Age: 86
Birthday: 9th December
Dame Judi Dench is an English actress. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years, she performed in several of Shakespeare's plays, in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. She also drew rave reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968.
Over the next two decades, Dench established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She received critical acclaim for her work on television during this period, in the series A Fine Romance (1981–1984) and As Time Goes By (1992–2005), in both of which she held starring roles. Her film appearances were infrequent, and included supporting roles in major films, such as A Room with a View (1986), before she rose to international fame as M in GoldenEye (1995), a role she continued to play in James Bond films until Spectre (2015).
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS: 7 WIN: 1
2014 - Best Leading Actress: PHILOMENA
2007 - Best Leading Actress: NOTES ON A SCANDAL
2006 - Best Leading Actress: MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS
2002 - Best Leading Actress: IRIS
2001 - Best Supporting Actress: CHOCOLAT
1999 - WIN: Best Supporting Actress: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
1998 - Best Leading Actress: MRS BROWN
BAFTA NOMINATIONS: 26 WIN: 9
2014 - Best Leading Actress: PHILOMENA
2013 - Best Supporting Actress: SKYFALL
2012 - Best Supporting Actress: MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
2008 - Best Leading TV Actress: CRANFORD
2007 - Best Leading Actress: NOTES ON A SCANDAL
2006 - Best Leading Actress: MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS
2002 - Best Leading Actress: IRIS
2002 - Best Supporting Actress: THE SHIPPING NEWS
2001 - WIN: Best Leading TV Actress: THE LAST OF THE BLONDE BOMBSHELLS
2001 - Best Supporting Actress: CHOCOLAT
1999 - WIN: Best Supporting Actress: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
1998 - WIN: Best Leading Actress: MRS BROWN
1998 - Best Leading TV Actress: AS TIME GOES BY
1990 - Best TV Actress: BEHAVING BADLY
1989 - WIN: Best Supporting Actress: A HANDFUL OF DUST
1988 - Best Supporting Actress: 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD
1987 - WIN: Best Supporting Actress: A ROOM WITH A VIEW
1986 - Best Supporting Actress: WETHERBY
1985 - WIN: Best TV Actress: A FINE ROMANCE
1984 - Best TV Actress: SAIGON - YEAR OF THE CAT
1984 - Best TV Actress: A FINE ROMANCE
1983 - Best TV Actress: A FINE ROMANCE
1982 - WIN: Best TV Actress: A FINE ROMANCE / BBC2 PLAY OF THE WEEK / ITV PLAYHOUSE
1980 - Best TV Actress: A PERFORMANCE OF MACBETH / BBC2 PLAY OF THE WEEK / ITV PLAYHOUSE
1968 - WIN: Best TV Actress: TALKING TO A STRANGER
1966 - WIN: Best Leading Actress: FOUR IN THE MORNING
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS: 12 WIN: 2
2018 - Best Leading Actress: VICTORIA & ABDUL
2014 - Best Leading Actress: PHILOMENA
2013 - Best Leading Actress: THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
2011 - Best Leading TV Actress: CRANFORD
2009 - Best Leading TV Actress: CRANFORD
2007 - Best Leading Actress: NOTES ON A SCANDAL
2006 - Best Leading Actress: MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS
2002 - Best Leading Actress: IRIS
2001 - Best Supporting Actress: CHOCOLAT
2001 - WIN: Best Leading TV Actress: THE LAST OF THE BLONDE BOMBSHELLS
1999 - Best Supporting Actress: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
1998 - WIN: Best Leading Actress: MRS BROWN
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