Judi Dench's biography

Judi Dench is 88 years old film actor born at United Kingdom. She was born on Sunday 9th of December 1934. According to year of birth 1934 she belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 9th of December means she is Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a Fiery sign of Zodiac Belt. These people are highly learned and love to gain knowledge throughout their life.

She is native british english speaker. She is citizen of United Kingdom. Her primary profession is to be film actor. You can know her also as television actor, voice actor, autobiographer, stage actor, film director, theatrical director. She is recently known as actor.

Judi Dench's dad

Judi Dench's father's name is Reginald Arthur Dench.

Judi Dench's mom

Judi Dench's mother's name is Eleonora Olive Jones.

Judi Dench's family

Judi Dench's ex spouse

Michael Williams

Judi Dench and Michael Williams have been together since 1971 for 30 years.

She has 1 daughter.

Judi Dench's daughter: Finty Williams

Judi Dench's daughter's name is Finty Williams. She is known as actor. Her daughter was born on Sunday 24th of September 1972 in London.

Judi Dench's schools

We found 2 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Central School of Speech and Drama, Clifton Pre-preparatory School.

Detailed informations about her schools

Attended the Mount School and at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
As a girl she attended a Quaker school in York.

Judi Dench's career

Her main focus is to be film actor. You could see her also in Shakespeare in Love. She is also a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Awards and competitions

Judi Dench's Awards

She made history in 1996 as the first person to win two Laurence Olivier awards (for British theatre) for different roles.
Awarded an honorary DLitt by Oxford University on 28 June 2000.
Was awarded an honourary Litt.D. (Doctor in Letters) from Trinity College on Friday, 11th July, 2003.
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1984 (1983 season) for Best Actress in a New Play for Pack of Lies.
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1988 (1987 season) for Best Actress in a New Play for Antony and Cleopatra.
Presented with The Society's Special Award for her outstanding contribution to British theatre at the 2004 Laurence Olivier Awards. [February 2004]
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1996 (1995 season) for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in A Little Night Music at the Royal National Theatre Olivier Stage.
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1996 (1995 season) for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Absolute Hell at the Royal National Theatre Lyttleton Stage.
She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1999 (1998 season) for Best Actress for her performance in Filumena.
She was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of the 1997 season for her performance in Amy's View at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and then Aldwych theatres.
She was awarded the 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Special Award for her Outstanding Contributions to British Theatre.
She was awarded the 1982 London Critics' Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actress of 1981 for A Kind Of Alaska and The Importance of Being Earnest.
She was awarded the 1987 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actress for her performance in Anthony and Cleopatra.
She was awarded the 1987 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Anthony and Cleopatra.
She was awarded the 1982 London Evening Standard Award for Best Actress for her performance in A Kind of Alaska and The Importance of Being Earnest.
Even after winning so many acting awards, she still admits to being insecure and wanting to improve the next performance. She admits that she prefers stage first, television second and film in third place.
She was awarded the 1997 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Actress for her performance in Amy's View at the Royal National Theatre.
She was awarded the 1997 London Evening Standard Theatre Award: The Patricia Rothermere Award for her contributions to theatre.
Won Broadway's 1999 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for "Amy's View."
She was awarded a Companion of Honour in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
Awarded honorary D.Litt from the University of St Andrews, June 2008.
She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours List and awarded the DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1988 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama.
Was the 114th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Shakespeare in Love (1998) at The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) on March 21, 1999.
Won the Best Actress in a Revival Award in the 1980 Laurence Olivier Awards for her performance in 'Juno and the Paycock'.
She has won 8 Olivier Awards.

Judi Dench's Rankings

She was ranked second in the 2001 Orange Film Survey of the greatest British Film Actresses.

Judi Dench's Nominations

She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Chocolat in 2000
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for work Mrs. Brown in 1998
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for work Iris in 2002
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
She was nominated for Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress for work Iris in 2002
She was nominated for Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress for work Ladies in Lavender in 2005
She was nominated for European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film for work Philomena in 2014
She was nominated for European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film for work Victoria and Abdul in 2018
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

What Judi Dench has done for a first time

Her first stage appearance was as a snail in a play at her Quaker junior school.
She made history in 1996 as the first person to win two Laurence Olivier awards (for British theatre) for different roles.
Even after winning so many acting awards, she still admits to being insecure and wanting to improve the next performance. She admits that she prefers stage first, television second and film in third place.
First woman to portray the 007 series character "M", which she did in GoldenEye (1995).
She won a Bafta for her first major TV role.
Her first Shakespearean role was as Ophelia at 18 straight from drama school.
At her first film audition she was told 'Miss Dench, you have every single thing wrong with your face'.
She was only the second star to win an Oscar for what was basically a cameo appearance (Shakespeare in Love) The first was Anthony Quinn for Viva Zapata.

Judi Dench's quotes

[on her long marriage to Michael Williams] We were just happy to be in the same room together.
My only regret is that I didn't have more children.
I hate how people have been attacking Daniel Craig. It's despicable and it disgusts me. I have filmed with him in Prague and the Bahamas and he is a fine actor. He brings something new and edgy to the role. His critics will be proved wrong.
And then it was working with Bob Hoskins, who I had never worked with before - except radio. It was like being given a wonderful meal - full of the things you love most.
I don't like reading scripts very much. I like it better for someone to just explain to me what it is about this story.
I don't think anybody can be told how to act. I think you can give advice. But you have to find your own way through it.
The best moment of playing [William Shakespeare's] Juliet is the nanosecond when they offer you the part.
[Could she find love with anyone else?] It's not something that's ever happened. I've loved living in the same house, in the same grounds with my family. Sammy (grandson) was 4 when Michael died and he does look extraordinarily like him sometimes.
I am very un-divaish. Very rarely in 52 years in the business have I met anyone who has behaved in a selfish way.
I had no film career until Mrs Brown (1997), which Harvey Weinstein oversaw. He gave a lunch for me at the time and I told him I had his name tattooed on my bum. I hadn't, I had my make-up lady design something that I showed him. He's never forgotten it.
I'm always fearful. Fear in you generates a huge energy. You can use it. When I feel that mounting fear, I think, 'Oh yes, there it is'. It's like petrol.
You should take your job seriously but not yourself. That is the best combination.
Celebrate the things you can do and also try to do new things.
[on the Harvey Weinstein scandal] It's very hard when a lot of people concerned are great friends of yours. I feel loyal to them and at the same time I feel appalled by what has happened to a lot of young actresses who had no way of getting out.
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