This is a sad story to report for a number of reasons. First because she is one of the best actresses around and also because she is someone I love watching on screen.
Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench revealed that she is losing her eyesight due to a condition called macular degeneration.
While retirement might be a strong possibility, the great British actress has other ideas.
The 77-year-old told the U.K.’sDaily Mirror that “as long as there is a possibility of working I’m not going to retire because if I retire nothing will work any more and it’s hard enough as it is,” she said.
She is currently filming her seventh Bond movie, “Skyfall”, in London with Daniel Craig. Many believe this will be her last turn as Bond’s boss, M.
She said she now makes out faces only if the person stands right in front of her.
“The most distressing thing is in a restaurant in the evening I can’t see the person I’m having dinner with,” she said. “…I know there might be something going on but sometimes I can’t see it and that infuriates me as I think I’m really missing out on something.”
She also needs an assistance when reading scripts in order to memorize her lines.
“I can’t read scripts anymore because of the trouble with my eyes,” Dench was quoted as saying. “Somebody comes in and reads them to me, like telling me a story. It’s usually my daughter or my agent or a friend and actually I like that, because I sit there and imagine the story in my mind.”
Dame Judi Dench has one Oscar victory and a total of six Oscar nominations to go along with nine Golden Globe nominations.
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