lavish
Mr. and Mrs. EdgehillFilm · 1985 · as Dorrie Edgehill
The Browning VersionFilm · 1985 · as Millie Crocker-Harris
Theatre NightTV · 1985 · as Helene Alving · 1 episode
WetherbyFilm · 1985 · as Marcia Pilborough
Playing ShakespeareTV · 1984 · Acting · 9 episodes
Saigon: Year of the CatFilm · 1983 · as Barbara Dean
A Fine RomanceTV · 1981 · as Laura Dalton · 26 episodes
Going GentlyFilm · 1981 · as Sister Scarli
The Cherry OrchardFilm · 1981 · as Mme. Ranevsky
Love in a Cold ClimateTV · 1980 · as Aunt Sadie · 8 episodes
MacbethFilm · 1979 · as Lady Macbeth
On Giant's ShouldersFilm · 1979 · as Hazel Wiles- Village WooingFilm · 1979 · as Z
An Audience with...TV · 1978 · as Self · 4 episodes
Langrishe, Go DownFilm · 1978 · as Imogen Langrishe
The Comedy of ErrorsFilm · 1978 · as Adriana
The South Bank ShowTV · 1978 · Acting · 1 episode
BBC2 Play of the WeekTV · 1977 · as Imogen Langrishe · 1 episode
My HomelandFilm · 1976 · as Reader
Dead CertFilm · 1974 · as Laura Davidson
LutherFilm · 1974 · as Katharina
PlayhouseTV · 1974 · as Sister Scarli · 1 episode- ConfessionTV · 1970 · as Woman · 1 episode
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm · 1968 · as Titania
Ooh La La!TV · 1968 · as Amélie · 1 episode
ITV PlayhouseTV · 1967 · as Helen Payle · 1 episode
OmnibusTV · 1967 · as Self - Reading Poetry · 1 episode
Talking to a StrangerTV · 1966 · as Terry Stevens - Daughter · 4 episodes
A Study in TerrorFilm · 1965 · as Sally
BBC Play of the MonthTV · 1965 · as Elizabeth Moris · 1 episode
Four in the MorningFilm · 1965 · as Wife ("Judi")
He Who Rides a TigerFilm · 1965 · as Joanne
DetectiveTV · 1964 · as Charlotte Revel · 1 episode
The Third SecretFilm · 1964 · as Miss Ada Humphries
Theatre 625TV · 1964 · as Valentine Wannop · 4 episodes- FestivalTV · 1963 · as Angela Thwaites · 1 episode
The Cherry OrchardFilm · 1962 · as Anya
An Age of KingsTV · 1960 · as Katherine of Valois · 2 episodes
Tony AwardsTV · 1956 · as Self - Presenter / Winner · 1 episode- The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 7 episodes
The BAFTA AwardsTV · 1949 · as Self · 1 episode
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