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Birth Name:Judith Olivia Dench

Birth Place:York, England

Profession Actor

2014 Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win?

12 Years a Slave or Gravity? Or something else? Oscars' tightest race for the top prize in years will come down to a photo finish Sunday (8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT, ABC). In the meantime, let's make some predictions. Check out the nominees here, make your picks and compare them to ours below.American Hustle, Gravity lead Oscar nominationsPictureWho will win: 12 Years a SlaveThis one is coming down to the wire between 12 Years and Gravity, with an outside shot for ...

Fri, Feb 28, 2014

Weekend TV Review: Give These Shows a Medal!

While the Olympians continue to dominate the TV spotlight in Sochi, another gathering of championship talent takes a bow in the weekend's other gold-medal event: PBS's Great Performances presentation of National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage (Friday, 9/8c, check tvguide.com listings).Laurence Olivier led the National Theatre upon its founding in 1963, and he and other luminaries are seen in vintage clips from past productions, interspersed throughout a dazzling evening of live re-enactments and tantalizing excerpts from landmark plays, including Angels in America, Stuff Happens, The History Boys and War Horse. Fans of Downton Abbey will delight to see the Dowager Countess Maggie Smith in her 1964 prime, vamping in ...

Fri, Feb 14, 2014

Judi Dench Walks Red Carpet Six Weeks After Knee Surgery

Agent James Bond has nothing on Dame Judi Dench! The Skyfall star and Oscar winner impressed at the Oct. 16 premiere of her new film Philomena and not just because of her fashionable attire. She walked the red carpet without a cane just...

Mon, Oct 28, 2013

Oscar Surprises and Snubs: Silver Linings Playbook Is Golden, But Not Ben Affleck

"Ben Affleck got robbed."That's what newly minted Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper said on Thursday's Today show after the Argo director was shockingly left off the Best Director lineup. Cooper isn't the only one who feels that way, nor is Affleck the only major shocker of Thursday's Oscar nominations. Here are our top surprises and snubs:

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

VIDEO: Holiday SNL Brings Moving Children's Choir Opening, Samuel L. Jackson F-Bomb?

For once, Saturday Night Live's cold opening was no laughing matter. A day after the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre — which killed 20 children and six adults — the show opened with the New York City Children's Chorus performing a moving version of "Silent Night"...

Sun, Dec 16, 2012

Meet the Newest Bond Girl

Bérénice Marlohe is following in the footsteps of Halle Berry, Teri Hatcher and Denise Richards. At a press conference for Skyfall, the 23rd installment in the James Bond franchise, the French actress was named as the next Bond Girl. 

Fri, Nov 4, 2011

Short Cuts: Medium, Sexy Smarties and More!

Patricia Arquette will take orders from her "little brother," In Case of Emergency's David Arquette, when he directs an upcoming episode of Medium, says Reuters.... Best-actress nominee Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal) won't be on hand for the Feb. 25 Academy Awards, as she is due for a knee operation.... Finesse Mitchell: Live, a concert tape starring the onetime SNLer, arrives on DVD today.... Mohinder? Sayid? Who is TV's sexiest brainiac? Cast your vote in the latest TVGuide.com poll!

Tue, Feb 13, 2007

Golden Globes: Reactions from this Year's Nominees!

Nominations for the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards, to be held Jan. 15, 2007, were announced Thursday morning in Beverly Hills. Powered by Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives, ABC (with 11 nods) edged out NBC (9) to lead the broadcast-networks pack, while Babel had the most movie kudos, netting seven noms from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. A complete list of who's in the running and for what can be found here. In the days after the nominations came out, TV Guide rounded up reactions from some of your favorite stars. Gregory Itzin,

Tue, Dec 19, 2006