Dench is a patron of , The , , Surrey and the relationship research and innovation charity, OnePlusOne formally known as OnePlusOne Marriage and Partnership Research, London.
In 's period drama Jane Eyre, based on the 1847 by , she played the role of Alice Fairfax, housekeeper to Rochester, the aloof and brooding master of Thornfield Hall, where main character Jane, played by , gets employed as a.