Judi Dench
Acting
Born: Dec 09, 1934
From: York, North Yorkshire, England
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allelujah | Mary | 2023 | 5.2 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Society Lady | 2011 | 6.566 |
| Nine | Lilli | 2009 | 5.529 |
| Rage | Mona Carvell | 2009 | 3.5 |
| Quantum of Solace | M | 2008 | 6.336 |
| Notes on a Scandal | Barbara Covett | 2006 | 7.094 |
| Doogal | Narrator (voice) | 2006 | 4.9 |
| Casino Royale | M | 2006 | 7.569 |
| Mrs. Henderson Presents | Mrs. Laura Henderson | 2005 | 6.665 |
| Pride & Prejudice | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | 2005 | 8.049 |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | Aereon | 2004 | 6.55 |
| A Dairy Tale | Mrs. Calloway (voice) | 2004 | 5.1 |
| Ladies in Lavender | Ursula | 2004 | 6.397 |
| Home on the Range | Mrs. Caloway (voice) | 2004 | 6.049 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell | 2002 | 6.826 |
| Die Another Day | M | 2002 | 5.999 |
| The Shipping News | Agnis Hamm | 2001 | 6.387 |
| Iris | Iris Murdoch | 2001 | 6.422 |
| Chocolat | Armande Voizin | 2000 | 6.974 |
| Tea with Mussolini | Arabella | 1999 | 6.449 |
| The World Is Not Enough | M | 1999 | 6.285 |
| Shakespeare in Love | Queen Elizabeth | 1998 | 6.835 |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | M | 1997 | 6.377 |
| Hamlet | Hecuba | 1996 | 7.341 |
| GoldenEye | M | 1995 | 6.9 |
| Jack & Sarah | Margaret | 1995 | 6.746 |
| Henry V | Mistress Quickly | 1989 | 7.134 |
| A Room with a View | Eleanor Lavish | 1986 | 6.946 |
| Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | 1979 | 7.455 |
| A Study in Terror | Sally | 1965 | 6.216 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1934 |
| From | York, North Yorkshire, … |