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)

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.