Cast

Judi Dench

1934

Active years (films on this site)

1985–2021

Genres

DramaBiographyComedyMysteryAction

Schools and movements

British CinemaBlockbuster Auteurs

Directors worked with

Stephen Frears2 filmsDavid Hare1 filmSam Mendes1 filmKenneth Branagh1 film

Biography

Dame Judith Olivia Dench is an English actress. Widely considered one of Britain's greatest actresses, she is noted for her versatile roles on stage and screen. Dench has garnered various accolades throughout a career that spans seven decades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, six British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), and seven Olivier Awards.

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Awards and honours

International

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1970
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1987
• Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1988
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1989
• honorary doctorate 1992
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1999
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1999
• Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1999
• BAFTA Fellowship 2001
• European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 2008
• Praemium Imperiale 2011
• honorary doctor of Harvard University 2017
• IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award 2023
• Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
• Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

National / local

• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress 1996
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1996
• Benjamin Franklin Medal 2000
• honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews 2008
• Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
• Laurence Olivier Awards
• Society of London Theatre Special Award
• honorary degree of the University of Leeds

5 films on this site

1. Wetherby 1985 · David Hare · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
2. Skyfall 2012 · Sam Mendes · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
3. Philomena 2013 · Stephen Frears · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
4. Victoria & Abdul 2017 · Stephen Frears · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
5. Belfast 2021 · Kenneth Branagh · IMDb 7.2 · Cast