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Judi Dench born as Judith Olivia Dench on December 9th, 1934 in York, North Yorkshire, England is one of the finest refined English actresses who became a screen legend in her own right in the business of acting. The number of awards and number of titles she won stand testimony to her acting talents.
Judi Dench received a whopping 82 awards nominations of which she won 28. Judi Dench received 6 Oscar nominations of which she bagged one; received 23 BAFTA nominations winning 10 of them; she also won two Golden Globes from 7 nominations. She also won 6 six Laurence Olivier Awards besides multiple of other awards. Judi Dench was honored with Fellowship at the Royal Society of Arts in 2006. She was conferred OBE in 1970 and later the title of Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1988. In 2005 Judi was made a Companion of Honor. She was thus known as Dame Judi Dench, DBE, and FRSA.
Judi Dench was born to Eleanora Olave nee Jones, a native of Dublin and Reginald Arthur Dench, a doctor from Trinity College. Judi Dench has an older brother and actor Jeffrey Dench. Judi studied at The Mount School, York. Taking up the family tradition of theatrical acting, Judi Dench enrolled herself at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art.
Judi Dench made her professional stage debut with a role of 'Ophelia' in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" staged by Old Vic Production Company at the Royal Court Theater in Liverpool. She spent four years with Old Vic productions from 957-1961. Judi Dench later moved to several stage production houses such as Royal Shakespeare Company in December of 1961, Nottingham Playhouse in 1963, and Oxford Playhouse Company in April of 1964. Her wonderful stage performances took her to United States, Canada, and Yugoslavia and to Edinburgh Festival. Judi Dench appeared in a countless number of plays over the decades winning several awards. Her mere presence in plays drew large number of crowds to theaters. |
