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Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, Companion of
Honour|CH, Order of the British Empire|DBE (born 9
December 1934) is a renowned United
Kingdom|British stage, film and television
actress. Judi came first in a poll to find
Britains best actress.

Dench was born in York, North Yorkshire, England.
In 1971, she married British actor Michael
Williams, who died of cancer in 2001.  They
starred together in a British sitcom, A Fine
Romance. In 1988, she was made a Order of the
British Empire|Dame Commander of the Order of the
British Empire (DBE); in 2005, she was made a
Order of the Companions of Honour|Companion of
Honour. She has also occasionally directed plays.

Her many television appearances include the series
 As Time Goes By and the aforementioned A Fine
Romance.

When she was thirteen, she entered
http://www.mount.n-yorks.sch.uk/ The Mount School
in York.  Today, she is a patron of
http://www.friends.org.uk/ Friends' School Saffron
Walden.

===Theatrical Career===
In her native United Kingdom, Dame Judi has
developed her reputation as arguably the greatest
British actress of the post-1945 period primarily
through her work in theatre, which has been her
main forté throughout her career.

Dame Judi received her professional training at
the Central School of Speech and Drama in London
and made her professional debut as Ophelia in
Liverpool in 1957. She subsequently spent seasons
in repertory in Oxford and Nottingham. In 1961 she
joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made
numerous appearances with the company in Stratford
and London over the next two decades, winning
several best actress awards.

Dame Judi has also made numerous appearances in
the West End Theatre|West End and with the
National Theatre in London. She is a multiple
winner of the main awards for performances on the
London stage, including a record six Laurence
Olivier Awards. She has also appeared with success
on Broadway.

As she enters her seventies, Dame Judi remains
probably the biggest draw on the London stage. She
is often compared and contrasted with Maggie
Smith|Dame Maggie Smith, another British actress
of the same generation.

===Selected Filmography===
* A Room with a View (1985)
* A Handful of Dust (1987)
* Henry V (1989 movie)|Henry V (1989)
* Mrs. Brown (1997; also known as Her Majesty,
Mrs. Brown)
* Shakespeare in Love (1998)
* Tea With Mussolini (1999)
* Chocolat (movie) | Chocolat (2000)
* Iris (movie)|Iris (2001)
* The Shipping News (2001)
* The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
* The Regina Monologues|The Simpsons (2004)

===James Bond===
In 1995 she took over the role of M (James Bond)|M
in the James Bond series and has appeared in the
films:
*GoldenEye (1995)
*Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
*The World Is Not Enough (1999)
*Die Another Day (2002)

Judi Dench has also been confirmed by the
producers of the Bond film series as returning to
the role for the 2006 film, Casino Royale (2006
film)|Casino Royale.

In 2004 she lent her voice for the role of M in
two James Bond video game|video games, Everything
or Nothing (video game)|Everything or Nothing and
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent.

===Selected Awards and Nominations===
====Theatre====
*1997 - London Critics' Circle Theatre
Awards|London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for
Best Actress for Amy's View
*1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
for Absolute Hell
*1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in
a Musical or Entertainment for A Little Night
Music
*1987 - Laurence Olivier Award, Evening Standard
Award and London Critics' Circle Theatre
Awards|London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for
Best Actress for Antony and Cleopatra
*1984 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in
a New Play for Pack of Lies
*1982 - London Critics' Circle Theatre
Awards|London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for
Best Actress for The Importance of Being Earnest
and A Kind of Alaska 
*1980 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in
a Revival for Juno and the Paycock
*1977 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in
a Revival for Macbeth

====Film and Television==== 
*2002 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Actress
for Iris
*2001 - Nominated Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress for Chocolat (movie) | Chocolat
*1999 - Won Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actress for Shakespeare in Love
*1998 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Actress
and won Golden Globe for Mrs. Brown
*1987 - Won British Academy of Film and Television
Arts|BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for A
Room with a View
*1967 - Won British Academy of Film and Television
Arts|BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress for
Talking to a Stranger
*1966 - Won British Academy of Film and Television
Arts|BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for
Four in the Morning

===External links===
*imdb name | id=0001132 | name=Judi Dench
*http://www.djdchronology.com/djdmainpage.htm
Unofficial Chronology
*http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?stor
yId=1960857 Judi Dench on Acting Regal