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