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Judi Dench

About: Born in York, England, on Dec. 9, 1934, to amateur-actor parents, Judith Olivia Dench has been acting since she was 5 years old. Dench rose quickly through the ranks of British theatre, eventually joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1961.She made her film debut in The Third Secret (1964) and has appeared in several Shakespeare adaptations, including Kenneth Brannagh's Henry V (1989) and Hamlet (1996). Dench is best known by many Americans as British spy commander "M" in recent James Bond films (beginning with 1996's GoldenEye).Dench has been Oscar-nominated several times: for Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (1997), Chocolat (2000), Iris (2001), Shakespeare in Love (1998), for which she won Best Supporting Actress for an eight-minute performance as Queen Elizabeth, Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) and Notes on a Scandal (2006). Another honor came in the form of the moniker Dame Judi Dench in 1988.

Henry V

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1989

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About: Kenneth Branagh received Oscar nods for both directing and starring in Shakespeare's homage to the English king who united France and England. Bold, realistic battle scenes and impassioned speeches that uncover the treachery of the king's advisors and unite a heavily outnumbered army ("we happy few…") keep even the iambic-pentameter-phobic engrossed. Watch for Emma Thompson's funny and sweet-natured turn as the French princess.
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A Room with a View: Special Edition

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1986

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About: E.M. Forster's turn-of-the-century novel about Edwardian manners is expertly adapted for the screen. Lucy (Helena Bonham Carter) travels to Florence with her chaperone (Maggie Smith) in tow. There, Lucy meets and falls for a fellow countryman's moody son (Julian Sands). But like any proper Englishwoman of that era, she must fight her feelings … and it's a losing battle. Merchant-Ivory's first big hit won a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar.
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Notes on a Scandal

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2006

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About: When pottery instructor Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett) dives into an illicit affair with one of her students, she creates a sticky situation that spells turmoil for herself and puts a fellow teacher in a tough spot. St. George faculty member Barbara Covett (Judi Dench) connects with the pretty new art teacher, but things get complicated when Sheba divulges her secret. Bill Nighy and Max Lewis support the two Oscar-nominated actresses.
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A Handful of Dust

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1988

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About: Lord Tony Last (James Wilby) and his wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) have an idyllic union, living on an elegant Victorian estate in 1930s England. But Tony unwittingly initiates a string of shattering events -- including adultery and death -- when he invites suave but destitute socialite John Beaver (Rupert Graves) for a weekend visit. Judi Dench, Alec Guinness and Anjelica Huston costar in this provocative adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's 1937 novel.
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Iris

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2001

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About: Iris Murdoch was l'enfant terrible of the literary world in early 1950s Britain -- a live wire who thumbed her nose at the conformity of the era via a voracious sex life that included male and female partners. In this snippet of her life, Murdoch (Judi Dench) faces the onset of Alzheimer's disease alongside her adoring husband (Jim Broadbent). Kate Winslet portrays the young, free-spirited Iris in flashbacks.
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A Fine Romance: Set 1

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1981

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About: Dame Judi Dench and her real-life husband, Michael Williams, star as mismatched couple Laura and Michael in this wry, early-1980s, veddy British television series. A comedy of errors keeps linguist Laura (who's translating a German textbook on urinary infections) and struggling landscape gardener Michael from hooking up romantically. As usual, Dench is a prickly delight. The first season contains nine episodes.
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A Fine Romance: Set 2

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1982

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About: This 1981 BBC series proves that if love is meant to be, it'll snare you in its net no matter how hard you try to bungle it. In this case, Michael (Michael Williams), a gardener, and Laura (Dame Judie Dench), a translator, are the lucky couple, but though they're mad for each other, building a life after moving in together proves to be just as troublesome when you're middle-aged as it is when you're young.
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A Fine Romance: Set 3

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1983

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About: Academy Award winner Dame Judi Dench stars in this charming 1980s British series about Mike (played by Dench's off-screen husband, Michael Williams) and Laura (Dench), who rediscover love and passion late in life. But all's not well, as they adjust to each other's quirks and learn that at whatever age, relationships are still difficult to navigate. This collection features episodes 19-26 from the third and fourth seasons.
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Bugs!: A Rainforest Adventure

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2003

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About: Journey into the Borneo rain forest to cavort with a colorful cast of characters that includes a praying mantis, a butterfly and more than 40 other tropical insects, whose exploits are filmed in highly magnified detail in this absorbing documentary. Spiders, caterpillars and other bugs fight for survival in the jungle, where predators lurk at every turn. Narrated with style by Judi Dench, the film is an exhilarating, family-friendly adventure.
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GoldenEye

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1995

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About: New Bond Pierce Brosnan is thrown right into the action before the title song with an eye-opening cliff dive onto a plane. Sporting his signature debonair attitude and pricey gadgets, Bond investigates the destruction of a Russian satellite base with the help of the blast's survivor. Villains such as the sultry Onatopp (Famke Janssen) keep the tone playful even during the elaborate action sequences, including a chase scene involving a tank.
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Langrishe, Go Down

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1978

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About: In this drama based on the novel by Aidan Higgins, Imogen Lagrishe (Judi Dench) is an upper-class property owner who falls in love with Otto Beck (Jeremy Irons), a burdened academic. The story finds the two lovers discovering that their burgeoning romance doesn't come without conflict, as Lagrishe struggles to spend time with her sisters and Beck must carefully balance his personal life with his studies. Originally aired on BBC television.
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Funny Ladies of British Comedy

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2004

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About: A veritable laugh-fest awaits viewers in this homage to the wittiest and most hilarious female British entertainers to have graced both big and small screens. This collection gathers clips featuring the best of the best, a list that includes Judi Dench, Dawn French, Felicity Kendal, Prunella Scales, Patricia Routledge and Mollie Sugden. Also includes features with the comics and some of their most popular male counterparts, commentary and more.
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