Judi Dench - 14869

Distinguished British actress.

Dench made her acting debut with the Old Vic Company in Liverpool playing Ophelia in Hamlet, and throughout the 1970s avoided cinema and carved her career mainly in theatre and television. Her screen debut was in The Third Secret (1964) and by the mid-1980s Dench had supporting roles in the A Room With a View (1986), 84 Charing Cross Road (1986), and A Handful of Dust (1988).

While Dench continued to secure lead roles and critical recognition in theatre and television, it still eluded her on film. But as she reached her 60s came stronger roles, and nominations galore. Her steely stance made her perfect for James Bond's tough-talking (and first female boss) ÒMÓ in GoldenEye (1995), and Dench continued in the role until she was killed off (at her own request due to eye problems) in Skyfall (2012).

She was Oscar-nominated for her roles in Mrs Brown (1997) Ð her first cinema lead Ð and Chocolat (2001). But it was for her eight on screen minutes as Elizabeth I, in Shakespeare in Love (1998), that she eventually won one.

This is a wonderful colour photograph (8" x 10") of the older Dench, revealing her exactly as she is - apart from a little lipstick, au naturel and exactly as you would expect James Bond's boss to look. There's a fine signature in blue ink across the image. In excellent condition.