Nothing Like a Dame (film) Nothing Like a Dame (film) Nothing Like a Dame (released in the United States as Tea With the Dames) is a 2018 documentary film directed by Roger Michell. The film documents conversations between actresses Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith interspersed with scenes from their career on film and stage. "Nothing Like a Dame" was released in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2018. The film was shown on television in the United Kingdom a few weeks after its initial theatrical release. Peter Bradshaw of "The Guardian" gave the film a five out of five star rating,
Julie Andrews she sang various Rodgers and Hammerstein songs and symphonised her recently published book, "Simeon's Gift". These were her first public singing performances in a dozen years, due to her failed vocal cord surgery. In January 2009, Andrews was named on "The Times"' list of the top 10 British Actresses of all time. The list included Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, Judi Dench, and Audrey Hepburn. On 8 May 2009, Andrews received the honorary George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Music at the annual UCLA Spring Sing competition in Pauley Pavilion. In January 2010, Andrews was the official