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Judi Dench
Acting

Judi Dench

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

9 Dec 1934

Age

92 Years

Born In

York, North Yorkshire, England

Total Projects

186

Years Active

77 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

The Magic Faraway Tree

movie

The Magic Faraway Tree

2026

The Magic Faraway Tree

as The Fridge (voice)

Joke

movie

Joke

2026

Joke

Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me

movie

Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me

2025

Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family and Me

as Self

Tea with Judi Dench

movie

Tea with Judi Dench

2025

Tea with Judi Dench

as Self

Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes

movie

Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes

2025

Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes

as Self

Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple

movie

Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple

2024

Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple

as Self

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

tv

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

2023

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

as Self

The Coronation Concert

movie

The Coronation Concert

2023

The Coronation Concert

as Self (archive footage)

Allelujah

movie

Allelujah

2023

Allelujah

as Mary

MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

movie

MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

2023

MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Spirited

movie

Spirited

2022

Spirited

as Dame Judi Dench

Quintessentially British

movie

Quintessentially British

2022

Quintessentially British

as Self

Louis Theroux Interviews

tv

Louis Theroux Interviews

2022

Louis Theroux Interviews

as Self

Born to be The King

movie

Born to be The King

2022

Born to be The King

as Narrator

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

movie

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

2022

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

as Self (archive footage)

I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth

movie

I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth

2022

I Remember It Well: Dame Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Bandreth

as Self

Remembers…

tv

Remembers…

2022

Remembers…

as Self

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

movie

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

2022

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

as Self

Belfast

movie

Belfast

2021

Belfast

as Granny

Off the Rails

movie

Off the Rails

2021

Off the Rails

as Diana

The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre

movie

The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre

2021

The Show Must Go On! - Live at the Palace Theatre

as Self - Preshow Announcement (voice)

Blithe Spirit

movie

Blithe Spirit

2020

Blithe Spirit

as Madame Arcati

Six Minutes to Midnight

movie

Six Minutes to Midnight

2020

Six Minutes to Midnight

as Miss Rocholl

Staged

tv

Staged

2020

Staged

as Judi

Artemis Fowl

movie

Artemis Fowl

2020

Artemis Fowl

as Commander Root

The Big Night In

movie

The Big Night In

2020

The Big Night In

as Self

Cats

movie

Cats

2019

Cats

as Old Deuteronomy

Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure

tv

Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure

2019

Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure

as Self

All Is True

movie

All Is True

2018

All Is True

as Anne Shakespeare

Red Joan

movie

Red Joan

2018

Red Joan

as Joan Elizabeth Stanley

Palo Santo

movie

Palo Santo

2018

Palo Santo

as Mother of Palo Santo

Nothing Like a Dame

movie

Nothing Like a Dame

2018

Nothing Like a Dame

as Self

Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees

movie

Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees

2017

Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees

as Self

Murder on the Orient Express

movie

Murder on the Orient Express

2017

Murder on the Orient Express

as Princess Dragomiroff

Victoria & Abdul

movie

Victoria & Abdul

2017

Victoria & Abdul

as Queen Victoria

Tulip Fever

movie

Tulip Fever

2017

Tulip Fever

as The Abbess of St. Ursula

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

movie

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

2016

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

as Self

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

movie

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

2016

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

as Miss Avocet

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

movie

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

as Self - Performer

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

movie

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

2015

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

as Paulina

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

movie

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

2015

Dames of Classic Drama at the BBC

as Self (archive material)

Spectre

movie

Spectre

2015

Spectre

as M (uncredited)

The Vote

movie

The Vote

2015

The Vote

as Christine Metcalfe

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

movie

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Evelyn Greenslade

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

movie

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

2015

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

as Mrs. Silver

Late Night with Seth Meyers

tv

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

tv

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Six by Sondheim

movie

Six by Sondheim

2013

Six by Sondheim

as Self (archive footage)

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

movie

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

as Cleopatra/Desiree Armfeldt

Philomena

movie

Philomena

2013

Philomena

as Philomena

Muse of Fire

movie

Muse of Fire

2013

Muse of Fire

as Self

Vicious

tv

Vicious

2013

Vicious

as Judi Dench (voice, uncredited)

Talking Pictures

tv

Talking Pictures

2013

Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

movie

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

2012

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

as Self

Skyfall

movie

Skyfall

2012

Skyfall

as M

Everything or Nothing

movie

Everything or Nothing

2012

Everything or Nothing

as Self

Stars in Shorts

movie

Stars in Shorts

2012

Stars in Shorts

as Mary

The Hollow Crown

tv

The Hollow Crown

2012

The Hollow Crown

as Cecily

Run For Your Wife

movie

Run For Your Wife

2012

Run For Your Wife

as Bag Lady

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

movie

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Evelyn Greenslade

My Week with Marilyn

movie

My Week with Marilyn

2011

My Week with Marilyn

as Dame Sybil Thorndike

J. Edgar

movie

J. Edgar

2011

J. Edgar

as Anna Marie Hoover

Friend Request Pending

movie

Friend Request Pending

2011

Friend Request Pending

as Mary

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

movie

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

as Society Lady

Into the Woods

movie

Into the Woods

2011

Into the Woods

as The Giant (voice)

Jane Eyre

movie

Jane Eyre

2011

Jane Eyre

as Mrs. Fairfax

James Bond Supports International Women's Day

movie

James Bond Supports International Women's Day

2011

James Bond Supports International Women's Day

as M (voice)

Nine

movie

Nine

2009

Nine

as Lilli

Rage

movie

Rage

2009

Rage

as Mona Carvell

Live from Studio Five

tv

Live from Studio Five

2009

Live from Studio Five

as Self

Quantum of Solace

movie

Quantum of Solace

2008

Quantum of Solace

as M

Cranford

tv

Cranford

2007

Cranford

as Miss Matilda Jenkyns

The Graham Norton Show

tv

The Graham Norton Show

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Notes on a Scandal

movie

Notes on a Scandal

2006

Notes on a Scandal

as Barbara Covett

Casino Royale

movie

Casino Royale

2006

Casino Royale

as M

Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck

movie

Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck

2006

Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck

as Miss Lilly (voice)

The One Show

tv

The One Show

2006

The One Show

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles

2006

Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles

Doogal

movie

Doogal

2006

Doogal

as Narrator (voice)

Pride & Prejudice

movie

Pride & Prejudice

2005

Pride & Prejudice

as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Mrs. Henderson Presents

movie

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005

Mrs. Henderson Presents

as Mrs. Laura Henderson

Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance

movie

Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance

2005

Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance

as Miss Lilly (voice)

CineRaya

movie

We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom

2005

We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom

as Narrator

CineRaya

movie

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Jean Pargetter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance

movie

Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance

2005

Angelina Ballerina: The Big Performance

as Miss Lilly (voice)

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

movie

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

2004

Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On

as Miss Lilly (voice)

Ladies in Lavender

movie

Ladies in Lavender

2004

Ladies in Lavender

as Ursula

Who Do You Think You Are?

tv

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

A Dairy Tale

movie

A Dairy Tale

2004

A Dairy Tale

as Mrs. Calloway (voice)

The Chronicles of Riddick

movie

The Chronicles of Riddick

2004

The Chronicles of Riddick

as Aereon

Home on the Range

movie

Home on the Range

2004

Home on the Range

as Mrs. Caloway (voice)

Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love

movie

Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love

2004

Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love

as Self

Bugs!

movie

Bugs!

2003

Bugs!

as Narrator (voice)

Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action!

movie

Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action!

2003

Angelina Ballerina - Lights, Camera, Action!

as Miss Lilly (voice)

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

movie

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

2002

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre

2002

Judi Dench Talks to Richard Eyre

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Best Ever Bond

2002

Best Ever Bond

as Self

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

movie

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

2002

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

as Self

Die Another Day

movie

Die Another Day

2002

Die Another Day

as M

The Importance of Being Earnest

movie

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002

The Importance of Being Earnest

as Lady Bracknell

Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening

movie

Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening

2002

Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening

as Performer: "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"

CineRaya

movie

The Life of Shakespeare

2002

The Life of Shakespeare

as self

CineRaya

movie

Shaken and Stirred on Ice

2002

Shaken and Stirred on Ice

as Self

The Shipping News

movie

The Shipping News

2001

The Shipping News

as Agnis Hamm

Iris

movie

Iris

2001

Iris

as Iris Murdoch

Angelina Ballerina

tv

Angelina Ballerina

2001

Angelina Ballerina

as Miss Lilly (voice)

Chocolat

movie

Chocolat

2000

Chocolat

as Armande Voizin

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

movie

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

2000

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

movie

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

as Elizabeth

The World Is Not Enough

movie

The World Is Not Enough

1999

The World Is Not Enough

as M

Tea with Mussolini

movie

Tea with Mussolini

1999

Tea with Mussolini

as Arabella

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

movie

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

1999

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

Shakespeare in Love

movie

Shakespeare in Love

1998

Shakespeare in Love

as Queen Elizabeth

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

movie

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

1998

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

as Desiree Armfeldt (segment "Send In The Clowns")

Parkinson

tv

Parkinson

1998

Parkinson

as Self

Highly Classified: The World of 007

movie

Highly Classified: The World of 007

1998

Highly Classified: The World of 007

as Self

Tomorrow Never Dies

movie

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

Tomorrow Never Dies

as M

Mrs Brown

movie

Mrs Brown

1997

Mrs Brown

as Queen Victoria

Hamlet

movie

Hamlet

1996

Hamlet

as Hecuba

Goldeneye: The Secret Files

movie

Goldeneye: The Secret Files

1995

Goldeneye: The Secret Files

as Self

GoldenEye

movie

GoldenEye

1995

GoldenEye

as M

Jack & Sarah

movie

Jack & Sarah

1995

Jack & Sarah

as Margaret

CineRaya

movie

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

1995

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

as Self

Middlemarch

tv

Middlemarch

1994

Middlemarch

HBO First Look

tv

HBO First Look

1992

HBO First Look

as Self

As Time Goes By

tv

As Time Goes By

1992

As Time Goes By

as Jean Pargetter

J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973

movie

J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973

1992

J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973

as Narrator

CineRaya

tv

Pebble Mill

1991

Pebble Mill

as Self

Absolute Hell

movie

Absolute Hell

1991

Absolute Hell

as Christine Foskett

Performance

tv

Performance

1991

Performance

as Christine Foskett

Can You Hear Me Thinking?

movie

Can You Hear Me Thinking?

1990

Can You Hear Me Thinking?

as Anne

Henry V

movie

Henry V

1989

Henry V

as Mistress Quickly

Behaving Badly

tv

Behaving Badly

1989

Behaving Badly

as Bridget Mayor

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

movie

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1988

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

as Self (uncredited)

An Audience With Victoria Wood

movie

An Audience With Victoria Wood

1988

An Audience With Victoria Wood

as Self

Countryfile

tv

Countryfile

1988

Countryfile

as Self

A Handful of Dust

movie

A Handful of Dust

1988

A Handful of Dust

as Mrs. Beaver

Going Live!

tv

Going Live!

1987

Going Live!

as Self

Ghosts

movie

Ghosts

1987

Ghosts

as Helene Alving

The Angelic Conversation

movie

The Angelic Conversation

1987

The Angelic Conversation

as (voice)

84 Charing Cross Road

movie

84 Charing Cross Road

1987

84 Charing Cross Road

as Nora Doel

Make and Break

movie

Make and Break

1987

Make and Break

as Mrs. Rogers

A Room with a View

movie

A Room with a View

1986

A Room with a View

as Eleanor Lavish

The Browning Version

movie

The Browning Version

1985

The Browning Version

as Millie Crocker-Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

movie

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

1985

Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill

as Dorrie Edgehill

Theatre Night

tv

Theatre Night

1985

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

tv

Theatre Night

1985

Theatre Night

as Helene Alving

Wetherby

movie

Wetherby

1985

Wetherby

as Marcia Pilborough

Playing Shakespeare

tv

Playing Shakespeare

1984

Playing Shakespeare

Saigon: Year of the Cat

movie

Saigon: Year of the Cat

1983

Saigon: Year of the Cat

as Barbara Dean

A Fine Romance

tv

A Fine Romance

1981

A Fine Romance

as Laura Dalton

The Cherry Orchard

movie

The Cherry Orchard

1981

The Cherry Orchard

as Mme. Ranevsky

Going Gently

movie

Going Gently

1981

Going Gently

as Sister Scarli

Love in a Cold Climate

tv

Love in a Cold Climate

1980

Love in a Cold Climate

as Aunt Sadie

CineRaya

movie

Village Wooing

1979

Village Wooing

as Z

On Giant's Shoulders

movie

On Giant's Shoulders

1979

On Giant's Shoulders

as Hazel Wiles

Macbeth

movie

Macbeth

1979

Macbeth

as Lady Macbeth

The Comedy of Errors

movie

The Comedy of Errors

1978

The Comedy of Errors

as Adriana

Langrishe, Go Down

movie

Langrishe, Go Down

1978

Langrishe, Go Down

as Imogen Langrishe

An Audience with...

tv

An Audience with...

1978

An Audience with...

as Self

BBC2 Play of the Week

tv

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Imogen Langrishe

BBC2 Play of the Week

tv

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Helen Wiles

My Homeland

movie

My Homeland

1976

My Homeland

as Reader

Dead Cert

movie

Dead Cert

1974

Dead Cert

as Laura Davidson

Playhouse

tv

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

as Sister Scarli

Luther

movie

Luther

1974

Luther

as Katharina

A Midsummer Night's Dream

movie

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Titania

Ooh La La!

tv

Ooh La La!

1968

Ooh La La!

as Amélie

Omnibus

tv

Omnibus

1967

Omnibus

as Self - Reading Poetry

ITV Playhouse

tv

ITV Playhouse

1967

ITV Playhouse

as Helen Payle

ITV Playhouse

tv

ITV Playhouse

1967

ITV Playhouse

as Z

Talking to a Stranger

tv

Talking to a Stranger

1966

Talking to a Stranger

as Terry Stevens - Daughter

Four in the Morning

movie

Four in the Morning

1965

Four in the Morning

as Wife ("Judi")

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Elizabeth Moris

A Study in Terror

movie

A Study in Terror

1965

A Study in Terror

as Sally

He Who Rides a Tiger

movie

He Who Rides a Tiger

1965

He Who Rides a Tiger

as Joanne

Theatre 625

tv

Theatre 625

1964

Theatre 625

as Valentine Wannop

Theatre 625

tv

Theatre 625

1964

Theatre 625

as Terry Stevens

Detective

tv

Detective

1964

Detective

as Charlotte Revel

The Third Secret

movie

The Third Secret

1964

The Third Secret

as Miss Ada Humphries

CineRaya

tv

Festival

1963

Festival

as Angela Thwaites

The Cherry Orchard

movie

The Cherry Orchard

1962

The Cherry Orchard

as Anya

An Age of Kings

tv

An Age of Kings

1960

An Age of Kings

as Katherine of Valois

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter / Winner

The Oscars

tv

The Oscars

1953

The Oscars

as Self

The BAFTA Awards

tv

The BAFTA Awards

1949

The BAFTA Awards

as Self

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