In which Bond film did Judi Dench first play the role of M?
"1989, by Robert Brown who had previously appeared in the series as Admiral Hargreaves. Judi Dench took over the role of M from 1995's ""GoldenEye"" until 2012's ""Skyfall"". In ""Skyfall"", Gareth Mallory, played by Ralph Fiennes, takes over as M at the end of the film after the death of Dench's character. In the books, ""Universal Export"" (later ""Transworld Corporation"") serves as a cover for the British Secret Service. In the films, ""Universal Exports"" or variations thereof are used, such as the abbreviation ""UnivEx"" in ""From Russia with Love"", a brass name plate in ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"", and"
"live on More4 at 8:25 pm; the time when the events in the play take place. The appearance marked her first performance at the theatre since 1976. On 20 September 2015, she was the guest on BBC Radio 4's ""Desert Island Discs"" for the third time, in which she revealed that her first acting performance was as a snail. She reprised her role as M in the 2015 James Bond film, ""Spectre"", in the form of a recording that was delivered to Bond. In 2016, Dench made Olivier Award history when she won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for"
"relying on statistics and analysis rather than impulse and initiative. Following Pierce Brosnan’s departure from the role, Dench continued playing M for the 2006 film ""Casino Royale"", which rebooted the series with Daniel Craig playing Bond at the beginning of his career. In this new continuity, M has worked for MI6 for some time, at one point muttering, ""Christ, I miss the Cold War"". According to ""Skyfall"", M was previously in charge of MI6's operations in Hong Kong during the 1990s. Her ability to run MI6 has been questioned several times; in ""Casino Royale"", she is the subject of a"
"director Chris Foggin on a budget of just £5,000, she portrays a pensioner grappling with a crush on her church choirmaster and the art of cyber-flirting via social networking. Dench made her seventh and final appearance as M in the twenty-third ""James Bond"" film, ""Skyfall"" (2012), directed by Sam Mendes. In the film, Bond investigates an attack on MI6; it transpires that it is part of an attack on M by former MI6 operative, Raoul Silva (played by Javier Bardem) to humiliate, discredit and kill M as revenge against her for betraying him. Dench's position as M was subsequently filled"
"Paul McGann was the studio's original choice for it. He would have been cast as Bond only if Brosnan had turned down the role. Brosnan was paid $1.2 million for the film, out of a total budget of $60 million. Judi Dench, an English actress, was cast as M replacing Robert Brown, making this the first film of the series featuring a female M. The decision is widely believed to be inspired by Stella Rimington becoming head of MI5 in 1992. John Woo was approached as the director, and turned down the opportunity, but said he was honored by the"
"as ""M"", was the only cast member carried through from the Brosnan films to appear in ""Casino Royale"" (2006), Martin Campbell's reboot of the James Bond film series, starring Daniel Craig in his debut performance as the fictional MI6 agent. The thriller received largely positive critical response, with reviewers highlighting Craig's performance and the reinvention of the character of Bond. It earned over US$594 million worldwide, ranking it among the highest-grossing James Bond films ever released. In April 2006, Dench returned to the West End stage in ""Hay Fever"" alongside Peter Bowles and Belinda Lang. She finished off 2006 with"
"with momentary interaction with the male lead. Two actors have played in more Bond Films than any individual Bond actor: Lois Maxwell (Lois Ruth Hooker) as Miss Moneypenny and Dame Judith Olivia Dench as ‘M’. They have not been the Lead in a Bond Film, playing a Protagonist but never the Antagonist; both always stand very high in the credited cast lists for each film in which they appear. Bond Girls Are Forever Bond Girls Are Forever is a 2002 James Bond documentary film hosted by actress Maryam d'Abo, who had played the role of Kara Milovy in the 15th"
"was released after a six-year hiatus in the series caused by legal disputes, during which Timothy Dalton resigned from the role of James Bond and was replaced by Pierce Brosnan. M was also recast, with actress Judi Dench becoming the first woman to portray the character, replacing Robert Brown. The role of Miss Moneypenny was also recast, with Caroline Bliss being replaced by Samantha Bond; Desmond Llewelyn was the only actor to reprise his role, as Q. It was the first Bond film made after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, which provided"
"day after Sean Connery was announced to play James Bond in the film ""Dr. No"". Daniel Craig returned as James Bond for the third time, saying he felt lucky to have the chance to appear as 007. Director Sam Mendes described Bond as experiencing a ""combination of lassitude, boredom, depression [and] difficulty with what he's chosen to do for a living"". Judi Dench returned as M for her seventh and final appearance in the role. Over the course of the film, M's ability to run MI6 is repeatedly called into question, culminating in a public inquiry into her running of"
"M (James Bond) M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond books and films; the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service—also known as MI6—and Bond's superior. Fleming based the character on a number of people he knew who commanded sections of British intelligence. M has appeared in the novels by Fleming and seven continuation authors, as well as in twenty-four films. In the Eon Productions series of films, M has been portrayed by four actors: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown, Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes, the incumbent; in the two independent productions, M was played by John Huston, David"
"out of ""For Your Eyes Only"" out of respect for the actor and trade his lines with M's Chief of Staff Bill Tanner as Broccoli refused to have the character recast. In 1983, they cast Brown to portray M on the recommendation of Bond actor Roger Moore, his ""Ivanhoe"" co-star and the father of Brown's goddaughter Deborah. It is not clear as to whether he was the same character as Lee's M or a different M, perhaps a promoted Hargreaves. Brown was succeeded by Judi Dench in ""GoldenEye"". Altogether, Robert Brown starred in five James Bond films. Other films: Robert"
"a new M, Barbara Mawdsley. M was played by Bernard Lee from the first Bond film, ""Dr. No"", until ""Moonraker"" (1979). In ""Dr. No,"" M refers to his record of reducing the number of operative casualties since taking the job, implying someone else held the job recently before him. The film also saw M refer to himself as head of MI7; Lee had originally said MI6, but was overdubbed with the name MI7 prior to the film's release. Earlier in the film, the department had been referred to as MI6 by a radio operator. A number of Bond scholars have"
"to get her to come and see her and finally at the end of the film where R is attempting to find Bond. Tanner had never been considered a regular cinematic character until 2008's ""Quantum of Solace"". He was played by a different actor, Rory Kinnear, giving Judi Dench (who played M) the distinction of having played opposite two different actors playing the role of Tanner. Kinnear is also the godson of Dench's late husband Michael Williams. Kinnear reprised the role of Tanner in ""Skyfall"" and ""Spectre"". Kinnear also voices Tanner and provides his likeness for the 2010 remake of"
"see M, the head of the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (also known as MI6) in his or her office to receive his assignment. In several films, Bond receives the assignment outside the MI6 offices, or at a local secret office. Bond often finds M in a subdued state of agitation over a new threat to world peace. M typically shows confidence in the service's best agent but feels a need to rein in Bond for his risky methods and often chides him for his indiscretions. The first actor to portray M was Bernard Lee, who appeared in all eleven Bond"
"& Hall has become popular with celebrities and fashion press alike and has been seen on Millie Mackintosh, Amanda Holden, Little Mix, Joss Stone and Katherine Jenkins, among others and on the pages of fashion magazines, including You & Your Wedding, Stylist and Cosmopolitan. Their most notable appearance was in the James Bond film ‘Skyfall’, where their pearl designs were worn by Dame Judi Dench in her role as M. Dower & Hall Dower & Hall is a British Jewellery brand that was established in 1990 by husband and wife team Dan Dower & Diane Hall. The brand has two"
"the updated Walt Disney World Epcot attraction Spaceship Earth in February 2008. The same month, she was named as the first official patron of the York Youth Mysteries 2008, a project to allow young people to explore the York Mystery Plays through dance, film-making and circus. Her only film of 2008 was Marc Forster's ""Quantum of Solace"", the twenty-second Eon-produced James Bond film, in which she reprised her role as M along with Daniel Craig. A direct sequel to the 2006 film ""Casino Royale"", Forster felt Dench was underused in the previous films, and wanted to make her part bigger,"
"Bond out of retirement, he orders the military to fire mortars at Bond's mansion when the retired spy refuses to return to duty. The first quarter of the film features Bond's subsequent visit to McTarry Castle in Scotland, on a quest to return the only piece of M's remains recovered after the attack—his bright red toupée. Subsequently, Bond—played by David Niven—becomes the new M and proceeds to order that all MI6 agents, male and female, be renamed ""James Bond 007"" in order to confuse the enemy. In 1983's ""Never Say Never Again"", Edward Fox played M as a bureaucrat, contemptuous"
"Bernard Lee John Bernard Lee (10 January 190816 January 1981), known as Bernard Lee, was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven Eon-produced James Bond films. Lee's film career spanned the years 1934 to 1979, though he had appeared on stage from the age of six. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Lee appeared in over one hundred films, as well as on stage and in television dramatisations. He was known for his roles as authority figures, often playing military characters or policemen in films such as"
"review when Bond is caught shooting an unarmed prisoner and blowing up a foreign embassy on camera; in ""Quantum of Solace"", the Foreign Secretary orders her to personally withdraw Bond from the field in Bolivia and to stop any investigations into Dominic Greene's eco-terrorist organisation; and in ""Skyfall"", she is the subject of a public inquiry when MI6 loses a computer hard drive containing the identities of undercover agents around the world. ""Skyfall"" marks Dench's seventh and final appearance as M, where she is targeted by former MI6 agent Raoul Silva, whom she turned over to the Chinese in order"
"the role of M by Robert Brown who acted with Lee in ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" From 1962 to 1979 Lee featured in eleven James Bond films as the character M, Bond's superior. Bernard Lee John Bernard Lee (10 January 190816 January 1981), known as Bernard Lee, was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven Eon-produced James Bond films. Lee's film career spanned the years 1934 to 1979, though he had appeared on stage from the age of six. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Lee"
"Robert Brown (British actor) Robert James Brown (23 July 192111 November 2003) was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of M in the James Bond films from 1983 to 1989, succeeding Bernard Lee, who died in 1981. Brown made his first appearance as M in ""Octopussy"" in 1983. Brown was born and died in Swanage, Dorset. Before appearing in the Bond films, he had a long career as a bit-part actor in films and television. He had a starring role in the 1950s television series ""Ivanhoe"" where he played Gurth, the faithful companion of Ivanhoe, played by Roger"
"of manners of the same name, she portrayed Lady Bracknell, a role she had repeatedly played before, including a stint at the Royal National Theatre in 1982. The film was released to lukewarm reactions by critics – who called it ""breezy entertainment, helped by an impressive cast"", but felt that it also suffered ""from some peculiar directorial choices"" – and earned just US$17.3 million during its limited release. Dench's other film of 2002 was ""Die Another Day"", the twentieth installment in the James Bond series. The Lee Tamahori–directed spy film marked her fourth appearance as MI6 head M and the"
"designer Dennis Gassner. And the ongoing shift of M, as played by Judi Dench, to front and centre: the Bond girls fade into insignificance as she becomes his moral counterpoint and theirs is the only real relationship on screen."" The review continues, ""Bond is, as has been previously noted, practically the Martin Scorsese of the BAFTAs: 22 films later, with grosses probably close to the GDP of one of the small nations it depicts, it's still waiting for that Alexander Korda award. The best ""Casino Royale"" could achieve was a gong for sound. Will this be the year that changes"
"to save six other agents. She is shot and killed in the film, making her the only M to die in the Eon Bond films. Dench's M makes a cameo appearance in ""Spectre"" in a video will, giving Bond a final order to hunt down and terminate someone, which ultimately leads him to the film's titular criminal organisation. There have also been brief references to M's family: in ""GoldenEye,"" she responds to Tanner calling her the ""Evil Queen of Numbers"" by telling him that when she wants to hear sarcasm she will listen to her children. ""Quantum of Solace"" director"
"the theatrical film starring Gwyneth Paltrow that was released the same year. The television movie was broadcast in the US in 1997 on PBS. From 1994 to 2005, Bond played Miss Moneypenny, M's secretary at MI6, in the four James Bond films with Pierce Brosnan as Agent 007: ""GoldenEye"", ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", ""The World Is Not Enough"", and ""Die Another Day"". The role of Miss Moneypenny is the smallest role she ever played, yet the character remains a favorite among James Bond fans. In a BBC interview, Bond remarked that she would retire from the role if and when Pierce"
"simply eye candy. There are female characters such as Judi Dench's M, and Camille Montes, a Bolivian intelligence agent who teams up with Bond in ""Quantum of Solace"", who are not romantic interests of Bond, and hence not strictly Bond girls. However, it has been argued that M's pivotal role in the plot of ""Skyfall"" qualifies her as a Bond girl or Bond woman. Nearly all of Ian Fleming's Bond novels and short stories include one or more female characters who can be said to qualify as Bond girls, most of whom have been adapted for the screen. While Fleming's"
"in a publicity role for the Chiquita bananas. Her first film role was as a fashion model in ""Puzzle of a Downfall Child"" (1970), which fared poorly at the box office. In 1976, she earned her first Golden Globe nomination (""New Star of the Year -- Actress"") for her role in ""The Master Gunfighter"". She later played in such films as ""The Island of Dr. Moreau"", ""Lone Wolf McQuade"", ""Condorman"", ""Point of Impact"", ""Tryst"" and ""Embryo"". For her portrayal of the villainess Fatima Blush in the James Bond film ""Never Say Never Again"", she earned a 1984 Golden Globe nomination"
"Marc Forster suggested that Dench's casting gave the character maternal overtones in her relationship with Bond, overtones made overt in ""Skyfall"", in which Silva repeatedly refers to her as ""Mother"" and ""Mommy"". In ""Skyfall"" she is revealed to be a widow. After the death of Judi Dench's M at the end of ""Skyfall"", she is succeeded by Gareth Mallory, played by Ralph Fiennes. Mallory had been the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee prior to heading MI6, and is a former in the British Army. He served in Northern Ireland with the ""Hereford Regiment"" (assumed by many commentators to"
"Dench commented that the project launched her Hollywood career and joked that ""it was thanks to Harvey, whose name I have had tattooed on my bum"". Dench's other film of 1997 was Roger Spottiswoode's ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", her second film in the ""James Bond"" series. The same year, Dench reteamed with director John Madden to film ""Shakespeare in Love"" (1998), a romantic comedy-drama that depicts a love affair involving playwright William Shakespeare, played by Joseph Fiennes, while he was writing the play ""Romeo and Juliet"". On her performance as Queen Elizabeth I, ""The New York Times"" commented that ""Dench's shrewd,"
"film ""The Trench"" (1999), and the drama ""Some Voices"" (2000) attracted the film industry's attention. This led to roles in bigger productions such as the action film """" (2001), the crime thriller ""Road to Perdition"" (2002), the crime thriller ""Layer Cake"" (2004), and the Steven Spielberg historical drama ""Munich"" (2005). Craig achieved international fame when chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of Ian Fleming's British secret agent character James Bond in the film series, taking over from Pierce Brosnan in 2005. His debut film as Bond, ""Casino Royale"", was released internationally in November 2006 and was highly"
"of 2009 is an elderly Emma Peel from ""The Avengers"". In the 2003 film adaptation of the series, M is once again Moriarty, and played by Richard Roxburgh. M (James Bond) M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond books and films; the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service—also known as MI6—and Bond's superior. Fleming based the character on a number of people he knew who commanded sections of British intelligence. M has appeared in the novels by Fleming and seven continuation authors, as well as in twenty-four films. In the Eon Productions series of films, M has"
"her father, John Huston, to cover the screen shots of Deborah Kerr's hands. The film also marks the debut of Dave Prowse, later the physical form of Darth Vader in the ""Star Wars"" series, as Frankenstein's monster, a role he would later play again in the Hammer films ""The Horror of Frankenstein"" and ""Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell"". John Le Mesurier features in the early scenes of the film as M's driver. In March 1955 Ian Fleming sold the film rights of his novel ""Casino Royale"", the first book featuring the character of James Bond, to the producer Gregory"
"May 2008 In 1959 she appeared as Ophelia in a TV production of ""Hamlet"". For the James Bond film ""From Russia with Love"" (1963) she provided the uncredited voice of Tatiana Romanova, played by Daniela Bianchi. Jefford provided additional voice work in later Bond films, dubbing Molly Peters in ""Thunderball"" (1965) and Caroline Munro in ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" (1977). Her first major film role was as Molly Bloom in ""Ulysses"" (1967), for which she was nominated for a British Academy Award. This was followed by ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"" (1968), ""The Bofors Gun"" (1968), ""The Shoes of the"