Judi Dench
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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.
Known for
Credits
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
as Society Lady
Casino Royale (2006)
as M
Skyfall (2012)
as M
Spectre (2015)
as M (uncredited)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
as Miss Avocet
Quantum of Solace (2008)
as M
GoldenEye (1995)
as M
Die Another Day (2002)
as M
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
as The Fridge (voice)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
as Princess Dragomiroff
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
as M
Home on the Range (2004)
as Mrs. Caloway (voice)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
as M
Cats (2019)
as Old Deuteronomy
Chocolat (2000)
as Armande Voizin
Jane Eyre (2011)
as Mrs. Fairfax
A Room with a View (1986)
as Eleanor Lavish
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
as Queen Elizabeth
Artemis Fowl (2020)
as Commander Root
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
as Aereon
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
as Barbara Covett
J. Edgar (2011)
as Anna Marie Hoover
Hamlet (1996)
as Hecuba
Mrs Brown (1997)
as Queen Victoria
Tulip Fever (2017)
as The Abbess of St. Ursula
Spirited (2022)
as Dame Judi Dench
Blithe Spirit (2020)
as Madame Arcati
Henry V (1989)
as Mistress Quickly
Belfast (2021)
as Granny
Iris (2001)
as Iris Murdoch
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
as Evelyn Greenslade
Nine (2009)
as Lilli
All Is True (2018)
as Anne Shakespeare
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
as Queen Victoria
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
as Dame Sybil Thorndike
Ladies in Lavender (2004)
as Ursula
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
as Evelyn Greenslade
Jack & Sarah (1995)
as Margaret
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026)
as Self
Philomena (2013)
as Philomena
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
as Lady Bracknell
Red Joan (2018)
as Joan Elizabeth Stanley
Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes (2025)
as Self
The Shipping News (2001)
as Agnis Hamm
The Vote (2015)
as Christine Metcalfe
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)
as Cleopatra/Desiree Armfeldt
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
as Arabella
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage (2016)
as Self
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
as Mrs. Laura Henderson
Absolute Hell (1991)
as Christine Foskett
A Study in Terror (1965)
as Sally
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
as Nora Doel
Everything or Nothing (2012)
as Self
Off the Rails (2021)
as Diana
Stars in Shorts (2012)
as Mary
Doogal (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
Six Minutes to Midnight (2020)
as Miss Rocholl
Wetherby (1985)
as Marcia Pilborough
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
as Mrs. Silver
Six by Sondheim (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
A Handful of Dust (1988)
as Mrs. Beaver
The Big Night In (2020)
as Self
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Jean Pargetter (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Third Secret (1964)
as Miss Ada Humphries
Allelujah (2023)
as Mary
Best Ever Bond (2002)
as Self
Dead Cert (1974)
as Laura Davidson
Rage (2009)
as Mona Carvell
Joke (2026)
Actor
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985)
as Dorrie Edgehill
Bugs! (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002)
as Herself
A Dairy Tale (2004)
as Mrs. Calloway (voice)
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998)
as Desiree Armfeldt (segment "Send In The Clowns")
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
as Elizabeth
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (2002)
as Self
Into the Woods (2011)
as The Giant (voice)
My Homeland (1976)
as Reader
Nothing Like a Dame (2018)
as Self
Luther (1974)
as Katharina
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016)
as Self - Performer
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema (2023)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars (2012)
as Self
Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983)
as Barbara Dean
Run For Your Wife (2012)
as Bag Lady
Going Gently (1981)
as Sister Scarli
Make and Break (1987)
as Mrs. Rogers
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
as Titania
The Cherry Orchard (1962)
as Anya
The Browning Version (1985)
as Millie Crocker-Harris
Shaken and Stirred on Ice (2002)
as Self
The Cherry Orchard (1981)
as Mme. Ranevsky
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022)
as Self
Macbeth (1979)
as Lady Macbeth
The Coronation Concert (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Ghosts (1987)
as Helene Alving
Palo Santo (2018)
as Mother of Palo Santo
J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973 (1992)
as Narrator
Highly Classified: The World of 007 (1998)
as Self
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years (1999)
Actor
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening (2002)
as Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast (1995)
as Self
The Angelic Conversation (1987)
as (voice)
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1988)
as Self (uncredited)
Quintessentially British (2022)
as Self
On Giant's Shoulders (1979)
as Hazel Wiles
The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre (2021)
as Self - Preshow Announcement (voice)
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute (2002)
as Self
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Goldeneye: The Secret Files (1995)
as Self
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)
as Self (archive material)
Langrishe, Go Down (1978)
as Imogen Langrishe
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale (2015)
as Paulina
The Comedy of Errors (1978)
as Adriana
James Bond Supports International Women's Day (2011)
as M (voice)
Village Wooing (1979)
as Z
An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)
as Self
Can You Hear Me Thinking? (1990)
as Anne
Friend Request Pending (2011)
as Mary
Four in the Morning (1965)
as Wife ("Judi")
Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance (2005)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck (2006)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
Born to be The King (2022)
as Narrator
He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)
as Joanne
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles (2006)
Actor
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love (2004)
as Self
Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance (2005)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth (2022)
as Self
Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre (2002)
as Self
Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees (2017)
as Self
Tea with Judi Dench (2025)
as Self
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On (2004)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
The Life of Shakespeare (2002)
as self
Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action! (2003)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom (2005)
as Narrator
Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me (2025)
as Self
Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple (2024)
as Self