Judi Dench, the veteran stage and film actress in English, said this month that her loss of vision had progressed to the point that she no longer attended the premieres of red carpet and other solos events.
“Now I have to.
Dench, who performed M in seven James Bond films, began his career as an actor in the late 1950s. In 1988, Queen Elizabeth II made her a lady, the female equivalent of a gentleman.
In recent years, Dench has talked about how his worsening of hearing has made it more difficult to work and read scripts. She told Los Angeles Times in 2012 that she had macular degeneration, a common ocular problem that, according to The American Academy of OphthalmologyIt is a main cause of loss of vision for people over 50.
It is estimated that 19.8 million Americans over 40 were age -related macular degeneration in 2019, According to the centers for disease control and prevention.
In an episode of the “Fearless” podcast that was launched on January 14, Dench talked about his loss of vision with the host, Trinny Woodall, an English television personality known for his work in fashion image change programs.
Woodall asked Dench how he had sailed in theater and high -profile cinema events during his career, and Dench said it was something that had not been good when he had done it alone, before his vision deteriorated. “I wouldn’t be now,” he said.
“And fortunately, I don’t have to be now,” he added, laughing, “because I intend to have a view.”
A Dench representative did not immediately respond to a comment request on Wednesday.
Dench told him Sunday’s mirror in 2023 That he was trying to work as much as he could, although he could no longer see well enough to read. “I want to say that I can’t see in a movie,” he said.
“It’s hard for me if I have any part of a part,” he said. “I have not found any path yet. Because I have so many friends who will teach me the script. But I have a photographic memory. “
His most recent cinematographic appearances include a cameo in the 2022 “Spirited” movie and as a grandmother in the 2021 “Belfast” film, a role for which he received a Oscar nomination for best cast actress.
In 2023 and 2024, he performed several actions in Britain of a two -people show, “”I remember it well“Also starring her friend Gyles Brandreth, in which she related anecdotes of her life.
