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Actor: Judi DenchFilm:"Chocolat" Nomination: Best Supporting Actor Age: 66 Previous Oscar Noms: Best Supporting Actress, "Shakespeare In Love"(1998) -- WINNER Best Actress, "Mrs. Brown"(1997) Previous Noms for Role: British Academy Awards Golden Globes Golden Satellite Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards Character Bio: Judi Dench portrays Armande, an outspoken older woman who rents a shop and room to Vianne (Juliette Binoche), who unexpectedly sweeps into town to open a chocolate shop. Armande welcomes Vianne into the quiet, traditional French town and strikes up a friendship. Vianne just seems to know exactly what the unhappy widow needs, along with the rest of the town, which is slowly transformed during the film through Vianne's sweet concoctions. Not everyone in town welcomes Vianne's changes. Although Armande maintains a rough front throughout the film, she shows her vulnerability with her grandson, whom she loves dearly but is the son of her estranged daughter. Through chocolate and other magic, Armande is not only reunited with her grandson, but with her daughter as well. Dench's Armande is at the heart of the film.
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