Judi Dench Honour (CH) in the 2005 Birthday Honours. In June 2011, she became a fellow of the British Film Institute (BFI). In a biography by John Miller it was noted that in the late 1990s Dench was the patron of over 180 charities, many of which were related either to the theatre or to medical causes, for example York Against Cancer. Dench is a patron of the Leaveners, Friends School Saffron Walden, The Archway Theatre, Horley, Surrey and OnePlusOne Marriage and Partnership Research, London. She became president of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London in 2006, taking over from Sir
Judi Bowker Judi Bowker Judi Bowker (born 6 April 1954) is an English film and television actress. Bowker was born in Shawford, Hampshire, England. On stage from childhood, she first attracted international attention as the star of "The Adventures of Black Beauty", a 1972 TV series which was a "continuation" of the book. She also starred as Clare of Assisi in Franco Zeffirelli's "Brother Sun, Sister Moon", also from 1972. Her other well-known film appearances are as Princess Andromeda in the 1981 Ray Harryhausen film, "Clash of the Titans" and as Lady Olivia Lilburn in Alan Bridges' "The Shooting Party" (1985). She