Once told she’d never make it, Judi Dench has last laugh with Golden Icon award
By Reuters
05 October 2018 |
5:20 am
British actress Judi Dench was once told she would never make it on-screen, but she had the last laugh at the Zurich Film Festival on Wednesday (October 3) when her long acting career was celebrated with a Golden Icon award.
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