<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Finty Williams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Jeffery Dench (brother) Emma Dench (niece) Rebekah Elmaloglou (cousin) Sebastian Elmaloglou (cousin) </Td> </Tr> <P> Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress and author . Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company . Over the following few years, she performed in several of Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth . Although most of her work during this period was in theatre, she also branched into film work and won a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer . She drew strong reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968 . </P> <P> 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 . She achieved success in television during this period, in the series A Fine Romance from 1981 until 1984, and in 1992 with a starring role in the romantic comedy series As Time Goes By . Her film appearances were infrequent and included supporting roles in major films such as A Room with a View (1986) supporting Maggie Smith, before she rose to international fame as M in GoldenEye (1995), a role she continued to play in James Bond films until Skyfall (2012). </P>

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