Entertainment Movies Dame Judi Dench Turns 88! Celebrate with These Glamorous Throwback Photos The esteemed actress has always been just as regal as her roles By Kate Hogan Kate Hogan Kate Hogan is Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE, as well as the editor of Stories to Make You Smile. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2008. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 9, 2022 10:55AM EST Close 01 of 10 Judi Dench in 1957 getty Judi Dench in a photo celebrating her first stage role. 02 of 10 Judi Dench in 1957 getty At a dress rehearsal of Hamlet at London's Old Vic Theatre. 03 of 10 Judi Dench in 1962 getty Working with The Royal Shakespeare Company. 04 of 10 Judi Dench in 1967 getty Dench on Aug. 4, 1967, just a few years after she launched her television and movie acting career. 05 of 10 Judi Dench in 1969 getty On stage in A Winters Tale at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon. 06 of 10 Judi Dench in 1972 getty Snuggled up with husband Michael Williams and their only child, daughter Finty. 07 of 10 Judi Dench in 1989 getty In the television drama Behaving Badly. 08 of 10 Judi Dench in 1980 getty Dressed up as Aunt Sadie in Love in a Cold Climate. 09 of 10 Judi Dench in 1995 getty Topped off again! 10 of 10 Judi Dench in 1997 getty At the New York City premiere of Mrs. Brown.