Judi Dench's Cool Bond Role

Dame Judi Dench says appearing in James Bond movies gives her -street cred".

The 75-year-old actress has played agent M since 1995's 'Goldeneye' and can't wait to reprise the role for the latest movie in the hit spy franchise.

She said: "They're exciting. They give you street cred. Everything is so beautifully made.

"I get to see frightfully cool things and behave in an autocratic way and give Bond a hard time. What could be better?"

The actress recently completed work on musical movie 'Nine' and admits the film gave her her most frightening acting experience as she was so terrified of performing in front of co-star Sophia Loren.

She told the Times newspaper: "I'd never met her and she arrived on set just as I was about to perform my number. She said and watched.

"I said to Rob Marshall, the director, 'I can't ever have been more frightened than this moment.' It was like someone had given me an enormous injection. I suddenly had to be on the ball."