Judi Dench
(1934-), ActressDame Judith Olivia ('Judi') Dench
Sitter in 14 portraits
Having trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Dench joined the Old Vic Company in 1957. An associate member of the Royal Shakespeare Company since 1969, she has appeared in productions including Twelfth Night, The Winter's Tale and Much Ado About Nothing. She also became familiar to television audiences in the long-running BBC sitcom As Time Goes By (1992-2005), starring alongside Geoffrey Palmer. Her film appearances have earned her eight Oscar nominations including those for Mrs. Brown (1997), Chocolat (2000), Iris (2001) and Notes on a Scandal (2006). She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Oscars in 1999 for Shakespeare in Love and an Olivier Award in 2016 for The Winter's Tale. Dench also played 'M' in the James Bond films between 1995 and 2015.
Actresses (Susannah York; Susan Hampshire; Judi Dench)
by Arnold Newman
colour dye transfer print, 1978?
NPG P150(44)
acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145
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by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1959
NPG x76223
by Yevonde
black and white reprint on card mount, 1961
On display at The Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NPG x131732
by Press Association Photos
bromide press print, September 1968
NPG x184029
by Cecil Beaton
pencil, late 1960s-early 1970s
NPG D17947(105)
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