Judi Dench
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Elizabeth Moris
1965
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Winner
1956
Series
The South Bank Show
1978
Series
ITV Playhouse
Helen Payle
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Z
1967
Series
Omnibus
Self - Reading Poetry
1967
Series
Countryfile
Self
1988
Series
Theatre 625
Valentine Wannop
1964
Series
Theatre 625
Terry Stevens
1964
Series
Playhouse
Sister Scarli
1974
Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Film
Pride & Prejudice
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
2005
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Performance
Christine Foskett
1991
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Society Lady
2011
Film
Casino Royale
M
2006
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Imogen Langrishe
1977
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Helen Wiles
1977
Film
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Avocet
2016
Series
Going Live!
Self
1987
Series
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Series
Parkinson
Self - Guest / Performer
2004
Series
Parkinson
Self - Guest (archive footage)
2004
Film
Quantum of Solace
M
2008
Film
Tomorrow Never Dies
M
1997
Film
Skyfall
M
2012
Film
Die Another Day
M
2002
Film
The World Is Not Enough
M
1999
Film
Home on the Range
Mrs. Caloway (voice)
2004
Series
HBO First Look
Self
1992
Film
Spectre
M (uncredited)
2015
Series
The Hollow Crown
Cecily
2012
Film
GoldenEye
M
1995
Series
The BAFTA Awards
Self
1949
Film
Murder on the Orient Express
Princess Dragomiroff
2017
Series
Screen One
Anne
1989
Film
A Room with a View
Eleanor Lavish
1986
Series
As Time Goes By
Jean Pargetter
1992
Series
Theatre Night
1985
Series
Theatre Night
Helene Alving
1985
Series
Theatre Night
Mrs Rogers
1985
Film
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Fridge (voice)
2026
Series
Remembers…
Self
2022
Film
Shakespeare in Love
Queen Elizabeth
1998
Film
Artemis Fowl
Commander Root
2020
Festival
Angela Thwaites
1963
Series
Cranford
Miss Matilda Jenkyns
2007
Film
Tulip Fever
The Abbess of St. Ursula
2017
Film
Victoria & Abdul
Queen Victoria
2017
Series
Staged
Judi
2020
Series
Playing Shakespeare
1984
Series
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
2013
Series
Detective
Charlotte Revel
1964
Series
An Age of Kings
Katherine of Valois
1960
Film
Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax
2011
Film
Cats
Old Deuteronomy
2019
Film
Notes on a Scandal
Barbara Covett
2006
Film
Spirited
Dame Judi Dench
2022
Film
Belfast
Granny
2021
Film
Chocolat
Armande Voizin
2000
Film
My Week with Marilyn
Dame Sybil Thorndike
2011
Series
Ooh La La!
Amélie
1968
Series
Vicious
Judi Dench (voice, uncredited)
2013
Film
The Chronicles of Riddick
Aereon
2004
Series
Angelina Ballerina
Miss Lilly (voice)
2001
Series
Comic Relief
1988
Film
Red Joan
Joan Elizabeth Stanley
2018
Series
Middlemarch
1994
Film
Blithe Spirit
Madame Arcati
2020
Film
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Evelyn Greenslade
2015
Series
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
Self
2023
Film
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Evelyn Greenslade
2012
Film
Henry V
Mistress Quickly
1989
Series
A Fine Romance
Laura Dalton
1981
Film
Hamlet
Hecuba
1996
Film
Nine
Lilli
2009
Film
J. Edgar
Anna Marie Hoover
2011
Film
84 Charing Cross Road
Nora Doel
1987
Series
Louis Theroux Interviews
Self
2022
Film
Iris
Iris Murdoch
2001
Film
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Bracknell
2002
Confession
Woman
1970
Film
A Handful of Dust
Mrs. Beaver
1988
Film
The Shipping News
Agnis Hamm
2001
Film
Nothing Like a Dame
Self
2018
Film
Ladies in Lavender
Ursula
2004
Film
Philomena
Philomena
2013
Film
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Mrs. Silver
2015
Series
Love in a Cold Climate
Aunt Sadie
1980
Film
Mrs Brown
Queen Victoria
1997
Film
All Is True
Anne Shakespeare
2018
Film
Six Minutes to Midnight
Miss Rocholl
2020
Film
Tea with Mussolini
Arabella
1999
Film
Absolute Hell
Christine Foskett
1991
Film
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self
2026
Film
Muse of Fire
Self
2013
Film
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Laura Henderson
2005
Series
Behaving Badly
Bridget Mayor
1989
Film
Bond Girls Are Forever
Herself
2002
Film
A Study in Terror
Sally
1965
Series
Talking to a Stranger
Terry Stevens - Daughter
1966
Film
Off the Rails
Diana
2021
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Film
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Dorrie Edgehill
1985
Film
My Homeland
Reader
1976
Film
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Self - Narrator (voice)
2000
Film
Into the Woods
The Giant (voice)
2011
Film
Everything or Nothing
Self
2012
Film
The Cherry Orchard
Mme. Ranevsky
1981
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Titania
1968
Film
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
1995
Film
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Self
2012
Film
Jack & Sarah
Margaret
1995
Film
Born to be The King
Narrator
2022
Film
The Big Night In
Self
2020
Film
Wetherby
Marcia Pilborough
1985
Film
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Elizabeth
2000
Film
Run For Your Wife
Bag Lady
2012
Film
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
Paulina
2015
Film
Allelujah
Mary
2023
Film
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
2016
Film
Four in the Morning
Wife ("Judi")
1965
Film
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Self
2022
Film
The Third Secret
Miss Ada Humphries
1964
Film
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2023
Film
HiT Favourites: Happy Children's Favourites
Miss Lilly (voice)
2006
Film
Doogal
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
1979
Film
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Kenneth Branagh
Self
2025
Film
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Cleopatra/Desiree Armfeldt
2013
Film
The Vote
Christine Metcalfe
2015
Film
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Miss Lilly (voice)
2004
Film
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Barbara Dean
1983
Film
The Cherry Orchard
Anya
1962
Film
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Self
2002
Film
He Who Rides a Tiger
Joanne
1965
Film
Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action!
Miss Lilly (voice)
2003
Film
Can You Hear Me Thinking?
Anne
1990
Film
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Self
1998
Film
Bugs!
Narrator (voice)
2003
Film
The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre
Self - Preshow Announcement (voice)
2021
Film
Going Gently
Sister Scarli
1981
Film
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Self (archive material)
2015
Village Wooing
Z
1979
Film
Dead Cert
Laura Davidson
1974
Film
J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973
Narrator
1992
Film
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love
Self
2004
Film
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Self
2022
Film
Friend Request Pending
Mary
2011
Film
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Desiree Armfeldt (segment "Send In The Clowns")
1998
Film
The Browning Version
Millie Crocker-Harris
1985
Film
Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me
Self
2025
Film
The Comedy of Errors
Adriana
1978
Film
A Dairy Tale
Mrs. Calloway (voice)
2004
The Life of Shakespeare
self
2002
Film
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Self
2002
Film
Joke
2026
Film
Best Ever Bond
Self
2002
Film
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Self
2016
Film
James Bond Supports International Women's Day
M (voice)
2011
Shaken and Stirred on Ice
Self
2002
Film
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening
Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"
2002
Film
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
Self (archive footage)
2022
Series
Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure
Self
2019
Film
Luther
Katharina
1974
Film
Ghosts
Helene Alving
1987
Film
The Angelic Conversation
(voice)
1987
Letters to My Younger Future Self
2026
Film
Langrishe, Go Down
Imogen Langrishe
1978
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Self
1995
Film
On Giant's Shoulders
Hazel Wiles
1979
We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom
Narrator
2005
Film
Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees
Self
2017
Film
Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck
Miss Lilly (voice)
2006
Film
Stars in Shorts
Mary
2012
Film
Rage
Mona Carvell
2009
Film
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen
Self
2026
Film
Make and Break
Mrs. Rogers
1987
Film
I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth
Self
2022
Film
Palo Santo
Mother of Palo Santo
2018
Film
Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance
Miss Lilly (voice)
2005
Film
Quintessentially British
Self
2022
Film
Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple
Self
2024
Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre
Self
2002
Film
Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance
Miss Lilly (voice)
2005
Film
The Twelfth Night Reunion
Self - Performer
2026