Dame Judi Dench appointed honorary president of Brontë Society

The actor, who played Mrs Fairfax in the 2011 film adaptation of Jane Eyre, says she is ‘delighted’ to help celebrate the 200th birthday of Charlotte Brontë

Actor Dame Judi Dench, who played the role of Mr Rochester’s housekeeper, Mrs Fairfax, in the 2011 film adaptation of Jane Eyre, has been appointed the honorary president of the Brontë Society.

Dench was appointed to the role as the organisation prepares to celebrate the 200th birthday of Charlotte Brontë on 21 April. The actor said she was “delighted” to have been offered the position, and that she would be “helping the organisation celebrate this significant and iconic literary family”.

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