Judi DenchJudi Dench as M in GoldenEyeDame Judi Dench (born December 9, 1934) is a renowned British stage, film and television actress. She was born in York as Judith Olivia Dench. In 1971, she married British actor Michael Williams, who died of cancer in 2001. They starred together in a British sitcom, A Fine Romance. In 1988 she was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE). She has also occasionally directed plays. Her many television appearances include the series As Time Goes By and the aforementioned A Fine Romance. Theatrical CareerIn 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. 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. She subsequently spent seasons in repetory in Oxford and Nottingham. 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. Dame Judi has also made numerous appearances in the West End and with the National Theatre in London. She is a multiple winner of the main awards for performances on the London stage, including a record six Laurence Olivier Awards. She has also appeared with success on Broadway. As she enters her seventies, Dame Judi remains probably the biggest draw on the London stage. She is often compared and contrasted with Dame Maggie Smith, another British actress of the same generation. Selected Filmography
James BondIn 1995 she took over the role of M in the James Bond franchise and has starred in the films:
In 2003 she also lent her voice in the James Bond video game, Everything or Nothing. In recent interviews she claimed to be returning to the role for the next James Bond film tentatively titled James Bond 21. Selected Awards and NominationsTheatre1997 - London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for Amy's View 1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for Absolute Hell 1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment for A Little Night Music 1987 - Laurence Olivier Award, Evening Standard Award and London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for Antony and Cleopatra 1984 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a New Play for Pack of Lies 1982 - London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for The Importance of Being Earnest and A Kind of Alaska 1980 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for Juno and the Paycock 1977 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for Macbeth Film and Television
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1977 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for Macbeth. (New York Magazine). 1980 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for Juno and the Paycock. The most striking performance - in large part non-performance - comes from the late Andrea Feldman as the flat-voiced, freaked-out daughter, a mass of psychotic confusion, infantile and heart-breaking. 1982 - London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for The Importance of Being Earnest and A Kind of Alaska. She was noted for her exhibitionist nature and heavy dependence on drugs, particularly amphetamines. 1984 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a New Play for Pack of Lies. Feldman’s suicide preceded the release of Heat, in which she had a significant role, by only three weeks. 1987 - Laurence Olivier Award, Evening Standard Award and London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for Antony and Cleopatra. Urban legend often mis-attributes the location of Feldman’s suicide to the Hotel Chelsea. 1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment for A Little Night Music. Feldman was holding a can of Coke in one hand and a rosary in the other when she jumped from the fourteenth floor of 51 Fifth Avenue & 12th St, NYC. 1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for Absolute Hell. In August of 1972, Andrea summoned several ex-boyfriends, including poet Jim Carroll, to the home of her parents so that they would be witness to her 'final starring role'; her suicide. 1997 - London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for Amy's View. Feldman was heavily involved in the Exploding Plastic Inevitable shows curated by Andy Warhol at which she would perform her famous whip-dance. In recent interviews she claimed to be returning to the role for the next James Bond film tentatively titled James Bond 21. A native New Yorker, she starred in several of Warhol’s underground movies before committing suicide in 1972. In 2003 she also lent her voice in the James Bond video game, Everything or Nothing. Andrea Feldman (also known as Andrea ‘Whips’ Feldman) (1948- 8 August 1972) was an actor and Warhol superstar. In 1995 she took over the role of M in the James Bond franchise and has starred in the films:. Heat (1972). She is often compared and contrasted with Dame Maggie Smith, another British actress of the same generation. Trash (1970). As she enters her seventies, Dame Judi remains probably the biggest draw on the London stage. Four Stars (1967) aka 24 Hour Movie. She has also appeared with success on Broadway. She is a multiple winner of the main awards for performances on the London stage, including a record six Laurence Olivier Awards. Dame Judi has also made numerous appearances in the West End and with the National Theatre in London. 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. She subsequently spent seasons in repetory in Oxford and Nottingham. 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. 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. Her many television appearances include the series As Time Goes By and the aforementioned A Fine Romance. She has also occasionally directed plays. In 1988 she was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE). They starred together in a British sitcom, A Fine Romance. In 1971, she married British actor Michael Williams, who died of cancer in 2001. She was born in York as Judith Olivia Dench. Dame Judi Dench (born December 9, 1934) is a renowned British stage, film and television actress. 1966 - Won BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for Four in the Morning. 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. 1999 - Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Shakespeare in Love. 2001 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Chocolat. 2002 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Actress for Iris. Die Another Day (2002). The World Is Not Enough (1999). Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). GoldenEye (1995). The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). The Shipping News (2001). Iris (2001). Tea With Mussolini (1999). Shakespeare in Love (1998). Brown). Brown (1997; also known as Her Majesty, Mrs. Mrs. Henry V (1989). A Handful of Dust (1987). A Room with a View (1985). |