Judi Dench her role in "The Winter's Tale", breaking her own record with her eighth win as a performer. Next, she co-starred as Cecily Neville, Duchess of York to Benedict Cumberbatch's Richard III in the second series of the BBC Two historical series "The Hollow Crown". The same year, she was cast alongside Eva Green and Asa Butterfield in Tim Burton's dark fantasy film "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children". Dench played Miss Esmeralda Avocet, a headmistress who can manipulate time and can transform into a bird. The film garnered mixed reviews from critics, who felt it was "on stronger footing as
Judi Spiers Judi Spiers Judith Marilyn Spiers (born 15 March 1953) is a British radio and television presenter. Initially training to be an actress at the Rose Bruford College, Spiers began her broadcasting career at Westward Television in 1977, then the ITV station for south-west England. She impressed in the birthday slot with Gus Honeybun with cheeky humour. In short order, she moved to the "What's Ahead" entertainment guide. She hosted local beauty contests "Mr TSW" and "Miss TSW", reflecting the new south-west station TSW TSW produced a nationally networked daytime chat show "Judi!", which ran for six editions. Eventually, Spiers moved