1934-12-09 York, North Yorkshire, England
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.
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Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes | Self | 2025-04-12 |
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Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple | Self | 2024-08-18 |
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The Coronation Concert | Self (archive footage) | 2023-05-07 |
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Allelujah | Mary | 2023-03-17 |
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Judi Dench: Our National Treasure | Self (archive footage) | 2022-07-15 |
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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends | Self | 2022-05-03 |
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Spirited | Dame Judi Dench | 2022-11-10 |
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Quintessentially British | Self | 2022-10-27 |
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I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth | Self | 2022-07-03 |
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Born to be The King | Narrator | 2022-09-10 |
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The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre | Self - Preshow Announcement (voice) | 2021-06-06 |
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Belfast | Granny | 2021-11-12 |
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Off the Rails | Diana | 2021-07-23 |
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Artemis Fowl | Commander Root | 2020-05-29 |
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Six Minutes to Midnight | Miss Rocholl | 2020-10-15 |
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Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | 2020-11-10 |
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Cats | Old Deuteronomy | 2019-12-19 |
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All Is True | Anne Shakespeare | 2018-12-21 |
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Palo Santo | Mother of Palo Santo | 2018-07-06 |
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Nothing Like a Dame | Self | 2018-05-02 |
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Red Joan | Joan Elizabeth Stanley | 2018-09-13 |
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Victoria & Abdul | Queen Victoria | 2017-09-13 |
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Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees | Self | 2017-12-20 |
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Murder on the Orient Express | Princess Dragomiroff | 2017-11-03 |
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Tulip Fever | The Abbess of St. Ursula | 2017-07-13 |
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | Self - Performer | 2016-04-23 |
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Miss Avocet | 2016-09-27 |
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Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage | Self | 2016-12-30 |
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Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale | Paulina | 2015-11-30 |
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Evelyn Greenslade | 2015-02-26 |
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The Vote | Christine Metcalfe | 2015-05-07 |
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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot | Mrs. Silver | 2015-01-02 |
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Spectre | M (uncredited) | 2015-10-26 |
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Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC | Self (archive material) | 2015-11-08 |
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage | Cleopatra/Desiree Armfeldt | 2013-11-02 |
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Philomena | Philomena | 2013-11-01 |
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Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
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Six by Sondheim | Self (archive footage) | 2013-12-09 |
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Stars In Shorts | Mary | 2012-09-28 |
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Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars | Self | 2012-10-29 |
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Run For Your Wife | Bag Lady | 2012-05-16 |
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Evelyn Greenslade | 2012-02-23 |
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Skyfall | M | 2012-10-24 |
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Everything or Nothing | Self | 2012-10-05 |
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Friend Request Pending | Mary | 2011-10-13 |
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James Bond Supports International Women's Day | M (voice) | 2011-03-05 |
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Jane Eyre | Mrs. Fairfax | 2011-03-11 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Society Lady | 2011-05-15 |
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J. Edgar | Anna Marie Hoover | 2011-11-09 |
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My Week with Marilyn | Dame Sybil Thorndike | 2011-11-23 |
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Into the Woods | The Giant (voice) | 2011-03-31 |
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Nine | Lilli | 2009-12-03 |
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Rage | Mona Carvell | 2009-09-24 |
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Quantum of Solace | M | 2008-10-29 |
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Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles | 2006-07-17 | |
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Notes on a Scandal | Barbara Covett | 2006-12-25 |
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Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2006-09-05 |
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Doogal | Narrator (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
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Casino Royale | M | 2006-11-14 |
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Pride & Prejudice | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | 2005-09-16 |
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Mrs. Henderson Presents | Mrs. Laura Henderson | 2005-09-08 |
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Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2005-01-01 |
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We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom | Narrator | 2005-05-24 |
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Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2005-09-06 |
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Home on the Range | Mrs. Caloway (voice) | 2004-04-02 |
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Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love | Self | 2004-01-01 |
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The Chronicles of Riddick | Aereon | 2004-06-11 |
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A Dairy Tale | Mrs. Calloway (voice) | 2004-09-14 |
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Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2004-11-30 |
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Ladies in Lavender | Ursula | 2004-11-12 |
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Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action! | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2003-05-17 |
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Bugs! | Narrator (voice) | 2003-07-24 |
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The Life of Shakespeare | self | 2002-01-01 |
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Die Another Day: From Script to Screen | Self | 2002-11-20 |
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Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute | Self | 2002-12-22 |
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Shaken and Stirred on Ice | Self | 2002-01-01 |
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Best Ever Bond | Self | 2002-11-22 |
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Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening | Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" | 2002-01-01 |
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Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre | Self | 2002-12-11 |
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The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell | 2002-05-17 |
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Die Another Day | M | 2002-11-17 |
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The Shipping News | Agnis Hamm | 2001-12-18 |
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Iris | Iris Murdoch | 2001-12-14 |
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Chocolat | Armande Voizin | 2000-12-22 |
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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Elizabeth | 2000-08-26 |
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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport | Narrator (voice) | 2000-09-15 |
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Tea with Mussolini | Arabella | 1999-03-25 |
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The World Is Not Enough | M | 1999-11-17 |
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Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years | 1999-01-01 | |
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Highly Classified: The World of 007 | 1998-01-01 | |
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Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh | Desiree Armfeldt (segment "Send In The Clowns") | 1998-11-07 |
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Shakespeare in Love | Queen Elizabeth | 1998-12-11 |
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Tomorrow Never Dies | M | 1997-12-11 |
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Mrs Brown | Queen Victoria | 1997-07-18 |
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Hamlet | Hecuba | 1996-12-25 |
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GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast | Self | 1995-01-01 |
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Goldeneye: The Secret Files | Self | 1995-12-26 |
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Jack & Sarah | Margaret | 1995-06-02 |
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GoldenEye | M | 1995-11-16 |
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J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973 | Narrator | 1992-01-01 |
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Absolute Hell | Christine Foskett | 1991-10-05 |
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Can You Hear Me Thinking? | Anne | 1990-09-30 |
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Henry V | Mistress Quickly | 1989-10-05 |
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A Handful of Dust | Mrs. Beaver | 1988-06-24 |
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An Audience With Victoria Wood | Self | 1988-12-10 |
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One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage | Self (uncredited) | 1988-12-25 |
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Make and Break | Mrs. Rogers | 1987-01-02 |
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The Angelic Conversation | (voice) | 1987-02-28 |
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Ghosts | Helene Alving | 1987-06-14 |
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84 Charing Cross Road | Nora Doel | 1987-02-13 |
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Wetherby | Marcia Pilborough | 1985-06-19 |
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A Room with a View | Eleanor Lavish | 1985-12-13 |
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The Browning Version | Millie Crocker-Harris | 1985-12-31 |
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Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill | Dorrie Edgehill | 1985-12-15 |
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Saigon: Year of the Cat | Barbara Dean | 1983-11-29 |
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The Cherry Orchard | Mme. Ranevsky | 1981-10-13 |
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Going Gently | Sister Scarli | 1981-06-05 |
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Village Wooing | Z | 1979-04-17 |
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A Performance of Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | 1979-02-02 |
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On Giant's Shoulders | Hazel Wiles | 1979-03-28 |
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Langrishe, Go Down | Imogen Langrishe | 1978-09-20 |
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The Comedy of Errors | Adriana | 1978-10-17 |
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My Homeland | Reader | 1976-11-03 |
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Dead Cert | Laura Davidson | 1974-05-01 |
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Luther | Katharina | 1974-01-21 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Titania | 1968-09-30 |
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A Study in Terror | Sally | 1965-10-01 |
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He Who Rides a Tiger | Joanne | 1965-10-01 |
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Four in the Morning | Wife ("Judi") | 1965-12-16 |
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The Third Secret | Miss Ada Humphries | 1964-02-02 |
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The Cherry Orchard | Anya | 1962-04-17 |
