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Dame Judi Dench made Companion of Honour
Published Wednesday, Oct 26 2005, 19:33 BST | By Miriam Zendle
Judi Dench has been awarded the title Companion of Honour at Buckingham Palace by the Queen, becoming one of only 65 people in the UK to hold the award, instituted by George V in 1917. It marks service of national importance.
The 70-year-old actress has performed in roles as varied as 'M' in many of the James Bond films to Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love. She has previously been awarded an OBE in 1970, becoming a dame in 1988.
Dench has earned four Oscar nominations in the past decade, as well as winning five film Baftas for Iris, Mrs Brown, Four in the Morning, A Room with a View and Shakespeare in Love.
As well as this, Dench has performed in many well-known television sitcoms including the popular As Time Goes By, but started off in theatre, playing Ophelia in Hamlet at the Old Vic in 1957, later joining the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The 70-year-old actress has performed in roles as varied as 'M' in many of the James Bond films to Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love. She has previously been awarded an OBE in 1970, becoming a dame in 1988.
Dench has earned four Oscar nominations in the past decade, as well as winning five film Baftas for Iris, Mrs Brown, Four in the Morning, A Room with a View and Shakespeare in Love.
As well as this, Dench has performed in many well-known television sitcoms including the popular As Time Goes By, but started off in theatre, playing Ophelia in Hamlet at the Old Vic in 1957, later joining the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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