Judi Dench
Dame Judith " Judi " Dench Olivia, CH, DBE, FRSA (born 9 December 1934 in York, North Yorkshire, England) is a British actress. She appeared in numerous Shakespeare productions and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In the James Bond film adaptations Dench was seen from GoldenEye (1995 ) to Skyfall (2012 ) in the role of "M".
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Private life
Born in York, Judi Dench grew up as the youngest child with four other siblings in Tyldesly, Greater Manchester, on. Her father, Reginald Arthur Dench († 1964) worked as a doctor for the local theater. Also Dench's older brother worked as an actor. Her mother, Eleanora Olave Jones, came from Dublin. Judi Dench was strictly religious upbringing as a Quaker; their faith is in her own words is still essential for their life and work.
Judi Dench was married since 1971 to actor Michael Williams, who died of lung cancer in 2001. Their daughter Tara ( called Finty Williams ) was born on 24 September 1972 and entered in the footsteps of their parents later. In February 2012, Dench said in an interview that she was suffering from macular degeneration, but will not lose their eyesight because of it.
Career
Theater
Dench is an award-winning theater actress. She was trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and then played at the Old Vic Company. She went with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the United States, Canada and Europe on tour. Her performance as "Julia" in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Old Vic brought her at the age of 25 years, the breakthrough. On stage, she was mainly seen in classic pieces, such as " Ophelia" in Hamlet, in the comedy Measure for Measure, or the drama of Henry V
In 1968 she was awarded as " Sally Bowles " in the British premiere of the musical Cabaret different theater prices. Mid-1970s, she put her comic talent in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors and Much Ado About Nothing to prove.
Dench was supposed to play the 1981 " Grizabella " in the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats, but had to leave the role due to an injury Elaine Paige.
For her directorial debut, she worked together with the Renaissance Theatre Company and staged for the season 1988 Much Ado About Nothing with Kenneth Branagh and Samantha Bond in the lead roles. There were other directorial works like Macbeth at the Central School of Speech and Drama and Romeo and Juliet.
Although the actress is enjoying great success with film and television appearances, she is still regularly on stage. In the 2009, she appeared at Wyndham 's Theatre in a production of Yukio Mishima's Madame De Sade. In 2010 she was elected to a survey by the British trade magazine The Stage ranked one of the " best of British theater actor of all time".
TV
Since the 1960s, Dench has repeatedly appeared on television. Mostly, these were by Shakespeare or any other literary adaptations. Their presence in such productions often reaped the praise of critics and earned her several times BAFTA Television Award. Furthermore, she appeared for many years in the television series A Fine Romance (1981-1984) and As Time Goes By (1992-2004) on.
Film
Dench was in 1964 made her film debut in the film The Third Secret. Since then, she was regularly seen next to her theater work in cinema and television films. In 1968, she starred in a film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream the " Titania ", which she had already represented on the stage. In 1974 she portrayed in the movie Luther 's wife, Katharina von Bora. For her role in the film adaptation of Edward Morgan Forster's novel Room with a View Dench 1987, as well as her colleague Maggie Smith, winner of the British Academy Film Award. There were other literary adaptations like Henry V or Hamlet.
In the James Bond series, the actress is seen in 1995 in the role of "M". In 2012 she played in Skyfall the seventh and last time head of the British secret service MI6. In the same film, Ralph Fiennes is introduced as her successor.
For her portrayal of Queen Victoria in Mrs Brown Dench in 1998 was nominated for an Oscar, but lost at the ceremony Helen Hunt. The following year, at the Oscar ceremony in 1999, she was successful with her seven-minute appearance as " Elizabeth I " in Shakespeare in Love.
1999 was the actress with her friend Maggie Smith and Cher, Lily Tomlin and Joan Plowright for Franco Zeffirelli in Tea with Mussolini in front of the camera.
On the side of Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche, she played in the movie Chocolat - A small bite is enough a diabetic lady who sells himself against the advice of their daughter spending time in the Chocolaterie. Together with director Lasse Hallström, she worked in the drama The Shipping News 2001 together again.
In 2004 played Dench, Maggie Smith again next, in the smell of lavender. The film received divided reviews, the performances of the two leading ladies, however, were positive. In the same year was Judi Dench as a voice actress for the film Home on the Range operates spoken of her "Mrs. Caloway " was dubbed in the German version of Christiane Hörbiger.
For her role as a history teacher " Barbara Covett " in Notes on a Scandal Dench was nominated for several film awards.
The German dubbing voice of Judi Dench was until mid-2013 Gisela Fritsch. After the death in July 2013 Kerstin Fritsch de Ahna assumes the synchronization Judi Dench.
Awards
Theater
Film and Television
Oscar
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BAFTA Awards
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Golden Globe Award
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Emmy
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