Cecily Neville, Duchess of York Another book was published in 2014 titled Red Rose White Rose by Joanna Hickson. In 2016, Neville was portrayed by Dame Judi Dench in the BBC television mini-series "The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses", in the third episode; which is based on William Shakespeare's play, Richard III. <br> Cecily Neville, Duchess of York Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England, Edward IV and Richard III. Cecily Neville was known as "the
Judi Dench filmography performers, working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. In television, she achieved success during this period, in the series "A Fine Romance" from 1981 until 1984 and in 1992 began a continuing role in the television romantic comedy series "As Time Goes By". Her film appearances were infrequent until she was cast as M in "GoldenEye" (1995), a role she continued to play in James Bond in films through to "Spectre". She has starred in many acclaimed films since then, and won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for "Shakespeare in Love". Judi