Judith Olivia Dench, more commonly known as Judi Dench, is one of Britain's most popular and respected actresses. She has had a variety of roles on stage, screen and television.  Her claim to fame was in 1997 with her role as Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown.


Born on December 9, 1943, in York, England.  She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.  She has preformed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and at the Old Vic Theatre.  In 1980, she was awarded an Order of the British Empire and was named Dame Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II seven years later.  On February 5, 1971, she married Michael Williams, an actor. He died of cancer on January 11, 2001 at the age of 65.  Together they had one daughter.
2003: Bright Young Things
2003:
Home on the Range (voice)
2002: Die Another Day
2002: The Unforgettable Joan Sims
2002:
The Importance of Being Earnest
2001:
Iris
2001:
The Shipping News
2000:
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000:
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (narrator)
2000:
Chocolat
1999:
As Time Goes By
1999:
The World is Not Enough
1998:
Shakespeare in Love
1998:
Tea with Mussolini
1998: Hey, Mr. Producer! (Video)
1997:
Mrs. Brown
1997:
Tomorrow Never Dies
1995:
GoldenEye
1995:
Jack and Sarah
1992: As Time Goes By (TV series)
1991: Absolute Hell (TV)
1990: Can You Hear Me Thinking? (TV)
1989:
Henry V
1988:
A Handful of Dust
1988: Behaving Badly (TV)
1988: An Audience with Victoria Wood (TV)
1987:
84 Charing Cross Road
1986:
A Room with a View
1986: Ghosts (TV)
1985:
Wetherby
1985: The Angelic Conversation (narrator)
1985: Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (TV series)
1985: The Browning Version (TV)
1984: Playing Shakespeare (TV mini series)
1983:
Saigon: Year of the Cat (HBO Home Video)
1981: A Fine Romance (TV series)
1980: Love in a Cold Climate (TV mini series)
1979: Macbeth (TV)
1979: On Giant's Shoulders (TV)
1978: Comedy of Errors (TV)
1978: Langrishe Go Down (TV)
1974:
Dead Cert
1973: Luther
1968:
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1966:
Four in the Morning
1966: He Who Rides a Tiger
1966: Days to Come (TV)
1966: Talking to a Stranger (TV series)
1965: A Study in Terror
1964:
The Third Secret

Unknown date: Nela (narrator)

Director:
1989 Don't Look Back in Anger
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Judi Dench's Awards Page
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The Internet Movie Database
Mr. Showbiz Goes to the Oscars
E! Online
Playbill Online
Dame Judi Dench Website

As Time Goes By Central - An insane number of pictures!
As Time Goes By
Juliette Binoche (Chocolat) and Judi Dench at the Vanity Fair Oscar party. (2001)
Judi Dench - With a Crack in Her Voice
by John Miller
The newest biography on Judi Dench - published June 1999.
Paperback, 332 pages
Retail Price: $24.95
Judi Dench: A Great Deal of Laughter: An Authorized Biography
by Gerald Jacobs
Michael and Judi in 1999
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