Judi Dench pays tribute to Mother and Baby Homes survivor Philomena Lee

Judi Dench pays tribute to Mother and Baby Homes survivor Philomena Lee

Judi Dench attends the reopening of the Ashcroft Playhouse at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Thu, 14 Jan, 2021 - 14:23
James Ward, PA

Judi Dench has paid tribute to Irish Mother and Baby Homes survivor and campaigner Philomena Lee, describing her as a “remarkable person”.

The Oscar-winner portrayed Ms Lee in the 2013 film Philomena, which documented her 50-year search for her forcibly adopted son, Anthony.

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