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