Judi Dench

From the moment Judi Dench appeared as a teenager in the York Mystery Plays it was clear that acting would be her career. Trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama it was her performance in her twenties as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's memorable Old Vic production that turned her into a star. But it is her role as 'M' in six James Bond films beginning with GOLDENEYE in 1995 that has gained her worldwide recognition. This book is, however,...

New York Times Bestseller
The heartbreaking true story of an Irishwoman and the secret she kept for 50 years
When she became pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to a convent to be looked after as a “fallen woman.” Then the nuns took her baby from her and sold him, like thousands of others, to America for adoption. Fifty years later, Philomena decided to find him.
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What the nuns did to pregnant teenager Philomena's son was not unheard of in 1952 Ireland. Fifty years after the nuns sold her child to America, Philomena seeks her son. Her son has the same idea. A lawyer for the first Bush administration, the boy who now goes by Michael Hess deals with the secrets he's kept from the Republican Party as he searches for his mom.

Academy Award-winning documentary chronicling the mass exodus of Jewish children from pre-World War II Germany into neutral countries, where they were adopted by new families.

Dramatisation of one of history's most unusual love stories. Queen Victoria is grieving over her husband's death and finds herself unable to carry out public duties. John Brown is summoned from Balmoral to walk the Queen's pony in the hope that she will start to become herself again. The confident Highlander displays a distinct lack of respect for court protocol and quickly becomes the Queen's most trusted companion.

As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.

Judi Dench and Kate Winslet star in this powerful true story based on John Bayley's novels. One of the most extraordinary women of the 20th century, celebrated English author Iris Murdoch first became known as a brilliant young scholar at Oxford whose boundless spirit dazzled those around her. Then, during a remarkable career as a novelist and philosopher, she continued to prove herself a woman ahead of her time. Even in later life, as age and illness...

Judi Dench is a suburban widow concealing a double-life as a Soviet spy in this dramatic true-life tale of passion, courage, and betrayal. Sophie Cookson costars.

Dustin Hoffman stars as retired bachelor Mr. Hoppy in this charming romantic comedy based on Roald Dahl's beloved novel. Hopelessly in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver (Judi Dench), who lavishes all her affection on her pet tortoise, Alfie, Mr. Hoppy seizes an opportunity when she wishes for Alfie to grow larger. He devises a clever plan involving hundreds of tortoises to win her heart. As his elaborate scheme unfolds, their lives take an unexpected...

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.