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Actor · age 92

Judi Dench

Best rated: Casino Royale (8.0)

Films
62
Avg rating
6.57
Peak run
1989’97
Oscar wins
1 of 8
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Judi Dench, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1989 to 1997, 7.242345678197019801990200020102020Casino Royale 8.0Doogal 2.8Career avg 6.57

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Judi Dench's career barcodecoolhot
196462 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.18 vs career 6.57 (−0.39)
  1. LBlithe Spirit2020 · 5.5−1.1
  2. LSix Minutes to Midnight2020 · 6.0−0.6
  3. WBelfast2021 · 7.2+0.6
  4. LAllelujah2022 · 6.0−0.6
  5. LThe Magic Faraway Tree2026 · 6.2−0.4
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Judi by the numbers

Average
6.57
56 rated films
Vote weighted
6.62
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±1.02
rating spread
Career
63y
1964 to 2026
Total votes
7.17M
across every film
Best
8.0
Casino Royale
Worst
2.8
Doogal
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026The Magic Faraway Tree posterThe Magic Faraway TreeThe Voice of the Fridge6.26,192
2022AllelujahMary6.02,238
2021Belfast posterBelfastGranny7.2140K
2021Off the RailsDiana·830
2020Six Minutes to Midnight posterSix Minutes to MidnightMiss Rocholl6.06,995
2020Blithe Spirit posterBlithe Spirit·5.59,792
2020Artemis Fowl posterArtemis Fowl·4.331,996
2019Cats posterCatsOld Deuteronomy2.859,732
2018Red Joan posterRed JoanJoan6.415,991
2018All Is True posterAll Is TrueAnne Shakespeare6.36,152
2018Tea With the DamesSelf7.43,440
2017Murder on the Orient Express posterMurder on the Orient ExpressPrincess Dragomiroff6.5326K
2017Victoria & Abdul posterVictoria & AbdulQueen Victoria6.840,427
2017Tulip Fever posterTulip Fever·6.224,807
2016Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children posterMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenMiss Avocet6.7212K
2015Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's TalePaulina·329
2015Spectre posterSpectre·6.8503K
2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel posterThe Second Best Exotic Marigold HotelEvelyn Greenslade6.538,041
2013Philomena posterPhilomenaPhilomena Lee7.6108K
2012Skyfall posterSkyfallM7.8782K
Better together?

Judi Dench's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Judi Dench and Maggie Smith movies · Judi Dench and Daniel Craig movies · Stephen Frears and Judi Dench movies · Judi Dench and Bill Nighy movies

Takes

On Judi Dench

10 nominations, 3 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2022
    Judi Dench
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2014
    Judi Dench
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2007
    Judi Dench
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2006
    Judi Dench
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 2002
    Judi Dench
    Nominated
  • Best Actress · BAFTA Film Awards 2002
    Judi Dench
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2001
    Judi Dench
    Nominated
  • Female Actor in a Supporting Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2001
    Judi Dench
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1999
    Judi Dench
    Won
  • Best Actress · Academy Awards 1998
    Judi Dench
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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