Dame Judith Olivia Judi Dench CH DBE FRSA born 9 December 1934 is an English film stage and television actress Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeares 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 as Most Promising Newcomer however most of her work during this period was in theatre Not generally known as a singer she drew strong reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968 During the next two decades she established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company In television she achieved success during this period in the 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 Her film appearances were infrequent until she was cast as M in GoldenEye 1995 a role she played in each James Bond film until Skyfall 2012 She received several notable film awards for her role as Queen Victoria in Mrs Brown 1997 and has since been acclaimed for her work in such films as Shakespeare in Love 1998 Chocolat 2000 Iris 2001 Mrs Henderson Presents 2005 and Notes on a Scandal 2006 and the television production The Last of the Blonde Bombshells 2001 Regarded by critics as one of the greatest actresses of the postwar period and frequently named as the leading British actress in polls Dench has received many award nominations for her acting in theatre film and television her awards include ten BAFTAs seven Laurence Olivier Awards two Screen Actors Guild Awards two Golden Globes an Academy Award and a Tony Award She was married to actor Michael Williams from 1971 until his death in 2001 They are the parents of actress Finty Williams
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