Judi Dench - Born 1934
British Actress
Added to the album by Howie, A Wonderful Man
She's the grande dame of British theatre.
Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian
Another fabulous addition to our album, a wonderful actress with a long and varied career.
Similarly to many actresses I have written about in this blog, including my Great Aunt, Barbara Jackson - Wonderful Woman No. 17, Judi Dench was involved in theatre from an early age and always showed signs of what her future career would be. In 1957, she made her professional debut and has been on stage ever since. Her roles have been numerous and varied, they include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Sally Bowles (Wonderful Woman No. 7) in the musical Cabaret and Desiree in a Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music (for which she won an Olivier Award). She has worked with some of the UK's leading theatre companies, including the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Judi not only is a star of the stage but has also appeared in a plethora of television programmes and films. Many will remember her in the BBC sit-com, Butterflies, which ran for twelve years, on television she has also appeared in immensely popular shows such as Middlemarch and Cranford. Her film career, particularly in recent years, has been pheonomenal with roles including M in a number of James Bond films, Queen Victoria in Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown and Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love.
The list of awards Judi has received is seemingly endless, to name just a few, she has no less than eleven BAFTAs (including the Bafta Fellowship), seven Laurence Olivier Awards (including the Society's Special Award), two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. She is also a Dame of the British Empire.
Judi Dench is dead sexy. Fact.
Owain, A Wonderful Man
As with a number of other Wonderful Women, such as Helen Mirren - Wonderful Woman No. 79 and Eileen Atkins - Wonderfuln Woman No. 83, Judi's allure is immune to time. Still beautiful and attracive in her 70s.
We celebrate Wonderful Women in this album for many reasons, longevity in career is a recurring theme, as is maintaining one's identity through the years and being successful - Judi shows us that all these things are possible as a woman.
So many men lose their confidence and become enfeebled as they get older, while so many women of a certain age ... so many women do seem to get stronger and more outspoken the older they become.
Judi Dench
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