Judi Dench

Critically acclaimed actress Judi Dench talks (in 1967) about her theatre career, playing leading ladies and taking Shakespeare to Africa.

She reflects on achieving her success at a relatively young age and coping with the critics after playing the role of Ophelia in an RSC production of Hamlet.

15 March 1967

7 minutes

This clip is from

Woman's Hour—Judi Dench

Woman’s Hour Collection—Woman's Hour
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