Imogene Coca

. 1977 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for Macbeth. She died in Westport, Connecticut. 1980 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for Juno and the Paycock. Her later years were spent in relative solitude with only occasional appearances guest-starring on television and in small movie roles. 1982 - London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for The Importance of Being Earnest and A Kind of Alaska. She made one final performance on the Broadway stage as religious zealot Letitia Primrose in On the Twentieth Century, and was nominated for a Tony Award. 1984 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a New Play for Pack of Lies.

In 1960 she married her second husband, actor King Donovan. 1987 - Laurence Olivier Award, Evening Standard Award and London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for Antony and Cleopatra. Her first husband died in 1955. 1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment for A Little Night Music. She also had, briefly, her own series, The Imogene Coca Show. 1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for Absolute Hell. In the early days of live television she played opposite Sid Caesar in a sketch comedy program, Your Show of Shows, which was immensely popular from 1950 to 1954. 1997 - London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for Amy's View.

She came to prominence when she began to combine music with comedy: her first big critical success was in New Faces of 1934. In recent interviews she claimed to be returning to the role for the next James Bond film tentatively titled James Bond 21. She came to be featured as a headliner, appearing in Manhattan nightclubs, with music arranged by her first husband, Robert Burton. In 2003 she also lent her voice in the James Bond video game, Everything or Nothing. She moved from Philadelphia to seek a living as a dancer, starting in the chorus of the Broadway musical When You Smile. In 1995 she took over the role of M in the James Bond franchise and has starred in the films:. In her youth, she received piano, dance, and voice lessons. She is often compared and contrasted with Dame Maggie Smith, another British actress of the same generation.

She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of José Fernandez de Coca, a conductor, and his wife Sadie Brady, a dancer and magician's assistant. As she enters her seventies, Dame Judi remains probably the biggest draw on the London stage. Imogene Coca (November 18, 1908 - June 2, 2001) was an American comic actress. She has also appeared with success on Broadway. The Imogene Coca Show - 1955. She is a multiple winner of the main awards for performances on the London stage, including a record six Laurence Olivier Awards. Your Show of Shows - 1950. Dame Judi has also made numerous appearances in the West End and with the National Theatre in London.

On the Twentieth Century - 1978. In 1961 she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made numerous appearances with the company in Stratford and London over the next two decades, winning several best actress awards. The Girls in 509 - 1958. She subsequently spent seasons in repetory in Oxford and Nottingham. Concert Varieties - 1945. Dame Judi received her professional training at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and made her professional debut as Ophelia in Liverpool in 1957. All in Fun - 1940. In her native United Kingdom, Dame Judi has developed her reputation as arguably the greatest British actress of the post-1945 period primarily through her work in theatre, which has been her main forte throughout her career.

The Straw Hat Revue - 1939. Her many television appearances include the series As Time Goes By and the aforementioned A Fine Romance. Who's Who - 1938. She has also occasionally directed plays. New Faces of 1936 - 1936. In 1988 she was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE). Fools Rush In = 1934. They starred together in a British sitcom, A Fine Romance.

New Faces of 1934 - 1934. In 1971, she married British actor Michael Williams, who died of cancer in 2001. Flying Colors - 1932. She was born in York as Judith Olivia Dench. Shoot the Works - 1931. Dame Judi Dench (born December 9, 1934) is a renowned British stage, film and television actress. Garrick Gaieties -1930. 1966 - Won BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for Four in the Morning.

When You Smile - 1925. 1967 - Won BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress for Talking to a Stranger. 1987 - Won BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for A Room with a View. Brown. 1998 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Actress and won Golden Globe for Mrs.

Brown). Brown (1997; also known as Her Majesty, Mrs. Mrs. Henry V (1989).