Dame Judi Dench cried when M role was killed

London: Dame Judi Dench has revealed that she cried when she got to know that her Bond character M will die in 2012 Bond movie 'Skyfall'.

The American actress, who played MI6 chief in seven Bond films said that her character M was close to her heart as her husband, Michael Williams always wanted to say that he lived with a Bond woman and that was why he encouraged her to take the role, the Independent reported.

The veteran actress said that she laughed through her tears when Bond producers told her the news, but till now there were no plans of her getting retired.

The 80-year-old actress will be seen the 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' sequel in 2015 and will also feature in the period drama 'Tulip Fever'.