Oscar winner Judi Dench and funnyman Steve Coogan – in a serious role – play opposite each other perfectly in Philomena, from two-time Best Director Oscar nominee Stephen Frears; The Queen and The Grifters.
In the movie Philomena, Judi Dench plays a woman who searches for her daughter that was taken away from her decades ago.
Charlie Murhphy, who plays the adult daughter in the movie, is a female, with a male name.