Judi Dench
English actress
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| 2024 | Became one of the first female members of the Garrick Club, along with Siân Phillips. |
| 2024 | Her eyesight deteriorated to the point of effectively retiring from acting. |
| 2024 | Channel 4 documentary 'Dame Judi & Jay: The Odd Couple' featuring Judi Dench and Jay Blades |
| 2023 | Invited, along with her partner David Mills, to ride in King Charles III's Royal Ascot Procession. |
| 2023 | Multiple documentaries featuring Judi Dench, including 'The Divine Judi Dench: Our National Treasure', 'Dame Judi Dench Countryfile Special', and 'Portrait Artist of the Decade' |
| April 2023 | Subject of a Channel 5 documentary titled The Divine Judi Dench: Our National Treasure. |
| March 2023 | Announced to appear in a one-off show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe titled 'I Remember It Well: Judi Dench in Conversation with Gyles Brandreth', discussing her life and career. |
| January 2023 | Appeared in the BBC concert Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, where she sang 'Send in the Clowns' from A Little Night Music. |
| 2022 | Wrote an opinion piece for The Times criticizing Netflix's The Crown for 'crude sensationalism' and calling for a disclaimer to indicate it is a fictional drama. |
| 2022 | Documentary interview 'Louis Theroux Interviews: Dame Judi Dench' |
| 2022 | Dench appeared in 'Allelujah' as Mary and made a cameo in 'Spirited'. |
| December 31 2022 | Performed an impromptu rendition of ABBA's 'Waterloo' with Sharleen Spiteri at the Fife Arms hotel in Braemar during Hogmanay celebrations. |
| 2021 | Had a brief role in the comedy drama Off the Rails, which received largely negative reviews. |
| October 2021 | Announced as part of the cast for Allelujah, a film adaptation of Alan Bennett's play, to be directed by Richard Eyre. |
| October 2021 | Featured in BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are?, which revealed her ancestry includes Danish aristocrats and her connection to Tycho Brahe's family lineage. |
| 2020 | Played Madame Arcati in the comedy film Blithe Spirit, based on the 1941 play, which was released to negative reviews. |
| 2020 | Starred in the war drama film Six Minutes to Midnight, playing a headmistress alongside Eddie Izzard, which received mixed reviews from critics. |
| 2020 | Appeared in the science fantasy adventure film Artemis Fowl, directed by Kenneth Branagh, which received negative reviews from critics. |
| 2020 | Judi Dench appears as herself in an episode of Staged titled 'The Cookie Jar' |
| May 2020 | Became the oldest British person to be featured on the cover of British Vogue. |
| 2019 | Documentary 'Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure' featuring Dench exploring the wildlife of Borneo |
| 2019 | Dench took on the role of Old Deuteronomy in the film adaptation of 'Cats' directed by Tom Hooper. |
| 2017 | Dench was included in Debrett's list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom, recognizing her significant impact on British popular culture and entertainment. |
| 2017 | Judi Dench presents the documentary 'Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees' |
| 2016 | BBC documentary 'Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage' produced and directed by Francis Whately, featuring Dench herself |
| 2016 | Judi Dench plays Cecily, Duchess of York in an episode of The Hollow Crown titled 'Richard III' |
| 2015 | Judi Dench portrays Christine Metcalfe in the TV film The Vote |
| 2015 | Dench reprised her role as Evelyn Greenslade in 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' and made a cameo appearance as M in 'Spectre'. |
| January 1 2015 | Appeared in BBC One's Esio Trot, a Roald Dahl adaptation, which became one of the week's most-watched programs and earned her a first International Emmy Awards Best Actress nomination. |
| 2014 | Signed an open letter to the people of Scotland asking them to vote to remain part of the UK in that year's referendum. |
| 2014 | Judi Dench plays Ms. Silver in the television film Roald Dahl's Esio Trot |
| 2013 | Underwent knee surgery, from which she recovered well and reported no further knee issues. |
| 2013 | Judi Dench played the role of Alice in the play Peter and Alice at the Noël Coward Theatre |
| 2013 | Judi Dench appears as herself in the TV episode 'Anniversary' of Vicious |
| March 2013 | Judi Dench was listed as one of the fifty best-dressed women over 50 by The Guardian newspaper, highlighting her continued cultural prominence and style influence. |
| 2012 | Made her seventh and final appearance as M in James Bond film Skyfall, which grossed over $1 billion worldwide and became the highest-grossing film in the James Bond series. |
| 2012 | Publicly discussed her macular degeneration, revealing she has both 'dry' and 'wet' conditions in her eyes, requiring eye injections and assistance with reading scripts. |
| 2012 | Judi Dench provides voice and likeness for the character M in the video game 007 Legends |
| March 19 2012 | Announced as honorary patron of Everton in the Community, the charity branch of Liverpool-based football team Everton. |
| 2011 | Publicly urged policy-makers to adopt more progressive drug policies by decriminalising drug use, alongside musician Sting and entrepreneur Richard Branson. |
| January 15 2011 | Became a patron of the Dr Hadwen Trust, joining other notable patrons like Joanna Lumley and David Shepherd. |
| 2010 | Began a relationship with David Mills, a conservationist, after previously believing she would not find love again. |
| 2010 | Judi Dench provides voice and likeness for the character M in the video game James Bond 007: Blood Stone |
| 2010 | Judi Dench provides voice and likeness for the character M in the video game GoldenEye 007 |
| 2010 | Judi Dench performed as Titania/Elizabeth I in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Rose Theatre in Kingston |
| July 2010 | Performed 'Send in the Clowns' at a special promenade concert at the Royal Albert Hall, honoring Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday. |
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