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Also Known As Sir Derek Jacobi
Born October 22, 1938 (age 88) • England

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Judi Dench wearing a pale, beaded outfit and diamond earrings, smiling slightly at a formal event in 2006.
Judi Dench
British actress
Helen Mirren smiles on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, wearing a yellow gown and an ornate emerald and diamond necklace with matching earrings.
Helen Mirren
British actress
Sir Ian McKellen smiling, wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat and patterned scarf at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim in London.
Ian McKellen
British actor
Colin Firth smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette in front of a backdrop with Oscar logos.
Colin Firth
British actor
Kenneth Branagh wearing a white shirt and dark jacket, posing against a blue background.
Kenneth Branagh
British actor, director, and writer
Helena Bonham Carter wearing a red velvet jacket and red beaded earrings, standing in front of a Save the Children event backdrop.
Helena Bonham Carter
British actress
Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, wearing glasses and holding books while walking through a university courtyard with other students nearby.
Eddie Redmayne
British actor
Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.
Julian Fellowes
British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter
Michelle Williams poses for a portrait in front of a red backdrop, wearing a beaded, light-colored dress and styled with short, light brown hair.
Michelle Williams
American actress
Geoffrey Rush wearing glasses, a dark pinstripe suit, white shirt, and pale tie, facing the camera with a slight smile.
Geoffrey Rush
Australian actor
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Jill Haworth
British-born actress
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Stewart Granger
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Joan Hickson
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Olivia Hussey
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Ian Bannen
Scottish actor
Schlesinger, John
John Schlesinger
English film director
Lily Allen poses in a pale yellow lace gown with red lipstick at The Fashion Awards 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Lily Allen
English singer-songwriter and actress
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
British actor
Andrew Garfield wearing a gray suit and tie, posing and smiling slightly at an event in 2018.
Andrew Garfield
American-born English actor

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