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Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Known for: Acting

Born 09/12/1934
Place of birth York, North Yorkshire, England

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.

Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Series ★ 5,8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers Series ★ 5,2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

2014

The Graham Norton Show Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter / Winner

1956

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self

2006

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

Elizabeth Moris

1965

Omnibus Series ★ 7,2

Omnibus

Self - Reading Poetry

1967

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Sister Scarli

1974

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Film ★ 6,6

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Society Lady

2011

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

Valentine Wannop

1964

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

Terry Stevens

1964

An Audience with... Series ★ 5,3

An Audience with...

Self

1978

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Helen Payle

1967

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Z

1967

Countryfile Series ★ 5,4

Countryfile

Self

1988

The Hollow Crown Series ★ 7,5

The Hollow Crown

Cecily

2012

Series ★ 4,1

Pebble Mill

Self

1991

The Oscars Series ★ 7,0

The Oscars

Self

1953

Pride & Prejudice Film ★ 8,1

Pride & Prejudice

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

2005

Casino Royale Film ★ 7,6

Casino Royale

M

2006

Who Do You Think You Are? Series ★ 6,9

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self

2004

Parkinson Series

Parkinson

Self

1998

Spectre Film ★ 6,6

Spectre

M (uncredited)

2015

Remembers… Series

Remembers…

Self

2022

Skyfall Film ★ 7,3

Skyfall

M

2012

Performance Series ★ 6,3

Performance

Christine Foskett

1991

BBC2 Play of the Week Series ★ 7,0

BBC2 Play of the Week

Imogen Langrishe

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week Series ★ 7,0

BBC2 Play of the Week

Helen Wiles

1977

HBO First Look Series ★ 5,6

HBO First Look

Self

1992

GoldenEye Film ★ 6,9

GoldenEye

M

1995

As Time Goes By Series ★ 7,5

As Time Goes By

Jean Pargetter

1992

The Magic Faraway Tree Film ★ 6,3

The Magic Faraway Tree

The Fridge (voice)

2026

Going Live! Series ★ 8,0

Going Live!

Self

1987

Quantum of Solace Film ★ 6,3

Quantum of Solace

M

2008

Murder on the Orient Express Film ★ 6,7

Murder on the Orient Express

Princess Dragomiroff

2017

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Film ★ 6,8

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Avocet

2016

The BAFTA Awards Series ★ 10,0

The BAFTA Awards

Self

1949

Die Another Day Film ★ 6,0

Die Another Day

M

2002

Staged Series ★ 7,9

Staged

Judi

2020

Screen One Series ★ 7,2

Screen One

Anne

1989

Series ★ 8,0

Festival

Angela Thwaites

1963

Chocolat Film ★ 7,0

Chocolat

Armande Voizin

2000

Tomorrow Never Dies Film ★ 6,4

Tomorrow Never Dies

M

1997

Cranford Series ★ 8,2

Cranford

Miss Matilda Jenkyns

2007

Home on the Range Film ★ 6,1

Home on the Range

Mrs. Caloway (voice)

2004

The World Is Not Enough Film ★ 6,3

The World Is Not Enough

M

1999

Detective Series ★ 9,0

Detective

Charlotte Revel

1964

Talking Pictures Series ★ 6,2

Talking Pictures

Self (archive footage)

2013

Vicious Series ★ 7,5

Vicious

Judi Dench (voice, uncredited)

2013

Shakespeare in Love Film ★ 6,8

Shakespeare in Love

Queen Elizabeth

1998

Middlemarch Series ★ 7,9

Middlemarch

1994

An Age of Kings Series ★ 5,3

An Age of Kings

Katherine of Valois

1960

Cats Film ★ 4,1

Cats

Old Deuteronomy

2019

Notes on a Scandal Film ★ 7,1

Notes on a Scandal

Barbara Covett

2006

Artemis Fowl Film ★ 5,5

Artemis Fowl

Commander Root

2020

J. Edgar Film ★ 6,2

J. Edgar

Anna Marie Hoover

2011

Playing Shakespeare Series ★ 9,7

Playing Shakespeare

1984

Belfast Film ★ 7,0

Belfast

Granny

2021

Ooh La La! Series ★ 10,0

Ooh La La!

Amélie

1968

Jane Eyre Film ★ 7,2

Jane Eyre

Mrs. Fairfax

2011

Iris Film ★ 6,4

Iris

Iris Murdoch

2001

Spirited Film ★ 6,9

Spirited

Dame Judi Dench

2022

Angelina Ballerina Series ★ 7,6

Angelina Ballerina

Miss Lilly (voice)

2001

A Room with a View Film ★ 6,9

A Room with a View

Eleanor Lavish

1986

Nine Film ★ 5,5

Nine

Lilli

2009

Hamlet Film ★ 7,3

Hamlet

Hecuba

1996

The Chronicles of Riddick Film ★ 6,6

The Chronicles of Riddick

Aereon

2004

Theatre Night Series

Theatre Night

1985

Theatre Night Series

Theatre Night

Helene Alving

1985

Blithe Spirit Film ★ 5,7

Blithe Spirit

Madame Arcati

2020

Red Joan Film ★ 6,6

Red Joan

Joan Elizabeth Stanley

2018

My Week with Marilyn Film ★ 6,7

My Week with Marilyn

Dame Sybil Thorndike

2011

Tulip Fever Film ★ 6,5

Tulip Fever

The Abbess of St. Ursula

2017

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Film ★ 7,0

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Evelyn Greenslade

2012

Henry V Film ★ 7,1

Henry V

Mistress Quickly

1989

The Importance of Being Earnest Film ★ 6,8

The Importance of Being Earnest

Lady Bracknell

2002

A Fine Romance Series ★ 5,4

A Fine Romance

Laura Dalton

1981

Love in a Cold Climate Series ★ 6,8

Love in a Cold Climate

Aunt Sadie

1980

Philomena Film ★ 7,3

Philomena

Philomena

2013

Ladies in Lavender Film ★ 6,5

Ladies in Lavender

Ursula

2004

Behaving Badly Series ★ 4,3

Behaving Badly

Bridget Mayor

1989

Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure Series ★ 6,5

Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure

Self

2019

Rage Film ★ 3,5

Rage

Mona Carvell

2009

Mrs. Henderson Presents Film ★ 6,7

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Laura Henderson

2005

Louis Theroux Interviews Series ★ 7,5

Louis Theroux Interviews

Self

2022

Tea with Mussolini Film ★ 6,5

Tea with Mussolini

Arabella

1999

Victoria & Abdul Film ★ 6,9

Victoria & Abdul

Queen Victoria

2017

Mrs Brown Film ★ 6,8

Mrs Brown

Queen Victoria

1997

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Film ★ 6,4

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Evelyn Greenslade

2015

The Shipping News Film ★ 6,4

The Shipping News

Agnis Hamm

2001

84 Charing Cross Road Film ★ 7,2

84 Charing Cross Road

Nora Doel

1987

Jack & Sarah Film ★ 6,7

Jack & Sarah

Margaret

1995

Six Minutes to Midnight Film ★ 6,2

Six Minutes to Midnight

Miss Rocholl

2020

Doogal Film ★ 4,9

Doogal

Narrator (voice)

2006

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius Series ★ 5,3

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Self

2023

All Is True Film ★ 6,0

All Is True

Anne Shakespeare

2018

Six by Sondheim Film ★ 7,1

Six by Sondheim

Self (archive footage)

2013

Muse of Fire Film ★ 6,5

Muse of Fire

Self

2013

MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema Film ★ 7,2

MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

Self - Actress (archive footage)

2023

Film ★ 6,5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Jean Pargetter (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005

Talking to a Stranger Series ★ 8,0

Talking to a Stranger

Terry Stevens - Daughter

1966

Live from Studio Five Series ★ 3,7

Live from Studio Five

Self

2009

Everything or Nothing Film ★ 7,2

Everything or Nothing

Self

2012

Allelujah Film ★ 5,2

Allelujah

Mary

2023

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage Film ★ 6,2

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Cleopatra/Desiree Armfeldt

2013

The Vote Film ★ 8,4

The Vote

Christine Metcalfe

2015

Ghosts Film ★ 7,0

Ghosts

Helene Alving

1987

Film

Village Wooing

Z

1979

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth Film ★ 7,0

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

Self

2026

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC Film ★ 7,2

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Self - Performer

2016

The Coronation Concert Film ★ 6,0

The Coronation Concert

Self (archive footage)

2023

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot Film ★ 6,7

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Mrs. Silver

2015

Nothing Like a Dame Film ★ 6,8

Nothing Like a Dame

Self

2018

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage Film ★ 7,8

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

Self

2016

Wetherby Film ★ 6,0

Wetherby

Marcia Pilborough

1985

A Handful of Dust Film ★ 6,1

A Handful of Dust

Mrs. Beaver

1988

A Dairy Tale Film ★ 5,1

A Dairy Tale

Mrs. Calloway (voice)

2004

A Study in Terror Film ★ 6,2

A Study in Terror

Sally

1965

Bugs! Film ★ 6,3

Bugs!

Narrator (voice)

2003

The Third Secret Film ★ 6,2

The Third Secret

Miss Ada Humphries

1964

Stars in Shorts Film ★ 6,0

Stars in Shorts

Mary

2012

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars Film ★ 6,2

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

Self

2012

Joke Film ★ 6,0

Joke

2026

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen Film ★ 6,5

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

Self

2002

A Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 6,3

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Titania

1968

Off the Rails Film ★ 6,0

Off the Rails

Diana

2021

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh Film ★ 6,7

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Desiree Armfeldt (segment "Send In The Clowns")

1998

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years Film ★ 7,2

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

1999

Film ★ 5,6

Best Ever Bond

Self

2002

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Film ★ 7,4

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

Self - Narrator (voice)

2000

The Big Night In Film ★ 9,0

The Big Night In

Self

2020

Macbeth Film ★ 7,5

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

1979

Into the Woods Film ★ 8,8

Into the Woods

The Giant (voice)

2011

Highly Classified: The World of 007 Film ★ 7,0

Highly Classified: The World of 007

Self

1998

Series

Confession

Woman

1970

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure Film ★ 8,0

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Self (archive footage)

2022

Run For Your Wife Film ★ 4,4

Run For Your Wife

Bag Lady

2012

Luther Film ★ 6,0

Luther

Katharina

1974

Born to be The King Film ★ 7,0

Born to be The King

Narrator

2022

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends Film ★ 8,0

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Self

2022

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC Film ★ 5,0

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

Self (archive material)

2015

Saigon: Year of the Cat Film ★ 5,3

Saigon: Year of the Cat

Barbara Dean

1983

The Browning Version Film ★ 6,2

The Browning Version

Millie Crocker-Harris

1985

Goldeneye: The Secret Files Film ★ 6,0

Goldeneye: The Secret Files

Self

1995

Absolute Hell Film ★ 6,0

Absolute Hell

Christine Foskett

1991

Friend Request Pending Film ★ 7,7

Friend Request Pending

Mary

2011

The Cherry Orchard Film ★ 8,0

The Cherry Orchard

Anya

1962

Film ★ 6,0

Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles

2006

An Audience With Victoria Wood Film ★ 6,1

An Audience With Victoria Wood

Self

1988

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells Film ★ 6,9

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

Elizabeth

2000

Quintessentially British Film ★ 3,8

Quintessentially British

Self

2022

Dead Cert Film ★ 4,4

Dead Cert

Laura Davidson

1974

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill Film ★ 7,3

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

Dorrie Edgehill

1985

Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening Film ★ 7,0

Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening

Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"

2002

Film ★ 5,5

Shaken and Stirred on Ice

Self

2002

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale Film ★ 7,7

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

Paulina

2015

The Cherry Orchard Film ★ 7,0

The Cherry Orchard

Mme. Ranevsky

1981

Four in the Morning Film ★ 6,3

Four in the Morning

Wife ("Judi")

1965

The Comedy of Errors Film ★ 8,6

The Comedy of Errors

Adriana

1978

Palo Santo Film ★ 7,3

Palo Santo

Mother of Palo Santo

2018

Can You Hear Me Thinking? Film ★ 8,5

Can You Hear Me Thinking?

Anne

1990

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage Film

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Self (uncredited)

1988

Make and Break Film

Make and Break

Mrs. Rogers

1987

J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973 Film ★ 8,0

J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973

Narrator

1992

Going Gently Film ★ 7,5

Going Gently

Sister Scarli

1981

The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre Film ★ 10,0

The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre

Self - Preshow Announcement (voice)

2021

The Angelic Conversation Film ★ 5,2

The Angelic Conversation

(voice)

1987

James Bond Supports International Women's Day Film ★ 4,4

James Bond Supports International Women's Day

M (voice)

2011

On Giant's Shoulders Film ★ 9,0

On Giant's Shoulders

Hazel Wiles

1979

Film ★ 6,0

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

Self

1995

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute Film ★ 8,0

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

Self

2002

Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes Film

Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes

Self

2025

I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth Film

I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth

Self

2022

Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance Film

Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance

Miss Lilly (voice)

2005

Film ★ 8,0

We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom

Narrator

2005

Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck Film ★ 2,0

Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck

Miss Lilly (voice)

2006

My Homeland Film

My Homeland

Reader

1976

Film

The Life of Shakespeare

self

2002

He Who Rides a Tiger Film ★ 7,0

He Who Rides a Tiger

Joanne

1965

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On Film ★ 7,0

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

Miss Lilly (voice)

2004

Langrishe, Go Down Film ★ 4,4

Langrishe, Go Down

Imogen Langrishe

1978

Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees Film ★ 6,7

Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees

Self

2017

Film

Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre

Self

2002

Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action! Film ★ 6,2

Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action!

Miss Lilly (voice)

2003

Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance Film

Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance

Miss Lilly (voice)

2005

Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love Film

Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love

Self

2004

Tea with Judi Dench Film

Tea with Judi Dench

Self

2025

Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple Film

Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple

Self

2024

Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me Film

Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me

Self

2025