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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Tea with Judi Dench | Self | 2025-12-22 |
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Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me | Self | 2025-12-27 |
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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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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends | Self | 2022-05-03 |
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Quintessentially British | Self | 2022-10-27 |
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Born to be The King | Narrator | 2022-09-10 |
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I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth | Self | 2022-07-03 |
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Spirited | Dame Judi Dench | 2022-11-10 |
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Judi Dench: Our National Treasure | Self (archive footage) | 2022-07-15 |
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Belfast | Granny | 2021-11-12 |
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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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Off the Rails | Diana | 2021-07-23 |
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Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | 2020-11-10 |
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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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Cats | Old Deuteronomy | 2019-12-19 |
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Nothing Like a Dame | Self | 2018-05-02 |
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Palo Santo | Mother of Palo Santo | 2018-07-06 |
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All Is True | Anne Shakespeare | 2018-12-21 |
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Red Joan | Joan Elizabeth Stanley | 2018-09-13 |
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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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Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage | Self | 2016-12-30 |
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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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Spectre | M (uncredited) | 2015-10-26 |
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Evelyn Greenslade | 2015-02-26 |
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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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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot | Mrs. Silver | 2015-01-02 |
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The Vote | Christine Metcalfe | 2015-05-07 |
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Philomena | Philomena | 2013-11-01 |
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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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Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
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Run For Your Wife | Bag Lady | 2012-05-16 |
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Stars in Shorts | Mary | 2012-09-28 |
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Everything or Nothing | Self | 2012-10-05 |
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Skyfall | M | 2012-10-24 |
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Evelyn Greenslade | 2012-02-23 |
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Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars | Self | 2012-10-29 |
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My Week with Marilyn | Dame Sybil Thorndike | 2011-11-23 |
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Friend Request Pending | Mary | 2011-10-13 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Society Lady | 2011-05-15 |
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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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J. Edgar | Anna Marie Hoover | 2011-11-09 |
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James Bond Supports International Women's Day | M (voice) | 2011-03-05 |
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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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Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2006-09-05 |
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Notes on a Scandal | Barbara Covett | 2006-12-25 |
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Doogal | Narrator (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
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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: Angelina's Princess Dance | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2005-09-06 |
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We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom | Narrator | 2005-05-24 |
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Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2005-01-01 |
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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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A Dairy Tale | Mrs. Calloway (voice) | 2004-09-14 |
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The Chronicles of Riddick | Aereon | 2004-06-11 |
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Ladies in Lavender | Ursula | 2004-11-12 |
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Home on the Range | Mrs. Caloway (voice) | 2004-04-02 |
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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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Bugs! | Narrator (voice) | 2003-07-24 |
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Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action! | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2003-05-17 |
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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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Shaken and Stirred on Ice | 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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Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre | Self | 2002-12-11 |
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Die Another Day | M | 2002-11-17 |
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The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell | 2002-05-17 |
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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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Iris | Iris Murdoch | 2001-12-14 |
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The Shipping News | Agnis Hamm | 2001-12-18 |
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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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Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years | 1999-01-01 | |
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The World Is Not Enough | M | 1999-11-17 |
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Shakespeare in Love | Queen Elizabeth | 1998-12-11 |
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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 | 1998-01-01 | |
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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 | Self | 1995-12-26 |
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GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast | Self | 1995-01-01 |
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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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One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage | Self (uncredited) | 1988-12-25 |
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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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Ghosts | Helene Alving | 1987-06-14 |
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84 Charing Cross Road | Nora Doel | 1987-02-13 |
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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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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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Wetherby | Marcia Pilborough | 1985-06-19 |
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The Browning Version | Millie Crocker-Harris | 1985-12-31 |
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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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A Performance of Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | 1979-02-02 |
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Village Wooing | Z | 1979-04-17 |
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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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He Who Rides a Tiger | Joanne | 1965-10-01 |
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A Study in Terror | Sally | 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 |
