The Judi Dench Handbook: Everything You Need to Know About Judi Dench

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).

Regarded by critics as one of the greatest actresses of the post-war period, and frequently named as the leading British actress in polls, Dench has received many award nominations for her acting in theatre, film and television; her awards include ten BAFTAs, seven Laurence Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award.

This book is your ultimate resource for Judi Dench. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about her Early life, Career, Personal life, and Filmography right away: My Week with Marilyn, Jane Eyre (2011 film), Nine (film), Rage (2009 film), Quantum of Solace (film), Go Inside to Greet the Light, Notes on a Scandal (film), Casino Royale (2006 film), The Magic Roundabout (film), Mrs Henderson Presents, Pride & Prejudice (2005 film), Ladies in Lavender, The Chronicles of Riddick, Home on the Range (film), Angelina Ballerina, Die Another Day, The Importance of Being Earnest (2002 film), The Shipping News (film), Iris (2001 film), Chocolat (2000 film), The Last of the Blonde Bombshells, Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport, The World Is Not Enough, Tea with Mussolini, Shakespeare in Love, Tomorrow Never Dies, Mrs. Brown, Hamlet (1996 film), GoldenEye, Jack and Sarah, Behaving Badly (TV serial), Henry V (1989 film), A Handful of Dust, 84 Charing Cross Road (film), A Room with a View (film), Wetherby (film), The Angelic Conversation (film), Langrishe, Go Down (film), Dead Cert (film), Luther (1973 film), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film), He Who Rides a Tiger, A Study in Terror, The Third Secret (film)

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