Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Known for: Acting

Born: December 9, 1934

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 theatr…

Known for

Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal
2006
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents
2005
A Dairy Tale
A Dairy Tale
2004
Ladies in Lavender
Ladies in Lavender
2004
Macbeth
Macbeth
1979
Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre
2002
Bugs!
Bugs!
2003
Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown
1997
We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom
2005
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
2000
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
1981
Langrishe, Go Down
Langrishe, Go Down
1978
Ghosts
Ghosts
1987
Philomena
Philomena
2013
Absolute Hell
Absolute Hell
1991
I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth
I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth
2022
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
Friend Request Pending
Friend Request Pending
2011
J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973
J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973
1992
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
2022
Village Wooing
1979
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
2015
Going Gently
Going Gently
1981
Can You Hear Me Thinking?
Can You Hear Me Thinking?
1990
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul
2017
Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple
Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple
2024
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill
1985
Red Joan
Red Joan
2018
Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees
Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees
2017
On Giant's Shoulders
On Giant's Shoulders
1979
The Angelic Conversation
The Angelic Conversation
1987
Tea with Judi Dench
Tea with Judi Dench
2025
Chocolat
Chocolat
2000
Tea with Mussolini
Tea with Mussolini
1999
Iris
Iris
2001
Home on the Range
Home on the Range
2004
Skyfall
Skyfall
2012
Dead Cert
Dead Cert
1974
Four in the Morning
Four in the Morning
1965
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
2013
Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck
Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck
2006
Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance
Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance
2005
Make and Break
Make and Break
1987
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
Born to be The King
Born to be The King
2022
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016
My Homeland
My Homeland
1976
The Browning Version
The Browning Version
1985
James Bond Supports International Women's Day
James Bond Supports International Women's Day
2011
Nothing Like a Dame
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
Cats
Cats
2019
All Is True
All Is True
2018
He Who Rides a Tiger
He Who Rides a Tiger
1965
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
1978
The Life of Shakespeare
2002
Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action!
Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action!
2003
Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance
Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance
2005
Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me
Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me
2025
Jack & Sarah
Jack & Sarah
1995
84 Charing Cross Road
84 Charing Cross Road
1987
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening
2002
Wetherby
Wetherby
1985
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
2015
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
Luther
Luther
1974
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
2004
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love
2004
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace
2008
The Shipping News
The Shipping News
2001
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
2006
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
1962
Tulip Fever
Tulip Fever
2017
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
The Vote
The Vote
2015
Palo Santo
Palo Santo
2018
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
2020
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006
Nine
Nine
2009
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love
1998
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
1988
Belfast
Belfast
2021
Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes
Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes
2025
GoldenEye
GoldenEye
1995
Allelujah
Allelujah
2023
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough
1999
Die Another Day
Die Another Day
2002
J. Edgar
J. Edgar
2011
Everything or Nothing
Everything or Nothing
2012
Stars in Shorts
Stars in Shorts
2012
Off the Rails
Off the Rails
2021
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
1995
Henry V
Henry V
1989
Doogal
Doogal
2006
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
2011
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
Six Minutes to Midnight
Six Minutes to Midnight
2020
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror
1965
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968
Quintessentially British
Quintessentially British
2022
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl
2020
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
Rage
Rage
2009
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2022
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
2005
A Room with a View
A Room with a View
1986
Bond Girls Are Forever
Bond Girls Are Forever
2002
Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife
2012
Joke
Joke
2026
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
The Third Secret
The Third Secret
1964
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn
2011
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
2002
Shaken and Stirred on Ice
2002
Highly Classified: The World of 007
Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
2023
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026
An Audience With Victoria Wood
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim
2013
Into the Woods
Into the Woods
2011
The Coronation Concert
The Coronation Concert
2023
Hamlet
Hamlet
1996
Best Ever Bond
2002
The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre
The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre
2021
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Spirited
Spirited
2022
Spectre
Spectre
2015
The Big Night In
The Big Night In
2020
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
1992
The One Show
The One Show
2006
Staged
Staged
2020
A Fine Romance
A Fine Romance
1981
Talking to a Stranger
Talking to a Stranger
1966
Middlemarch
Middlemarch
1994
Cranford
Cranford
2007
Behaving Badly
Behaving Badly
1989
Pebble Mill
1991
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
Love in a Cold Climate
Love in a Cold Climate
1980
Angelina Ballerina
Angelina Ballerina
2001
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974
Live from Studio Five
Live from Studio Five
2009
Theatre Night
Theatre Night
1985
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
2013
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
Ooh La La!
Ooh La La!
1968
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
An Audience with...
An Audience with...
1978
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Playing Shakespeare
Playing Shakespeare
1984
Going Live!
Going Live!
1987
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
2012
Louis Theroux Interviews
Louis Theroux Interviews
2022
Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure
Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure
2019
Performance
Performance
1991
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
2023
The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards
1949
Parkinson
Parkinson
1998
Countryfile
Countryfile
1988
Omnibus
Omnibus
1967
An Age of Kings
An Age of Kings
1960
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Detective
Detective
1964
Festival
1963
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
1992
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964
Vicious
Vicious
2013
Remembers…
Remembers…
2022
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956
Screen One
Screen One
1989
Confession
1970