2008 Quantum of Solace - M 2007 Cranford - Miss Matty Jenkyns 2006 Notes on a Scandal - Barbara Covett 2006 Casino Royale - M 2006 Doogal - Narrator 2005 As Time Goes By - Jean (TV) 2005 Mrs Henderson Presents - Mrs. Laura Henderson 2005 Pride & Prejudice - Lady Catherine de Bourg 2004 A Dairy Tale - Mrs. Caloway 2004 Ladies in Lavender- Ursula 2004 The Chronicles of Riddick - Aereon 2004 Home on the Range - Mrs. Caloway 2002 Die Another Day - M 2002 The Importance of Being Earnest - Lady Augusta Bracknell 2001 The Shipping News - Agnis Hamm 2001 Iris - Iris Murdoch 2001 Angelina Ballerina - Miss Lilly (TV) 2000 Chocolat - Armande Voizin 2000 The Last of the Blonde Bombshells - Elizabeth 1999 The World Is Not Enough - M 1999 Tea with Mussolini - Arabella 1998 Shakespeare in Love - Queen Elizabeth 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies - M 1997 Mrs Brown - Queen Victoria 1996 Hamlet - Hecuba 1995 GoldenEye - M 1995 Jack & Sarah - Margaret 1994 Middlemarch - Voice of George Eliot (TV) 1992 The Torch - Aba (TV mini-series) 1991 Absolute Hell - Christine Foskett 1990 Can You Hear Me Thinking? - Anne 1989 Henry V - Mistress Quickly 1989 Behaving Badly - Bridget Mayor (TV mini-series) 1988 A Handful of Dust - Mrs. Beaver 1987 Ghosts - Mrs. Alving 1987 84 Charing Cross Road - Nora Doel 1985 A Room with a View - Eleanor Lavish, a novelist 1985 Wetherby - Marcia Pilborough 1985 The Browning Version - Millie Crocker-Harris 1985 The Angelic Conversation - Narrator 1985 Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill - Dorrie Edgehill 1984 A Fine Romance - Laura Dalton (TV) 1983 Saigon: Year of the Cat - Barbara Dean 1982 Spaceship Earth - Narrator 1981 The Cherry Orchard - Madame Ranevsky 1981 BBC2 Playhouse - Sister Scarli (TV) 1980 Love in a Cold Climate - Aunt Sadie (TV) 1979 ITV Playhouse - Z (TV) 1979 BBC2 Play of the Week - Hazel Wiles (TV) 1979 A Performance of Macbeth - Lady Macbeth 1978 The Comedy of Errors - Adriana 1978 Jackanory - Storyteller (TV) 1974 Dead Cert - Laura Davidson 1973 Ooh La La! - Amélie (TV) 1973 Luther - Katherine 1970 Confession - Woman (TV) 1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream - Titania 1966 BBC Play of the Month - Elizebeth Moris (TV) 1966 Theatre 625 - Terry Stevens - Daughter (TV) 1966 Talking to a Stranger - Terry Stevens - Daughter (TV mini-series) 1965 He Who Rides a Tiger - Joanne 1965 A Study in Terror - Sally Young 1965 The Troubleshooters - Gwyneth Evans (TV) 1965 Four in the Morning - Wife 1964 Detective - Charlotte Revel (TV) 1964 The Third Secret - Miss Humphries 1964 ITV Play of the Week - Dido Morgan (TV) 1964 Festival - Angela Thwaites (TV) 1963 Z Cars - Elena Collins (TV) 1962 The Cherry Orchard - Anya 1960 The Four Just Men - Anna (TV) 1960 An Age of Kings - Princess Katherine of France (TV) 1960 Armchair Theatre (TV) 1960 The Terrible Choice (TV ) 1959 Hilda Lessways - Hilda Lessways (TV) |
Was Judi Dench ever young? We know she was born and presume she must have been a young girl back in the 30's & 40's (although there may be few left who can claim to be a eye witness to those events). American audiences have only become familiar with her through her films work in the last decade so it seems to us she popped into being fully matured. As if singlehandedly setting out to prove that actresses aren't necessarily finished when they reach A Certain Age, Dame Judi Dench achieved her greatest fame and loudest plaudits while in her mid-sixties. Formerly known as one of the UK's finest Shakespearians, once she'd taken to screen acting in earnest she was continually Oscar-nominated, for her roles in Mrs Brown, Shakespeare In Love, Chocolat, Iris and Mrs Henderson Presents, and this despite a general aversion to film-making. Dench has stated that, in films, people are cast primarily because they LOOK like a character, whereas on stage, in an hour and a half, she has the opportunity and ability to convince the audience she is whatever she chooses to be. THAT's acting. In those rare instances when she did act in films as a young woman, Dench often delivered remarkable performances. She was memorable as a young wife in the little-seen "Four in the Morning" (1965) and was majestic as Titania in Peter Hall's filming of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1968). A long-revered stage and screen star in her native England, Tony- and Oscar-winning thespian Dame Judi Dench is known for playing strong-willed women in positions of authority. She began her career on the stage and is equally adept at comedy and the classics. She's earned critical acclaim and award nominations too numerous to list. Dench attended Mount School in York, and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She has performed with Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and at Old Vic Theatre. She is a five-time BAFTA winner including Best Actress in a Comedy Series for "A Fine Romance" in which she appeared with her husband, Michael Williams, and Best Supporting Actress in "A Handful of Dust" and "A Room with a View". She received an ACE award for her performance in the television series "Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill". She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1970, and was created Dame of Order of the British Empire in 1988. |
Academy Awards, USA 1999 - Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Shakespeare in Love Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, USA 2005 - Interactive Achievement Award Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female for: GoldenEye: Rogue Agent BAFTA Awards 2002 - BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Iris 2001 - BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: The Last of the Blonde Bombshells 2001 - Awarded Academy Fellowship 1999 - BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for: Shakespeare in Love 1998 - BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: Mrs Brown 1987 - BAFTA Film Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: A Room with a View 1985 - BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Performance for: "A Fine Romance" 1982 - BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: "A Fine Romance" Also for "BBC2 Playhouse: Going Gently" and The Cherry Orchard 1968 - BAFTA TV Award Best Actress for: "Talking to a Stranger" 1966 - BAFTA Film Award Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for: Four in the Morning BAFTA Awards, Scotland 1997 - BAFTA Scotland Award Best Actress - Film for: Mrs Brown British Independent Film Awards 2007 - British Independent Film Award Best Actress for: Notes on a Scandal Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 1982 - Broadcasting Press Guild Award Best Actress for: "A Fine Romance" Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1998 - CFCA Award Best Actress for: Mrs Brown Delta's Choice Awards 2007 - Best Supporting Actress for: Notes on a Scandal European Film Awards 2008 - Life Achievement Award Evening Standard British Film Awards 2007 - Evening Standard British Film Award Best Actress for: Notes on a Scandal Golden Globes, USA 2001 - Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: The Last of the Blonde Bombshells 1998 - Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Mrs Brown Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1999 - KCFCC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Shakespeare in Love London Critics Circle Film Awards 2009 - Dilys Powell Award 2007 - British Actress of the Year for: Notes on a Scandal 2002 - ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: Iris 1998 - ALFS Award British Actress of the Year for: Mrs Brown National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 1999 - NSFC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Shakespeare in Love Online Film Critics Society Awards 1998 - OFCS Award Best Actress for: Mrs Brown Satellite Awards 2008 - Satellite Award Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: "Cranford" 1998 - Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Mrs Brown Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001 - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for: Chocolat 1999 - Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: Shakespeare in Love ShoWest Convention, USA 2001 - ShoWest Award Supporting Actress of the Year Taormina International Film Festival 2004 - Taormina Arte Award |