Judi Dench
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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 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.
Known for
Credits
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
as Society Lady
Casino Royale (2006)
as M
Skyfall (2012)
as M
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
as Miss Avocet
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
as M
Quantum of Solace (2008)
as M
Die Another Day (2002)
as M
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
as Princess Dragomiroff
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
as The Fridge (voice)
Home on the Range (2004)
as Mrs. Caloway (voice)
Spectre (2015)
as M (uncredited)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
as M
GoldenEye (1995)
as M
Tulip Fever (2017)
as The Abbess of St. Ursula
Artemis Fowl (2020)
as Commander Root
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
as Queen Elizabeth
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
as Barbara Covett
A Room with a View (1986)
as Eleanor Lavish
Jane Eyre (2011)
as Mrs. Fairfax
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
as Aereon
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
as Evelyn Greenslade
Chocolat (2000)
as Armande Voizin
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
as Queen Victoria
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
as Dame Sybil Thorndike
Spirited (2022)
as Dame Judi Dench
Cats (2019)
as Old Deuteronomy
Red Joan (2018)
as Joan Elizabeth Stanley
J. Edgar (2011)
as Anna Marie Hoover
Blithe Spirit (2020)
as Madame Arcati
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
as Evelyn Greenslade
Belfast (2021)
as Granny
Philomena (2013)
as Philomena
Iris (2001)
as Iris Murdoch
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
as Nora Doel
Nine (2009)
as Lilli
Henry V (1989)
as Mistress Quickly
Hamlet (1996)
as Hecuba
The Shipping News (2001)
as Agnis Hamm
Six Minutes to Midnight (2020)
as Miss Rocholl
Nothing Like a Dame (2018)
as Self
Ladies in Lavender (2004)
as Ursula
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026)
as Self
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
as Lady Bracknell
A Handful of Dust (1988)
as Mrs. Beaver
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
as Mrs. Silver
Mrs Brown (1997)
as Queen Victoria
A Study in Terror (1965)
as Sally
Muse of Fire (2013)
as Self
Joke (2026)
Actor
Doogal (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
All Is True (2018)
as Anne Shakespeare
Absolute Hell (1991)
as Christine Foskett
The Big Night In (2020)
as Self
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (2002)
as Self
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
as Arabella
Everything or Nothing (2012)
as Self
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
as Mrs. Laura Henderson
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute (2002)
as Self
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022)
as Self
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002)
as Herself
Run For Your Wife (2012)
as Bag Lady
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)
as Cleopatra/Desiree Armfeldt
Six by Sondheim (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
as Elizabeth
Off the Rails (2021)
as Diana
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985)
as Dorrie Edgehill
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016)
as Self - Performer
Goldeneye: The Secret Files (1995)
as Self
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
as Titania
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998)
as Desiree Armfeldt (segment "Send In The Clowns")
HiT Favourites: Happy Children's Favourites (2006)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars (2012)
as Self
Jack & Sarah (1995)
as Margaret
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale (2015)
as Paulina
Best Ever Bond (2002)
as Self
Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action! (2003)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast (1995)
as Self
Four in the Morning (1965)
as Wife ("Judi")
Bugs! (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
My Homeland (1976)
as Reader
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema (2023)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage (2016)
as Self
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973 (1992)
as Narrator
Shaken and Stirred on Ice (2002)
as Self
Macbeth (1979)
as Lady Macbeth
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2022)
as Self
Born to be The King (2022)
as Narrator
Going Gently (1981)
as Sister Scarli
Allelujah (2023)
as Mary
Village Wooing (1979)
as Z
The Third Secret (1964)
as Miss Ada Humphries
The Vote (2015)
as Christine Metcalfe
Highly Classified: The World of 007 (1998)
as Self
Can You Hear Me Thinking? (1990)
as Anne
The Comedy of Errors (1978)
as Adriana
Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983)
as Barbara Dean
On Giant's Shoulders (1979)
as Hazel Wiles
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening (2002)
as Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"
He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)
as Joanne
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Kenneth Branagh (2025)
as Self
Stars in Shorts (2012)
as Mary
The Cherry Orchard (1962)
as Anya
Into the Woods (2011)
as The Giant (voice)
The Browning Version (1985)
as Millie Crocker-Harris
Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC (2015)
as Self (archive material)
Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On (2004)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
The Life of Shakespeare (2002)
as self
The Cherry Orchard (1981)
as Mme. Ranevsky
Wetherby (1985)
as Marcia Pilborough
A Dairy Tale (2004)
as Mrs. Calloway (voice)
Langrishe, Go Down (1978)
as Imogen Langrishe
Make and Break (1987)
as Mrs. Rogers
Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love (2004)
as Self
Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck (2006)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me (2025)
as Self
Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance (2005)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre (2021)
as Self - Preshow Announcement (voice)
Friend Request Pending (2011)
as Mary
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles (2006)
Actor
Dead Cert (1974)
as Laura Davidson
Rage (2009)
as Mona Carvell
Luther (1974)
as Katharina
James Bond Supports International Women's Day (2011)
as M (voice)
Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance (2005)
as Miss Lilly (voice)
Ghosts (1987)
as Helene Alving
Letters to My Younger Future Self (2026)
Actor
The Angelic Conversation (1987)
as (voice)
Palo Santo (2018)
as Mother of Palo Santo
Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen (2026)
as Self
Quintessentially British (2022)
as Self
Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees (2017)
as Self
I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth (2022)
as Self
We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom (2005)
as Narrator
Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple (2024)
as Self
Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre (2002)
as Self