Claim: Judi Dench played Queen Elizabeth I in 1998.
Evidence: A seven-time Oscar nominee , Dench won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love and has received nominations for her roles in Mrs Brown -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Chocolat -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Iris -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Mrs Henderson Presents -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Notes on a Scandal -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , and Philomena -LRB- 2013 -RRB-.
Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 American romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden , written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard.