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Judi Dench

(1934-), Actress

Dame 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.

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Actresses (Susannah York; Susan Hampshire; Judi Dench), by Arnold Newman - NPG P150(44)

Actresses (Susannah York; Susan Hampshire; Judi Dench)

by Arnold Newman
colour dye transfer print, 1978?
NPG P150(44)

Judi Dench, by John Swannell - NPG P717(6)

Judi Dench

by John Swannell
Iris print, 1988
NPG P717(6)

Judi Dench, by Alessandro Raho - NPG 6671

Judi Dench

by Alessandro Raho
oil on canvas, 2004
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6671

'Work in Progress',  - NPG 7145

'Work in Progress'

acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145

Judi Dench, by Anthony Buckley - NPG x76223

Judi Dench

by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1959
NPG x76223

Judi Dench, by Yevonde - NPG x131732

Judi Dench

by Yevonde
black and white reprint on card mount, 1961
On display at The Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NPG x131732

Judi Dench, by Lewis Morley - NPG x38911

Judi Dench

by Lewis Morley
bromide fibre print, 1965
NPG x38911

June Mendoza; Judi Dench, by Press Association Photos - NPG x184029

June Mendoza; Judi Dench

by Press Association Photos
bromide press print, September 1968
NPG x184029

Judi Dench, by Mayotte Magnus - NPG x18609

Judi Dench

by Mayotte Magnus
bromide print, August 1977
NPG x18609

Judi Dench, by Gemma Levine - NPG x88869

Judi Dench

by Gemma Levine
bromide print, 1986
NPG x88869

Judi Dench, by Bryan Adams - NPG x131972

Judi Dench

by Bryan Adams
chromogenic print, 21 February 2008
NPG x131972

Judi Dench, by Cecil Beaton - NPG D17947(105)

Judi Dench

by Cecil Beaton
pencil, late 1960s-early 1970s
NPG D17947(105)

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Judi Dench

by John Swannell
bromide print, 1988
NPG x34019

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Shakespeare & Company

by Mark Seliger
chromogenic print, 2006
NPG x134039

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