Dench, Dame Judi (j
`dē dĕnch), 1934–, British actress, b. York, England, as Judith Olivia Dench. She studied at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, London, and made her debut (1957) as Ophelia in the Old Vic's production of Hamlet. In addition to her many Shakespearean parts, she has exhibited her great versatility in dramas by Chekhov, Brecht, Noel Coward, Shaw, Pirandello, and many others, as well as in such musicals as Cabaret (1968) and A Little Night Music (1996). She won plaudits in David Hare's Amy's Way, both in the West End (1998) and on Broadway (1999). Primarily a stage actress, she has also appeared in films—84 Charing Cross Road (1987); the critically acclaimed Mrs. Brown (1997), in which she played Queen Victoria; Shakespeare in Love (1998), for which she won an Academy Award for her role as Queen Elizabeth I; Tea with Mussolini (1999); and Iris (2001), a portrayal of the late years of the novelist Iris Murdoch Murdoch, Dame Iris (Dame Jean Iris Murdoch) , 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, b. Dublin, Ireland. In 1948 she was named lecturer in philosophy at Oxford, and in 1963 she was made an honorary fellow of St. Anne's College, Oxford.
..... Click the link for more information. . She has also appeared frequently on British television. Dench began directing plays in 1988.
`dē dĕnch), 1934–, British actress, b. York, England, as Judith Olivia Dench. She studied at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, London, and made her debut (1957) as Ophelia in the Old Vic's production of Hamlet. In addition to her many Shakespearean parts, she has exhibited her great versatility in dramas by Chekhov, Brecht, Noel Coward, Shaw, Pirandello, and many others, as well as in such musicals as Cabaret (1968) and A Little Night Music (1996). She won plaudits in David Hare's Amy's Way, both in the West End (1998) and on Broadway (1999). Primarily a stage actress, she has also appeared in films—84 Charing Cross Road (1987); the critically acclaimed Mrs. Brown (1997), in which she played Queen Victoria; Shakespeare in Love (1998), for which she won an Academy Award for her role as Queen Elizabeth I; Tea with Mussolini (1999); and Iris (2001), a portrayal of the late years of the novelist Iris Murdoch Murdoch, Dame Iris (Dame Jean Iris Murdoch) , 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, b. Dublin, Ireland. In 1948 she was named lecturer in philosophy at Oxford, and in 1963 she was made an honorary fellow of St. Anne's College, Oxford...... Click the link for more information. . She has also appeared frequently on British television. Dench began directing plays in 1988.
Bibliography
See biography by G. Jacobs (1985).
Dench, Dame Judi(th Olivia)
(born Dec. 9, 1934, York, Yorkshire, Eng.) British actress. She made her stage debut in 1957 as Ophelia in Hamlet, and Shakespearean works became her specialty. She also performed in musical roles, starring in the London premiere of Cabaret in 1968. Among her many other notable credits were the 1981–84 TV series A Fine Romance and the films 84 Charing Cross Road (1986), Mrs. Brown (1997)—in which she starred as Queen Victoria—and Shakespeare in Love (1998, Academy Award).
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