Friday, December 1, 2006

Judi Dench

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'''Abbey Diaz Sir/Dame Judi Olivia Dench''', Free ringtones Order of the British Empire/DBE, (born Majo Mills December 9, Mosquito ringtone 1934) is a renowned Sabrina Martins United Kingdom/British stage, film and television actress.

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Her many television appearances include the series ''paranoid and As Time Goes By'' and the aforementioned ''A Fine Romance''.

=Theatrical Career=
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As she enters her seventies, Dame Judi remains probably the biggest draw on the London stage. She is often compared and contrasted with Maggie Smith/Dame Maggie Smith, another British actress of the same generation.

=Selected Filmography=
* ''A Room with a View'' (1985)
* ''A Handful of Dust'' (1987)
* ''Henry V (1989 movie)/Henry V'' (1989)
* ''Mrs. Brown'' (1997; also known as ''Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown'')
* ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998)
* ''Tea With Mussolini'' (1999)
* ''Iris (movie)/Iris'' (2001)
* ''The Shipping News'' (2001)
* ''The Chronicles of Riddick'' (2004)

=James Bond=
In 1995 she took over the role of M_(James Bond)/M in the James Bond franchise and has starred in the films:
*''GoldenEye'' (1995)
*''Tomorrow Never Dies'' (1997)
*''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999)
*''Die Another Day'' (2002)

She has also been a voice actor in two James Bond video game/video games, Everything or Nothing (video game)/Everything or Nothing in 2003 and GoldenEye: Rogue Agent/GoldenEye: Rogue Agent in 2004.

In recent interviews she claimed to be returning to the role for the next James Bond film, ''Casino Royale (2006 film)/Casino Royale''.

=Selected Awards and Nominations=
Theatre
1997 - London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for ''Amy's View''

1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for ''Absolute Hell''

1996 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment for ''A Little Night Music''

1987 - Laurence Olivier Award, Evening Standard Award and London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for ''Antony and Cleopatra''

1984 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a New Play for ''Pack of Lies

1982 - London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress for ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' and ''A Kind of Alaska''

1980 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for ''Juno and the Paycock

1977 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Revival for ''Macbeth

Film and Television
*2002 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Actress for ''Iris''
*2001 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Chocolat''
*1999 - Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Shakespeare in Love''
*1998 - Nominated Academy Award for Best Actress and won Golden Globe for ''Mrs. Brown''
*1987 - Won British Academy of Film and Television Arts/BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''A Room with a View''
*1967 - Won British Academy of Film and Television Arts/BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress for ''Talking to a Stranger''
*1966 - Won British Academy of Film and Television Arts/BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for ''Four in the Morning''

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