Dench shared her role with Kate Winslet , both actresses portraying Murdoch at different phases of her life .
In between , Dench finished work on Richard Eyre 's film Iris ( 2001 ) , in which she portrayed novelist Iris Murdoch .
Dench shared Dench 's role with Kate Winslet , both actresses novelist Murdoch at different phases of her life .
In between , Dench finished work on Richard Eyre 's film Iris ( 2001 ) , in which she portrayed novelist Iris Murdoch .