Thankfully, however, the actor also has a photographic memory. Judi Dench revealed that her battle with macular degeneration might put a stop to her acting career if she can't figure out another way to learn her lines.
“I have a photographic memory and so used to be able to learn lines very easily,” she added. “I wake up in the middle of the night and can recall reams of Shakespeare. I could do the whole of A Midsummer Night's Dream right now, or Twelfth Night. I can remember reams of Hamlet, or Measure for Measure.
"I've had to find another way of learning lines and things, which is having great friends of mine repeat them to me over and over and over again. "So I have to learn through repetition, and I just hope that people won't notice too much if all the lines are completely hopeless!"
Dench attended an all-girls Quaker school, then followed with a brief stop at the York School of Art before changing course and heading off to London's Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company.
Dench was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in 2012, per The Mirror. While the disease doesn't cause complete blindness, per the National Eye Institute, it diminishes a person's central vision, making it harder to see faces, read, drive, or do other close-up work.
Tara Cressida "Finty" Williams (born 24 September 1972) is an English actress. She is best known as the voice of Angelina Ballerina. Her mother, Judi Dench, voiced Angelina's ballet teacher, Miss Lilly.
Sam Williams, Judi's grandson, is 25 and is making a name for himself on TikTok, posting regular videos to his near-250k followers. Sam also has a humorous reputation for being an 'Ed Sheeran lookalike', with the pair sharing similar ginger hair and facial features.
Dench has had macular degeneration for more than a decade now. “You find a way of just getting about and getting over the things that you find very difficult,” she said. “I've had to find another way of learning lines and things, which is having great friends of mine repeat them to me over and over and over again…
Dame Judi Dench has got her first tattoo for her 81st birthday. The tattoo was a present from her daughter the actress Finty Williams. She has 'carpe diem', which means 'seize the day' in Latin, in capital letters on her wrist.
First woman to portray the 007 series character "M", which she did in GoldenEye (1995). Even after winning so many acting awards, she still admits to being insecure and wanting to improve the next performance. She admits that she prefers stage first, television second and film in third place.
Elon Musk has a photographic memory, which means he can recall images and information in extraordinary detail. Musk was bullied as a child and was once hospitalized after being thrown down a flight of stairs and beaten unconscious by a group of students.
It is claimed that those with a photographic memory tend to have higher IQs than those without it. A person with this ability does not use mnemonics. The ability is said to occur in the early childhood of a small number of children (between 2 percent and 10 percent) and generally is not found in adults.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nicolas Tesla and Leonardo da Vinci are among the famous people alleged to have a photographic memory. Stephen Wiltshire — a talented British savant — is another famous case. He can outline detailed city skylines hours or days after he has observed them through quick, helicopter rides.
“As a proud patron of The Hope Foundation, I ask you all to give as much you can to its 25th Anniversary Campaign. Since 1999, their support has impacted the lives of 3 million individuals who live in Kolkata's slums and throughout the city's streets,” said Dame Judi.
Her mother, Eleanora Olive (née Jones) (1897–1983), was born in Dublin; her father, Reginald Arthur Dench MC & Bar (1897–1964), was a doctor from Dorset who grew up primarily in Dublin and who fought on the Western Front in World War I. Her parents met while studying at Wesley College, Dublin.
The name Finty is a girl's name meaning "white fire, white bull". This perky Irish nickname originated as a short form of Fintan, an ancient saint's name. The most notable bearer today is actress Finty Williams (born Tara Cressida Frances), daughter of Dame Judi Dench.
In 2012, Judi was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration after noticing her eyesight deteriorate and has resorted to a quieter life in her Surrey countryside home. The £ 8 million mansion is nestled among the rolling hills of the Surrey countryside, just outside the city of London.
The appeal – and success – of As Time Goes By was down to the undeniable chemistry between Palmer and Dench, born from a genuine affection between real-life friends. “Geoffrey and I hit it off from the word go,” said Dench in 2002.
Dench revealed that her mother, too, lived with the disease. Being white, female and blue-eyed, like Dench, may also increase the risk macular degeneration, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Known widely for her role as M in the James Bond films, Academy Award-winning actress Dame Judi Dench revealed that she has age-related macular degeneration. Although her vision has limited her in some capacity, Dench has not allowed the disease to slow her down and continues to appear in films.
Stargardt disease is a rare genetic eye disease that happens when fatty material builds up on the macula — the small part of the retina needed for sharp, central vision. Vision loss usually starts in childhood — but some people with Stargardt disease don't start to lose their vision until they're adults.
The James Bond actress says her deteriorating eyesight also means she can't read scripts but overcomes this by being taught lines with her friends' help. Dame Judi Dench has said she can't see on film sets anymore and isn't able to read scripts due to her deteriorating eyesight.
