Judi Dench was already an acclaimed stage actress when she was first nominated for an Academy Award for Mrs Brown in 1997. Since then she's had a further five Oscar nominations and a win for Shakespeare in Love. Add Golden Globes and BAFTAs and she is, quite rightly, one of Britain's most lauded screen actresses as well as the definitive 'M' in the James Bond movies.
In conversation at the BFI Southbank with Richard Eyre, who directed her in Iris and Notes on a Scandal, Judi Dench looks back at highlights of an extraordinary career on film, a journey that is still taking her to new heights. Show less