Started her professional career in 1957 on stage, her first television appearance was in 1959, her first Film in 1964.
Still making Movies at age 89.
Has appeared in more than 60 films and 48 television shows.
Won an Academy Award as best supporting Actress in Shakespeare in Love.
Also has won 6 BAFTA Awards, 7 Laurence Olivier Awards for the stage, and numerous other awards.
Last night I watched her in All is True playing William Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway.
Dame Judy Dench… one of the best.
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She was born in York just up the road from me. My Father in Law (Jack) went to school with her brother and her father was a doctor, Jack used to visit Judy and her brother at the surgery and play together in a back room…
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Has she died?
Not sure Bruce, one thing I am sure, she should not (and any other woman for that matter) have played M in Bond, that was a Man’s world.
I don’t think so Bruce, I think it was Bretricks appreciation of her…
Here’s an early glimpse.With another living legend.Brian Blessed
I saw her in the West End theatres many times in the 1960s and early 70s. Cannot remember what in but do remember one play was with Donald Sinden