Dame Judi Dench is widely considered one of the greatest actresses in history in Britain, primarily through her work in theatre. Throughout her decade-spanning career, Dench has played a handful of Shakespearean roles including Ophelia in Hamlet, Katherine in Henry V, Isabella in Measure for Measure, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. In 1968, she earned rave reviews for her performance as the English cabaret performer in the musical Cabaret.
At a coffee bar in London, 1957. (Bob Haswell)
Since her theatre debut in 1957 and film debut in 1964, Dench has won an Academy Award, a Tony Award, four television and six film BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and seven Olivier Awards.
Below are 19 beautiful photographs of the dame when she was young from the 1950s to 1970s:
1957. Photo by Dobson
In her dressing room during dress rehearsals for ‘Hamlet’ at the Old Vic theatre, London, 1957. (Bob Haswell)
As Ophelia at a dress rehearsal of ‘Hamlet’ at the Old Vic, London, 1957. (Bob Haswell)
As Ophelia at a dress rehearsal of ‘Hamlet’ at the Old Vic, London, 1957. (Jimmy Sime)
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