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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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allelujah (2023) | Mary | - | - |
| 2 | Spirited (2022) | Dame Judi Dench | 7 | |
| 3 | Belfast (2021) | Granny | 7.1 | |
| 4 | Off the Rails (2021) | Diana | - | - |
| 5 | Blithe Spirit (2020) | Madame Arcati | 6 | |
| 6 | Artemis Fowl (2020) | Commander Root | 5.6 | |
| 7 | Six Minutes to Midnight (2020) | Miss Rocholl | 6.3 | |
| 8 | Cats (2019) | Old Deuteronomy | 5.1 | |
| 9 | Nothing Like a Dame (2018) | Self | 7.7 | |
| 10 | All Is True (2018) | Anne Shakespeare | 4 | |
| 11 | Red Joan (2018) | Joan Elizabeth Stanley | 6.5 | |
| 12 | Victoria & Abdul (2017) | Queen Victoria | 6.5 | |
| 13 | Murder on the Orient Express (2017) | Princess Dragomiroff | 6.8 | |
| 14 | Tulip Fever (2017) | The Abbess of St. Ursula | 6.6 | |
| 15 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) | Miss Avocet | 7.1 | |
| 16 | Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale (2015) | Paulina | - | - |
| 17 | Spectre (2015) Oscars 2016 | M (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
| 18 | Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015) | Mrs. Silver | 7.5 | |
| 19 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) | Evelyn Greenslade | 6.6 | |
| 20 | The Vote (2015) | Christine Metcalfe | - | - |
| 21 | Muse of Fire (2013) | Self | - | - |
| 22 | Philomena (2013) Oscars 2014 | Philomena | 7.7 | |
| 23 | Everything or Nothing (2012) | Self | 7.8 | |
| 24 | Stars in Shorts (2012) | Mary | - | - |
| 25 | Run For Your Wife (2012) | Bag Lady | - | - |
| 26 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) | Evelyn Greenslade | 7.2 | |
| 27 | Skyfall (2012) Top 100 by FilmGator | M | 7.9 | |
| 28 | My Week with Marilyn (2011) Oscars 2012 | Dame Sybil Thorndike | 6.9 | |
| 29 | Into the Woods (2011) | The Giant (voice) | - | - |
| 30 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) | Society Lady | 6.8 | |
| 31 | J. Edgar (2011) | Anna Marie Hoover | 6.3 | |
| 32 | Jane Eyre (2011) Oscars 2012 | Mrs. Fairfax | 7.3 | |
| 33 | James Bond Supports International Women's Day (2011) | M (voice) | 3 | |
| 34 | Rage (2009) | Mona Carvell | - | - |
| 35 | Nine (2009) Oscars 2010 | Lilli | 5 | |
| 36 | Quantum of Solace (2008) | M | 6.5 | |
| 37 | Doogal (2006) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 38 | Notes on a Scandal (2006) Oscars 2007 | Barbara Covett | 6.9 | |
| 39 | Casino Royale (2006) | M | 7.7 | |
| 40 | Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) Oscars 2006 | Mrs. Laura Henderson | 6.8 | |
| 41 | Pride & Prejudice (2005) Oscars 2006 | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | 7.5 | |
| 42 | Ladies in Lavender (2004) | Ursula | - | - |
| 43 | The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) | Aereon | 7 | |
| 44 | Home on the Range (2004) | Mrs. Caloway (voice) | 6.4 | |
| 45 | The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) | Lady Bracknell | 6.3 | |
| 46 | Die Another Day (2002) | M | 6.3 | |
| 47 | The Shipping News (2001) | Agnis Hamm | 7.1 | |
| 48 | Iris (2001) Oscars 2002 | Iris Murdoch | 7 | |
| 49 | Chocolat (2000) Oscars 2001 | Armande Voizin | 6.9 | |
| 50 | Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) Oscars 2001 | Narrator (voice) | 5 | |
| 51 | The World Is Not Enough (1999) | M | 6.5 | |
| 52 | Tea with Mussolini (1999) | Arabella | 8.5 | |
| 53 | Shakespeare in Love (1998) Oscars 1999 | Queen Elizabeth | 6.8 | |
| 54 | Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998) | Desiree Armfeldt (segment "Send In The Clowns") | - | - |
| 55 | Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) | M | 6.9 | |
| 56 | Mrs Brown (1997) Oscars 1998 | Queen Victoria | 6.5 | |
| 57 | Hamlet (1996) | Hecuba | 6.2 | |
| 58 | GoldenEye (1995) | M | 7.4 | |
| 59 | Jack & Sarah (1995) | Margaret | - | - |
| 60 | Henry V (1989) | Mistress Quickly | 7 | |
| 61 | 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) | Nora Doel | 4 | |
| 62 | A Room with a View (1985) | Eleanor Lavish | 6.3 | |
| 63 | Wetherby (1985) | Marcia Pilborough | 3 | |
| 64 | Macbeth (1979) | Lady Macbeth | - | - |
| 65 | A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) | Titania | - | - |
| 66 | A Study in Terror (1965) | Sally | - | - |
| 67 | Four in the Morning (1965) | Wife ("Judi") | 7 |

