Judi Dench
Born 1934-12-09
(89 years old)
York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Dame Judi is one of the world’s best-loved and most accomplished actresses. Born in York, she is renowned for her outstanding performances in both classical and contemporary roles. She has worked consistently across the arenas of theatre, film and television, winning critical and popular acclaim, and a burgeoning rack of awards including 9 BAFTA awards. Judi received the OBE in 1970 and became a Dame of the British Empire in 1988. In the 2005 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, she was made a Companion of Honour.
Dame Judi can currently be seen in the critically acclaimed feature MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS, for which she has received an Academy Award® nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and a BAFTA nomination.
Her feature films include Franco Zeffirelli’s TEA WITH MUSSOLINI, MRS. BROWN (for which she won a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and an Oscar® nomination), A ROOM WITH A VIEW (for which she won a BAFTA), WETHERBY, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD and A HANDFUL OF DUST (another BAFTA-award-winning performance). She did two films for Kenneth Branagh, HENRY V and HAMLET. In 2001, her moving portrayal of Iris Murdoch in the biopic IRIS won her a BAFTA and an Academy Award® nomination. The same year she filmed THE SHIPPING NEWS, directed by Lasse Hallström.
Dame Judi won an Academy Award®, a BAFTA award and was named Best Supporting Actress by the National Society of Film Critics for her performance as Queen Elizabeth in the hit romantic comedy SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. She was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar® for Lasse Hallström’s CHOCOLAT. Her first appearance as M, the head of MI6 and 007’s boss came in GOLDENEYE in 1995, and continues to the latest Bond film, CASINO ROYALE.
Dame Judi’s Lady Macbeth and Mistress Quickly in HENRY V, filmed for TV, have gone down in performance history; her Cleopatra on stage won her an Olivier Award in 1987. She continues to work on the London stage; she starred in David Hare’s “Amy’s View” (her Broadway performance in the play won a Tony award), Peter Hall’s “The Royal Family” and “All’s Well That Ends Well” for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, then the West End. Her TV work has included the much-loved 1981 series A FINE ROMANCE, in which she starred opposite her late husband, Michael Williams; the hit series AS TIME GOES BY, with Geoffrey Palmer, which ran for 10 years; and THE LAST OF THE BLONDE BOMBSHELLS, which won her a Golden Globe. Dame Judi’s recent film credits include David Twohy’s THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK and the Charles Dance-directed LADIES IN LAVENDER.
The Weinstein Company and Pathé Pictures
Actress
Theatrical recording | |
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2016 |
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC |
2015 |
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale |
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2011 |
Friend Request Pending |
James Bond Supports International Women's Day |
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2004 |
A Dairy Tale |
1989 |
Smile - narrator |
Performer
Director
Movies | |
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1989 |
Look Back in Anger (TV movie) |
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