Dench

British

/ dɛntʃ /

noun

Dame Judi ( Olivia ). born 1934, British actress and theatre director: her film roles include Mrs Brown (1997), Notes on a Scandal (2006), and, since 1995, 'M' in the James Bond series of films

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Dench is releasing her memoir Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? written with fellow actor Brendan O'Hea at the end of October in the UK.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

In England, though, the likes of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith or Glenda Jackson had always navigated effortlessly between the big and small screen and the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Legendary actor Dame Judi Dench is known for her love of ancient oak trees, and has paid tribute to the Major Oak.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

The painting by Dame Judi Dench, patron of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, was completed in 2025 and was one of the last works the 91-year-old was able to paint due to her failing sight.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

"Active English Amateurs I Have Met", by Ernest A. Dench, is a rather good prose piece, though not without marks of careless composition.

From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft

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