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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II invests Oscar-winning
actress Dame Judi Dench Queen gives Dame Judi top honour Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench has been made a Companion of Honour by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The 70-year-old became one of only 65 people in the UK to hold the award marking service of national importance. As well as her Academy Award-winning turn in Shakespeare in Love, Dame Judi has appeared extensively on stage, in four James Bond films and Mrs Brown. She was made an OBE in 1970 and a dame in 1988. The Companion of Honour was instituted by George V in 1917. Dame Judi earned four Oscar nominations in five years between 1998 and 2002, and has won five film Baftas for Iris, Shakespeare in Love, Mrs Brown, A Room with a View and Four in the Morning. She has played the role of "M" in the James Bond films since 1995's Goldeneye. Her television successes include the 1980s sitcom A Fine Romance, with her late husband Michael Williams who died of cancer in 2001, and As Time Goes By with Geoffrey Palmer. She made her stage debut playing Ophelia in the Old Vic production of Hamlet in Liverpool in 1957, and later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Dame Judi Dench, CH, DBE, OBE Dame Judi said: "I am honoured and thrilled to be part of such a wonderful cast."
BBC Online News -- June 11, 2005
Dame Judi: Stage and screen star ...
Dame Judi played Elizabeth I in Shakespeare In Love Dame Judi Dench, who has been given the prestigious Companionship of the British Empire award in the Queen's birthday honours, is one of the UK's most revered actresses. Having been made a Dame in 1988, she is one of only 65 people in the UK to receive the Companionship honour. It is recognition of her contribution to drama in an acclaimed 47-year career covering stage, screen and TV work. Best known at the box office for her role as 'M' in the James Bond movies since 1995's Goldeneye, she received nominations for four Academy Awards in five years. She won the best supporting actress Oscar for Shakespeare in Love in 1999, despite appearing on screen as Queen Elizabeth I for a mere eight minutes. She was also nominated for Academy Awards playing Queen Victoria in Mrs Brown the previous year and for her performance as cranky villager Armande Voizin in Chocolat in 2001. Her most recent Oscar nomination came in 2002 for her portrayal of author Iris Murdoch's battle with Alzheimer's in Iris. Dame Judi's other popular films include Tea with Mussolini and A Room with a View. She famously does not like to watch herself on screen and is modest about her talents. Acting background "I don't know how you assess acting," she once said. "It is so much about personality." Dame Judi was born into a family with acting connections in York in 1934.
Dame Judi began acting with the RSC in 1961 Her father was resident doctor for the city's Theatre Royal and both he and her Irish mother walked the amateur boards. Dame Judi followed her elder brother to study at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. She made her stage debut playing Ophelia in the Old Vic production of Hamlet in Liverpool in 1957. Since then she has played all the leading female Shakespearean roles, as well as those of Ibsen, Chekhov, Wilde and Coward. Notable stage performances include her role as Sally Bowles in the 1967 premiere of Cabaret in London's West End. Dame Judi won two Olivier awards simultaneously for Absolute Hell and A Little Night Music in 1996. She also has five Bafta awards, including two for best actress.
Billy Connolly and Dame Judi starred in Mrs Brown Dame Judi is one of the few actresses to be revered in Hollywood as well as on the British stage. Miramax producer Harvey Weinstein once said that he would have Judi Dench in every one of his films if he could. She has also appeared in popular TV shows, like the sitcom As Time Goes By with Geoffrey Palmer. Royal links She married actor Michael Williams in 1971. The couple worked together many times, most memorably in the popular 80s TV sitcom A Fine Romance. The couple have one daughter, actress Finty Williams. In an enduring romance, Dame Judi called her husband "my great Irish splodge", while he sent her a red rose every Friday throughout their 30-year marriage. Tragically, Williams died in January 2001, with Dame Judi and his daughter by his side, after a long struggle with lung cancer.
Dame Judi is patron of the British Shakespeare Association Following the death of her beloved husband, Dame Judi confessed to throwing herself into her work in a bid to overcome her grief. She appeared opposite friend Kevin Spacey in The Shipping News in 2001 and made films including The Importance of Being Earnest, the Bond film Die Another Day and most recently, Ladies in Lavender. In a tribute to popularity, she was asked by the families of the 77 British families who lost loved ones in the September 11 attacks to read at the memorial service at Westminster Abbey. Like the public, her colleagues are full of admiration. Kate Winslet said: "I would work with Judi if I had to be a tea lady hovering in the back of frame."
The highest award in today’s list goes to Dame Judi, the Oscar-winning actress. She is appointed a Companion of Honour after 48 years on stage, screen and television in roles that have taken her from Shakespeare to that of M in James Bond films. Order of the Companions Honour This is awarded for service of conspicuous national importance and is limited to 65 people. Recipients wear the initials CH after their name. http://www.debretts.co.uk/etiquette/order_of_companions.html |
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