Veteran actress Judi Dench explained how her macular degeneration had worsened, because of which she could no longer act. Here’s all you need to know.

Dame Judi Dench has been effectively forced to retire from acting as her deteriorating eyesight has left her unable to perform on stage, appear in films or even read – bringing one of Britain's most extraordinary theatrical careers to a heartbreaking halt.

The 91-year-old recently slammed retirement rumors, saying, "I want to be like Newton Blick, who died in his dressing room after a performance."

Dame Judi Dench, one of Britain’s most celebrated actors, says her failing eyesight has taken her off the stage and away from reading.The

“The Notebook” musical is coming to London’s West End. The show, based on Nicholas Sparks’ bestselling novel and subsequent hit film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, will be the first production at the newly renamed Judi Dench Theatre (previously the Shaftesbury Theatre).

"I could be a very, very serious shepherdess."

“There were no villains in the making of ‘Cats’ … there are always things you can say you’ve learnt,” she wrote