Judi Dench Add to My Celebs Age 77 Birthday Dec. 9th, 1934 Born in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK Height 5' 1"

Judi Dench's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) As Time Goes By (UK) Jean Hardca… Cranford (UK) Miss Matty … Angelina Ballerina (UK) Miss Lilly Parkinson (UK) Dame Judi D… Theatre 625 (UK) Terry Steve… A Fine Romance (UK) Laura Dalton Behaving Badly (UK) Bridget Mayor Jackanory (UK) Storyteller… Ooh La La! (UK) Amélie Talking to a Stranger (UK) Terry Steve…

Main Movie Roles 2011 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 - Jane Eyre 2011 - Bond 23 2009 - Nine 2008 - Quantum of Solace 2006 - Doogal 2006 - Notes on a Scandal 2006 - Casino Royale 2005 - Pride & Prejudice 2005 - Mrs Henderson Presents 2004 - The Chronicles of Riddick 2004 - Home on the Range 2002 - The Importance of Being Earnest 2002 - Die Another Day 2001 - The Shipping News 2000 - Chocolat 1999 - Tea with Mussolini 1999 - The World Is Not Enough 1998 - Shakespeare in Love 1997 - Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 - Mrs Brown 1996 - Hamlet 1995 - Goldeneye 1995 - Jack & Sarah 1989 - Henry V 1988 - A Handful of Dust 1987 - 84 Charing Cross Road 1986 - A Room with a View 1985 - The Angelic Conversation 1965 - A Study in Terror

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Attended Mount School in York, and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She has performed with Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and at Old Vic Theatre. She is a five-time BAFTA winner including Best Actress in a Comedy Series for "A Fine Romance" (1981) in which she appeared with her husband, Michael Williams (I), and Best Supporting Actress in A Handful of Dust (1988) and A Room with a View (1985) . She received an ACE award for her performance in the television series Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985) (TV). She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1970, and was created Dame of Order of the British Empire in 1988.


TRIVIA:

• Topped the poll in Britain's Finest Actresses, July 2005
• She was awarded the 'Laurence Olivier' (qv) Theatre Award in 1984 (1983 season) for Best Actress in a New Play for Pack of Lies.
• First female to portray the 007 series character "M" which she did in _GoldenEye (1995)_ (qv).
• She was awarded the 'Laurence Olivier' (qv) Theatre Award in 1988 (1987 season) for Best Actress in a New Play for Antony and Cleopatra.
• She was awarded the 'Laurence Olivier' (qv) Theatre Award in 1996 (1995 season) for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Absolute Hell at the Royal National Theatre Lyttleton Stage.
• Currently supporting the Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds Restoration Appeal (2005).
• Provides the narration for Spaceship Earth at Walt Disney World's Epcot in the 4th version (soft opening December 2007, final opening scheduled for February 2008).
• Awarded an honorary DLitt by Oxford University on 28 June 2000.

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