List of Judi Dench performances

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[[File:Judi Dench at the BAFTAs 2007 (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Dench at the [[60th British Academy Film Awards]] in 2007]]

[[File:Judi Dench at the BAFTAs 2007 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Dench at the [[60th British Academy Film Awards]] in 2007]]

[[Dame (title)|Dame]] [[Judi Dench]] is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the [[The Old Vic|Old Vic Company]]. Over the following few years, she played in several of [[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 for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer]]; however, most of her work during this period was in theatre.

[[Dame (title)|Dame]] [[Judi Dench]] is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the [[The Old Vic|Old Vic Company]]. Over the following few years, she played in several of [[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 for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer]] for the film ''[[Four in the Morning (1965 film)|Four in the Morning]]'' (1965); however, most of her work during this period was in theatre.

Over the next two decades, she established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre Company]] and the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. In television, she achieved success during this period, in the series ''[[A Fine Romance (1981 TV 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 (UK TV series)|As Time Goes By]]''.

Over the next two decades, she established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre Company]] and the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. In television, she achieved success during this period, in the series ''[[A Fine Romance (1981 TV series)|A Fine Romance]]'' from 1981 until 1984 and in 1992 began a continuing role in the television romantic dramedy series ''[[As Time Goes By (UK TV series)|As Time Goes By]]'' that lasted until 2005.

Her film appearances were infrequent until she was cast as [[M (James Bond)|M]] in ''[[GoldenEye]]'' (1995), a role she continued to play in [[James Bond in film]]s through to ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]''. The decision to portray M as female is often rumoured to have been inspired by the then-head of MI5, [[Stella Rimington]]. She has starred in many acclaimed films since then, and won an [[Academy Award]] as Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''. She has earned seven other nominations, for the films ''[[Mrs Brown]]'' (1997), ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]]'' (2000), ''[[Iris (2001 film)|Iris]]'' (2001), ''[[Mrs Henderson Presents]]'' (2005), ''[[Notes on a Scandal (film)|Notes on a Scandal]]'' (2006), ''[[Philomena (film)|Philomena]]'' (2013), and ''[[Belfast (film)|Belfast]]'' (2021).

Her film appearances were infrequent until she was cast as [[M (James Bond)|M]] in ''[[GoldenEye]]'' (1995), a role she continued to play in [[James Bond in film]]s through to ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'' (2015). The decision to portray M as female is often rumoured to have been inspired by the then-head of MI5, [[Stella Rimington]]. She has starred in many acclaimed films since then, and won an [[Academy Award]] as Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998). She has earned seven other nominations, for the films ''[[Mrs Brown]]'' (1997), ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]]'' (2000), ''[[Iris (2001 film)|Iris]]'' (2001), ''[[Mrs Henderson Presents]]'' (2005), ''[[Notes on a Scandal (film)|Notes on a Scandal]]'' (2006), ''[[Philomena (film)|Philomena]]'' (2013), and ''[[Belfast (film)|Belfast]]'' (2021).

She has also received a cumulative total of 27 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] nominations: fifteen for film and twelve for television, winning six and four respectively, for a grand total of ten altogether. Aside from her aforementioned Newcomer win, her other [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Film Award]] wins include ''[[A Room with a View (1985 film)|A Room with a View]]'' (1985), ''[[A Handful of Dust (film)|A Handful of Dust]]'' (1988), ''Mrs Brown'' (1997), ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998), and ''Iris'' (2001). Her [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA TV Award]] wins include ''[[Talking to a Stranger]]'' (1966), ''[[The Cherry Orchard (1981 film)|The Cherry Orchard]]'' (1981), ''A Fine Romance'' (1981–1984), and ''[[The Last of the Blonde Bombshells]]'' (2000).

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