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Actress Defying Age and Ageism | 2019
At one point, director Roger Michell can be heard off screen asking the four women to talk about getting old, with Judi Dench responding in a humorous tone, "F*** off, Roger".
Despite the American release title "Tea With the Dames", the dames are never actually seen drinking tea, with the exception of Eileen Atkins having a tea cup in front of her in one segment, and Judi Dench being offered a coffee mug of some beverage in another segment. "Tea" is slang for "gossip shared between friends".
The four Dames have enjoyed varying success at the Academy Awards. Judi Dench has received seven nominations, Maggie Smith six nominations, Joan Plowright just one, and Eileen Atkins was never nominated. But the biggest winner is Maggie Smith for being awarded two Oscars: a Best Actress for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), and a Best Supporting Actress for California Suite (1978); while a Best Supporting role on Shakespeare in Love (1998) gave Judi Dench her only Oscar.
Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench and Maggie Smith are all born in 1934, with Joan Plowright five years older, born in 1929.
Each of the four dames has at some point worked at least once with any of the other three, but never have all four of them appeared together in the same project.
"Roger Michell: What would your advice be to your young self? Judi Dench: Oh, christ... Joan Plowright: I would say get in touch with yoga or mindfulness at quite an early age. And learn about the brain and what influence it has on the body. All those things that I've come to be interested in later on in life and could have done with doing earlier. Eileen Atkins: Well, I think Joan kind of leads to a version of mine, which I would say is not to be so very bad tempered and confrontational. And listen more. Maggie Smith: Honest to God, I don't know, because most likely I wouldn't be listening . But I would say: When in doubt, don't. Joan Plowright: That's good. It should be a motto, that. When in doubt, don't. Judi Dench: I would say: Try not to be so susceptible to falling in love. Eileen Atkins: No - be more susceptible."
"Joan Plowright: My agent in America said to me, when he knew I couldn't do very much because of the eyesight going, and he said, "Well, if you do want to come over again, we'll look around for a nice little cameo that Judi Dench hasn't got her paws on." [all laugh] Judi Dench: How rude. Maggie Smith: It's not rude at all. Judi Dench: It's very, very rude. Joan Plowright: Well, that's America, darling. That's how they talk."
