Judi Dench

About

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...

Known for

BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967PlayhouseSeries • 1974Quantum of SolaceMovie • 2008Theatre 625Series • 1964Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesMovie • 2011Pride & PrejudiceMovie • 2005PerformanceSeries • 1991Casino RoyaleMovie • 2006SpectreMovie • 2015SkyfallMovie • 2012Die Another DayMovie • 2002The Chronicles of RiddickMovie • 2004Home on the RangeMovie • 2004The Hollow CrownSeries • 2012Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenMovie • 2016As Time Goes BySeries • 1992Screen OneSeries • 1989GoldenEyeMovie • 1995BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries • 1977Tomorrow Never DiesMovie • 1997My Week with MarilynMovie • 2011CatsMovie • 2019Murder on the Orient ExpressMovie • 2017