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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Joke | 2026-02-06 | |
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David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth | Self | 2026-05-08 |
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The Magic Faraway Tree | The Fridge (voice) | 2026-03-26 |
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Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me | Self | 2025-12-27 |
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Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes | Self | 2025-04-12 |
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Tea with Judi Dench | Self | 2025-12-22 |
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Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple | Self | 2024-08-18 |
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Allelujah | Mary | 2023-03-17 |
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The Coronation Concert | Self (archive footage) | 2023-05-07 |
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Sir Michael Caine – Vom Arbeiterkind zum Hollywoodstar | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 2023-03-14 |
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Judi Dench: Our National Treasure | Self (archive footage) | 2022-07-15 |
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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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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends | Self | 2022-05-03 |
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Born to be The King | Narrator | 2022-09-10 |
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Off the Rails | Diana | 2021-07-23 |
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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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Six Minutes to Midnight | Miss Rocholl | 2020-10-15 |
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Artemis Fowl | Commander Root | 2020-05-29 |
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The Big Night In | Self | 2020-04-23 |
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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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Nothing Like a Dame | Self | 2018-05-02 |
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Red Joan | Joan Elizabeth Stanley | 2018-09-13 |
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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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Tulip Fever | The Abbess of St. Ursula | 2017-07-13 |
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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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Victoria & Abdul | Queen Victoria | 2017-09-13 |
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Miss Avocet | 2016-09-28 |
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | Self - Performer | 2016-04-23 |
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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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Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC | Self (archive material) | 2015-11-08 |
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Spectre | M (uncredited) | 2015-10-26 |
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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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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Evelyn Greenslade | 2015-02-26 |
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage | Cleopatra/Desiree Armfeldt | 2013-11-02 |
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Six by Sondheim | Self (archive footage) | 2013-12-09 |
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Philomena | Philomena | 2013-11-01 |
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Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
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Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars | Self | 2012-10-29 |
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Stars in Shorts | Mary | 2012-09-28 |
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Evelyn Greenslade | 2012-02-23 |
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Everything or Nothing | Self | 2012-10-05 |
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Skyfall | M | 2012-10-24 |
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Run For Your Wife | Bag Lady | 2012-05-16 |
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James Bond Supports International Women's Day | M (voice) | 2011-03-05 |
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Friend Request Pending | Mary | 2011-10-13 |
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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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Jane Eyre | Mrs. Fairfax | 2011-03-11 |
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Into the Woods | The Giant (voice) | 2011-03-31 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Society Lady | 2011-05-15 |
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Rage | Mona Carvell | 2009-09-24 |
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Nine | Lilli | 2009-12-03 |
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Quantum of Solace | M | 2008-10-29 |
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Notes on a Scandal | Barbara Covett | 2006-12-25 |
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Casino Royale | M | 2006-11-14 |
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Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles | 2006-07-17 | |
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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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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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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Jean Pargetter (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-03-03 |
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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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The Chronicles of Riddick | Aereon | 2004-06-11 |
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Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2004-11-30 |
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Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love | Self | 2004-01-01 |
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Ladies in Lavender | Ursula | 2004-11-12 |
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A Dairy Tale | Mrs. Calloway (voice) | 2004-09-14 |
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Home on the Range | Mrs. Caloway (voice) | 2004-04-02 |
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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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Shaken and Stirred on Ice | Self | 2002-01-01 |
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Die Another Day: From Script to Screen | Self | 2002-11-20 |
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The Life of Shakespeare | self | 2002-01-01 |
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Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening | Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" | 2002-01-01 |
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Die Another Day | M | 2002-11-17 |
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Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute | Self | 2002-12-22 |
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Best Ever Bond | Self | 2002-11-22 |
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The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell | 2002-05-17 |
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Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre | Self | 2002-12-11 |
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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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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Elizabeth | 2000-08-26 |
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Chocolat | Armande Voizin | 2000-12-22 |
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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2000-09-15 |
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The World Is Not Enough | M | 1999-11-17 |
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Tea with Mussolini | Arabella | 1999-03-25 |
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Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years | 1999-01-01 | |
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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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Highly Classified: The World of 007 | Self | 1998-01-01 |
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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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Jack & Sarah | Margaret | 1995-06-02 |
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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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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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An Audience With Victoria Wood | Self | 1988-12-10 |
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A Handful of Dust | Mrs. Beaver | 1988-06-24 |
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One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage | Self (uncredited) | 1988-12-25 |
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84 Charing Cross Road | Nora Doel | 1987-02-13 |
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Ghosts | Helene Alving | 1987-06-14 |
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The Angelic Conversation | (voice) | 1987-02-28 |
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Make and Break | Mrs. Rogers | 1987-01-02 |
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A Room with a View | Eleanor Lavish | 1986-03-07 |
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Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill | Dorrie Edgehill | 1985-12-15 |
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The Browning Version | Millie Crocker-Harris | 1985-12-31 |
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Wetherby | Marcia Pilborough | 1985-06-19 |
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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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On Giant's Shoulders | Hazel Wiles | 1979-03-28 |
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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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The Comedy of Errors | Adriana | 1978-10-17 |
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Langrishe, Go Down | Imogen Langrishe | 1978-09-20 |
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My Homeland | Reader | 1976-11-03 |
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Luther | Katharina | 1974-01-21 |
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Dead Cert | Laura Davidson | 1974-05-01 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Titania | 1968-09-30 |
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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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A Study in Terror | Sally | 1965-10-01 |
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The Third Secret | Miss Ada Humphries | 1964-02-02 |
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The Cherry Orchard | Anya | 1962-04-17 |
