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Published Feb 2011
288 pages
Genre: Biography/Memoir
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From the moment Judi Dench appeared as a teenager in the York Mystery Plays it was clear that acting would be her career. Trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama it was her performance in her twenties as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's memorable Old Vic production that turned her into a star. In the theatre since she has played every classic role from Titania (three times, most recently in 2010) to Cleopatra. She first became a household name via television, thanks initially to a sit-com, A Fine Romance, in which she played alongside the actor Michael Williams, whom she married in 1971. She has since made nine series of another sit-com, As Time Goes By (with Geoffrey Palmer), as well as plays and classic serials such as Cranford. In the cinema her films have ranged from Ladies in Lavender (opposite Maggie Smith) through Notes on a Scandal with Cate Blanchett to Shakespeare in Love, in which she played Queen Elizabeth, a role which gained her a Hollywood Oscar. But it is her role as 'M' in six James Bond films beginning with Goldeneye in 1995 that has gained her worldwide recognition.
This book is, however, much more than a career record. Her marriage (Michael Williams died in 2001), their daughter, and her impish sense of humour contribute vividly to her account of more than half a century as Britain's best-loved actress.
"A delightful visit with a rare actress, definitely worth reading even for those acquainted with Miller's works*." - Library Journal
"She's been one of our favourite actresses for five decades, and now ...And Furthermore gives an insight into her sensational career and how she coped after losing her husband to cancer in 2001." - Good Housekeeping (UK)
"The much-loved star of stage and screen delves into the story of her life. The professional side spans her emergence as a teenage actress to the Hollywood days as Bond's M and Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love; on the personal front, there's the love of her husband of 30 years and his death in 2001." - Sainsbury Magazine (UK)
"What you will find in this light, readable, amusing book are the ins and outs of Dame Judi's sense of humour." - The Observer (UK)
"Her generosity of spirit, whether to her fellow players or to the wider public, leaps off the page, as it does from her performances. It is this, together with her extraordinary talent, that has made her the most popular as well as the greatest actress of her age." - The Lady (UK)
"Dame Judi's memoir is packed with anecdotes." - Daily Mail (UK)
"[A] vivid and engaging memoir." - Woman and Home (UK)
"And Furthermore is charming and chatty, and the company of our greatest theatrical dame is always pleasant." - The Times (UK)
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*John Miller coauthored Judi Dench Scenes from My Life with Ms Dench; and is the author of Judi Dench: With a Crack in Her Voice and Darling Judi: A Celebration of Judi Dench
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