JUDI DENCH

Date of Birth: December 9, 1934

Born in Yorkshire England, Judi attended Mount School, and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Her first appearance on stage was in a play at her Quaker junior school. She played a snail.

Since her theater debut, she has performed with Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and at Old Vic Theatre.

The number of awards won for her performances in theater, film and television is phenomenal. She is a ten-time BAFTA winner including Best Actress in a Comedy Series for A Fine Romance (1981) in which she appeared with her husband, Michael Williams, and Best Supporting Actress in A Handful of Dust (1988) and A Room with a View (1986). She received an ACE award for her performance in the television series Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985). She made history in 1996 as the first person to win two Olivier awards (for British theater) for different roles. She has been nominated five times for an Academy award, including for her work in Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005). She won the golden statuette in 1999 for an eight-minute performance in Shakespeare In Love (1998). She also received a Tony award for her work in the Broadway production of Amy's View. In 2007, she received yet another Academy Award nomination for her work in Notes on a Scandal (2006).

In 1970 she was awarded the O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire), and in 1988, she was named Dame of the British Empire, for a career marked by outstanding performances in both classical and contemporary roles.

Dench has one daughter, Finty (b. 1972), with her late husband Michael. Michael passed away January 11, 2001 of lung cancer.

FILMOGRAPHY:

Nine (2009)
Rage (2009)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Doogal (2006)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Ladies in Lavender (2005)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Home on the Range (2004) (voice)
Die Another Day (2002)
The Importance Of Being Earnest (2002)
Iris (2001)
Thérèse Raquin (2001)
The Shipping News (2001)
Chocolat (2000)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Tea With Mussolini (1999)
Hey Mr. Producer (1998) (V)
Shakespeare In Love (1998)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Mrs. Brown (1997)
After Murder Park (1997)
Hamlet (1996)
Goldeneye (1995)
Jack and Sarah (1995)
Henry V (1989)
A Handful of Dust (1988)
84 Charing Cross Road (1986)
A Room with a View (1986)
Wetherby (1985)
Dead Cert (1974)
Luther (1973)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
Four in the Morning (1966)
He Who Rides a Tiger (1966)
A Study in Terror (1965)