DAME JUDI DENCH IS FINDING ANOTHER ACTING CAREER ON SCREEN.(LIFE & LEISURE)

Byline: BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE New York Times

Since she took over the role of the spymaster M in the James Bond movies, and came close to winning an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Victoria in ``Mrs. Brown,'' Judi Dench's mailbag has vastly increased. She has become accustomed to getting letters, mostly from America, asking her where she has been hiding and what acting she has done.

If she were a pedantic person, she might reply that, well, she has been playing leading roles in the theater for four decades and that her work onstage won her the title of Dame of the British Empire in 1988.

If she were feeling immodest, Dame Judi might add that she is …