Dame judith olivia judi dench, ch, dbe, frsa (born 9 december 1934) is an english film, stage and television actress. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the old vic company. Dame judi dench was born judith olivia dench in york, england, to eleanora olive (jones), who was from dublin, ireland, and reginald arthur dench, a doctor from dorset, england.

Judi dench dame judith olivia dench ch, dbe, frsa (born 9 december 1934) [1] is an english movie, stage and television actress. Dench appeared in james bond movies as the character m. Over the next two decades, dench established herself as one of the most significant british theatre performers, working for the national theatre company and the royal shakespeare company.