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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 has played in each James Bond film since. 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).
Judi Dench at the National Theatre
Dev Patel Explains Genital Joke To Dame Judi Dench - The Graham Norton Show
Benedict Cumberbatch and Judi Dench. Hay Festival 2016
JUDI DENCH - CRAIG FERGUSON 2009
Dame Judi Dench causes havoc - Tracey Ullman's Show: Episode 1 Preview - BBC One
Jack O’Connell’s Bum Tattoo Shocks Dame Judi Dench - The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show S12E02 Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Of Monsters And Men YouTube
JUDI DENCH & ELTON JOHN Play University Challenge - The Graham Norton Show on BBC AMERICA
Judi Dench winning Best Supporting Actress
Dame Judi Dench sings "Send in the Clowns" - BBC Proms 2010
Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench on theatre, jokes, critics: excellence in film award 2016
Dame Judi Dench goes clubbing - The Graham Norton Show: Episode 4 Preview - BBC One