Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench,​ Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith​ ...

After the death of her friend and fellow British dame in September, Dench shared a small tribute she paid to her friend at her funeral Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE covering entertainment ...

Tony Award-winning actress Joan Plowright died on Jan. 16 at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England. Plowright was surrounded by loved ones at the time of her death.

In Nothing Like A Dame, Dame Joan and her famous friends discussed her husband, Lord Laurence Olivier, ageing, and their experiences in acting. Dame Joan Plowright recounted how her agent had told ...

DAME Judi Dench has opened up about losing her dear friend Dame Maggie Smith - and revealed her heartfelt tribute. Bond star Judi has spoken about the devastating loss of the Harry Potter star, 89 ...

DAME Joan Plowright has died at the age of 95. The actress, who was married to Lord Laurence Olivier, passed away surrounded ...

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Judi Dench is sharing one way she honored the life of her friend and fellow dame Maggie Smith. Dench, who has been known in the past to plant individual trees in memory of her friends in her ...