Judi Dench biography
Judi Dench is an English actress (born 1934), born on 9 December 1934 in York.
Judi Dench's screen career began in 1959 with ITV Play of the Week, playing Dido Morgan.
Judi Dench has appeared in 76 films and 46 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Magic Faraway Tree (2026), Joke (2026), Allelujah (2022).
Honours include Laurence Olivier Awards, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Praemium Imperiale.
- Also known as
- Dame Judi Dench
- Born
- 9 December 1934 (age 91)
- Birthplace
- York
- Work
- Film actor, Television actor, Voice actor, Autobiographer, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Awards
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Praemium Imperiale
- BAFTA Fellowship
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Judi Dench filmography
76 films and 46 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Magic Faraway Tree | The Fridge | Voice | |
| 2026 | Joke | Farmer | Short film | |
| 2022 | Allelujah | Mary | ||
| 2021 | Belfast | Granny | ||
| 2021 | Off the Rails | Diana | ||
| 2020 | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | ||
| 2020 | Six Minutes to Midnight | Miss Rocholl | ||
| 2020 | Artemis Fowl | Commander Julius Root | ||
| 2019 | Cats | Old Deuteronomy | ||
| 2018 | Red Joan | Joan Stanley | ||
| 2018 | All Is True | Anne Hathaway | ||
| 2017 | Murder on the Orient Express | Princess Natalia Dragomiroff | ||
| 2017 | Victoria and Abdul | English | ||
| 2017 | Tulip Fever | The Abbess | ||
| 2017 | Victoria & Abdul | Queen Victoria | ||
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Miss Esmeralda Avocet | ||
| 2016 | Richard III | |||
| 2016 | Henry VI, Part 1 | |||
| 2015 | Spectre | M | Cameo; Uncredited | |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Evelyn Greenslade | 2015 The Lady in the Van | |
| 2013 | Philomena | Philomena Lee | ||
| 2012 | Skyfall | M | ||
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | English | ||
| 2012 | Run for Your Wife | Bag Lady | Cameo | |
| 2012 | 007 Legends | M | Voice and likeness |
Show all 76 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Evelyn Greenslade | ||
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Anna Marie Hoover | ||
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Society Lady | Cameo | |
| 2011 | My Week with Marilyn | Dame Sybil Thorndike | ||
| 2011 | Jane Eyre | Mrs. Alice Fairfax | ||
| 2011 | Friend Request Pending | Mary | Short film | |
| 2010 | James Bond 007: Blood Stone | M | Voice and likeness | |
| 2010 | GoldenEye 007 | M | Voice and likeness | |
| 2009 | Rage | Mona Carvell | ||
| 2009 | Nine | Lilli | ||
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | M | ||
| 2008 | 007: Quantum of Solace | M | Voice and likeness | |
| 2006 | Notes on a Scandal | Barbara Covett | ||
| 2006 | Casino Royale | M | ||
| 2006 | Doogal | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | ||
| 2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Laura Henderson | ||
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick | Aereon | ||
| 2004 | Ladies in Lavender | Ursula Widdington | ||
| 2004 | James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing | M | Voice and likeness | |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Mrs. Caloway | Voice | |
| 2004 | GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | M | Voice and likeness | |
| 2003 | Bugss! A Rainforest Adventure | Voice; documentary film about insects in Borneo. | ||
| 2002 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Lady Bracknell | ||
| 2002 | Die Another Day | M | ||
| 2001 | The Shipping News | Agnis Hamm | ||
| 2001 | Iris | Iris Murdoch | ||
| 2000 | Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport | Narrator | Voice; Documentary film | |
| 2000 | Chocolat | Armande Voizin | ||
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | M | ||
| 1999 | Tea with Mussolini | Arabella | ||
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Elizabeth I | ||
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | M | ||
| 1997 | Mrs Brown | Queen Victoria | ||
| 1996 | Hamlet | Hecuba | ||
| 1995 | Jack and Sarah | Margaret | ||
| 1995 | GoldenEye | M | ||
| 1989 | Henry V | Mistress Nell Quickly | ||
| 1988 | A Handful of Dust | Mrs. Beaver | ||
| 1987 | 84 Charing Cross Road | Nora Doel | ||
| 1985 | A Room with a View | Eleanor Lavish | ||
| 1985 | The Angelic Conversation | Narrator | Voice | |
| 1985 | Wetherby | Marcia Pilborough | ||
| 1979 | Macbeth | English | ||
| 1974 | Dead Cert | Laura Davidson | ||
| 1974 | Luther | Katharina von Bora | ||
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Titania | ||
| 1965 | He Who Rides a Tiger | Joanne | ||
| 1965 | Four in the Morning | Wife | ||
| 1965 | A Study in Terror | Sally | ||
| 1964 | The Third Secret | Miss Humphries |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Hollow Crown | Cecily, Duchess of York | Episode: "Richard III" | |
| 2015 | The Vote | Christine Metcalfe | Television film | |
| 2014 | Roald Dahl's Esio Trot | Ms. Silver | Television film | |
| 2009 | Return to Cranford | Miss Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns | Mini-series | |
| 2007 | Cranford | Miss Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns | Mini-series | |
| 2002 | Angelina Ballerina | Miss Lilly | Series (23 episodes); voice | |
| 2000 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Elizabeth | Television film | |
| 1996 | The Great War: 1914-1918 | Narrator | BBC Documentary Mini-series | |
| 1996 | A Film Portrait of J. R. R. Tolkien | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 1994 | Middlemarch | George Eliot | 2 episodes; voice | |
| 1993 | ABC For Kids | Announcer | Children's programming | |
| 1992 | The Torch | Aba | Mini-series | |
| 1992 | As Time Goes By | Jean Hardcastle | Series (67 episodes; 1992 to 2005) | |
| 1991 | Performance | Christine Foskett | Play: Absolute Hell | |
| 1990 | Screen One | Anna | Episode: "Can You Hear Me Thinking?" | |
| 1989 | Behaving Badly | Bridget Mayor | Mini-series | |
| 1987 | Theatre Night | Mrs. Alving/Mrs. Rogers | 2 episodes | |
| 1985 | The Browning Version | Millie Crocker-Harris | TV movie | |
| 1985 | Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill | Dorrie Edgehill | TV movie | |
| 1983 | Saigon: Year of the Cat | Barbara Dean | TV movie | |
| 1981 | The Cherry Orchard | Mme. Ranevsky | TV movie | |
| 1981 | BBC2 Playhouse | Sister Scarli | Episode: "Going Gently" | |
| 1981 | A Fine Romance | Laura Dalton | Series (26 episodes; 1981 to 1984) | |
| 1980 | Love in a Cold Climate | Aunt Sadie | Mini-series (8 episodes) | |
| 1979 | On Giant's Shoulders | Hazel Wiles | TV movie |
Show all 46 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | A Performance of Macbeth by William Shakespeare | Lady Macbeth | Videotaped version of RSC production | |
| 1978 | Langrishe, Go Down | Imogen Langrishe | Miniseries | |
| 1974 | 2nd House | Unknown | Episode: "Frank's for the Memory" | |
| 1973 | Ooh La La! | Amélie | Episode: "Keep an Eye on Amélie" | |
| 1970 | Confession | Woman | Episode: "Neighbours" | |
| 1968 | Jackanory | Storyteller | 12 episodes | |
| 1968 | ITV Playhouse | Helen Payle/Z | 2 episodes | |
| 1966 | Play of the Month | Elizebeth Moris | Episode: "Days to Come" | |
| 1966 | Court Martial | Marthe | Episode: "Let No Man Speak" | |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters | Gwyneth Evans | Episode: "Safety Man" | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625: Parade's End | Valentine Wannop/Terry Stevens | 4 episodes, including Talking to a Stranger | |
| 1964 | Festival | Angela Thwaites | Episode: "August for the People" | |
| 1964 | Detective | Charlotte Revel | Episode: "Dishonoured Bones" | |
| 1963 | Z-Cars | Elena Collins | Episode: "Made for Each Other" | |
| 1962 | The Cherry Orchard | Anya | ||
| 1960 | The Terrible Choice | Good Angel | Series | |
| 1960 | The Four Just Men | Anna | Episode: "Treviso Dam" | |
| 1960 | Armchair Theatre | Emily Strachan | Episode: "Pink String and Sealing Wax" | |
| 1960 | An Age of Kings | Katherine of France | 2 episodes | |
| 1959 | ITV Play of the Week | Dido Morgan | Play: Family on Trial | |
| 1959 | Hilda Lessways | Hilda Lessways | Miniseries |