M (Judi Dench)

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M (Judi Dench) is the authoritative and sharp-tongued head of MI6 in the James Bond film series, first portrayed by Judi Dench starting with the 1995 film GoldenEye.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf James Bond character
fictional character
head of MI6
appearsInFilm Casino Royale (2006 film) NERFINISHED
Die Another Day NERFINISHED
Quantum of Solace NERFINISHED
Skyfall NERFINISHED
Spectre NERFINISHED
The World Is Not Enough NERFINISHED
Tomorrow Never Dies NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium feature film
authorityScope oversight of MI6 operations
basedOn M (Ian Fleming character) NERFINISHED
characterTrait authoritative
patriotic
pragmatic
sharp-tongued
continuesInEra Daniel Craig Bond era
country United Kingdom
death dies in Skyfall
employer MI6 NERFINISHED
firstAppearance GoldenEye NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1995
franchise James Bond film series NERFINISHED
gender female
genre spy fiction
governmentAffiliation British government NERFINISHED
introducedInEra Pierce Brosnan Bond era NERFINISHED
language English
narrativeRole Bond's superior
mentor to James Bond
notableScene final stand at Skyfall estate in Skyfall
interrogation and evaluation of Bond in Casino Royale (2006 film)
occupation intelligence chief
portrayalEndYear 2012
portrayalStartYear 1995
portrayedBy Judi Dench NERFINISHED
rankOrStatus senior civil servant
realWorldRoleSignificance first female M in the Eon Bond films
relationshipToBond often critical of Bond's methods
ultimately trusts Bond
setting British intelligence community NERFINISHED
successor M (Ralph Fiennes) NERFINISHED
supervisesCharacter James Bond NERFINISHED
supervisesOrganization 00 Section
title Head of the Secret Intelligence Service
M NERFINISHED
universe Eon Productions James Bond continuity

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GoldenEye (1995 film title inspiration, indirectly) featuresCharacter M (Judi Dench)
subject surface form: GoldenEye
M (Gareth Mallory) predecessor M (Judi Dench)