'We used to refer to Shakespeare as the 'man who pays the rent',' she said, alluding to the fact they relied on the income for the 'tiny apartment' they lived in. And Michael said, 'No please don't do that'.'ĭench said it wasn't just the future of her career that Williams was concerned about, but also the fact they were in need of a stable income. 'I wanted to give it up because I wanted to be a 'proper mother' and be around. But reflecting on that time, Dench said that Williams urged her not to give up her career.

When Finty was born, Dench figured she would slow down with her work in order to focus on raising her child. The next year, they welcomed their only child, daughter Tara Cressida Williams, known as Finty. 'Ask me on a rainy night in Battersea, and I'll think about it,' she replied.īy 1971, they were married after his second go at proposing was successful. When Judi left for a six-week tour of Australia, Michael followed and proposed. But it wasn't until a decade later that they fell in love and began a relationship. The pair had shared the screen on multiple occasions, as well as both being promising young stars in the Royal Shakespeare Company. By 23, she had hit the jackpot, cementing herself in the Shakespeare realm.īy the '60s, Dench was starring in films. After high school, she went on to study at the Central School Of Speech And Drama.

She had an Irish mother and English father.įrom a young age, Dench knew the stage was where she wanted to be. Judith Olivia Dench was born in 1934, in North Yorkshire, England.

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