Judi Dench looks unrecognisable in unearthed bikini-clad snaps from start of career
Judi Dench looks totally unrecognisable in unearthed photographs from the early days of her almost 70-year-long career as she starred in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Viewers were wowed when Judi Dench donned a barely there bikini made out of tree bark and ivy and created especially for the occasion
(Image: GETTY)Judi Dench has declared that age is just "a number" and despite turning 89 this year and struggling with declining eyesight, she still looks sensational.
However, throughout a career spanning several decades, her early work shows an equally intriguing woman.
Starring as Tatiana in the Peter Hall-directed film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream more than 55 years ago, Judi flaunted her figure in a barely there bikini made from faux tree bark and ivy.
The GoldenEye star has an impressive filmography, with plenty of award show accolades, but this 1967 movie stands out among her most memorable moments.
By this point, she'd already been in the industry for a decade, and has clear confidence in front of the camera.
The following year Judi was offered the role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret, with reviewers raving that her voice "projected great feeling".
Fast forward to 2010 and she revisited her original role all those decades on with a second run of A Midnight Summer Night's Dream at Kingston's Rose Theatre.
Judi Dench played the role of Tatiana in the 1967 production of a Midsummer Night's Dream and was joined by Oberon, played by actor Ian Richardson for a steamy-looking embrace
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Judi Dench was seen alongside Bottom, played by Paul Rogers, in this shot from the movie.
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Bottom represented the light-hearted comedic element in the Shakespeare play, and Tatiana has fallen in love with him after husband Oberon slips her a love potion as an punishment for being too proud
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Astonishingly, Judi Dench reprised her role as Tatiana, Queen of the Fairies, at the Rose Theatre in Kingston-on-Thames more than 55 years on from first appearing in the Peter Hall movie - and the response was equally rapturous
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