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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Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me | Self | 2025-12-27 |
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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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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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Belfast | Granny | 2021-11-12 |
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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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Six Minutes to Midnight | Miss Rocholl | 2020-10-15 |
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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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The Big Night In | Self | 2020-04-23 |
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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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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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Red Joan | Joan Elizabeth Stanley | 2018-09-13 |
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Victoria & Abdul | Queen Victoria | 2017-09-13 |
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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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Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees | Self | 2017-12-20 |
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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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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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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Evelyn Greenslade | 2015-02-26 |
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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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Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
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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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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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Into the Woods | The Giant (voice) | 2011-03-31 |
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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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J. Edgar | Anna Marie Hoover | 2011-11-09 |
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Jane Eyre | Mrs. Fairfax | 2011-03-11 |
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My Week with Marilyn | Dame Sybil Thorndike | 2011-11-23 |
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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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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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Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles | 2006-07-17 | |
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Casino Royale | M | 2006-11-14 |
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Notes on a Scandal | Barbara Covett | 2006-12-25 |
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Pride & Prejudice | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | 2005-09-16 |
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Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance | Miss Lilly (voice) | 2005-01-01 |
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Mrs. Henderson Presents | Mrs. Laura Henderson | 2005-09-08 |
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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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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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Ladies in Lavender | Ursula | 2004-11-12 |
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Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love | Self | 2004-01-01 |
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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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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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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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Die Another Day | M | 2002-11-17 |
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Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute | Self | 2002-12-22 |
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Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening | Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" | 2002-01-01 |
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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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Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre | Self | 2002-12-11 |
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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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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport | Narrator (voice) | 2000-09-15 |
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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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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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Tea with Mussolini | Arabella | 1999-03-25 |
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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 | M | 1995-11-16 |
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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: The Secret Files | Self | 1995-12-26 |
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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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84 Charing Cross Road | Nora Doel | 1987-02-13 |
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Ghosts | Helene Alving | 1987-06-14 |
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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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The Browning Version | Millie Crocker-Harris | 1985-12-31 |
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Wetherby | Marcia Pilborough | 1985-06-19 |
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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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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 |
