Finty Williams
Born
Tara Cressida Williams

(1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 51)[1]
London, England
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama, 1994[2]
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress
Years active1993–present
Children1
Parents
RelativesJeffery Dench (uncle)
Emma Dench (cousin)
Oliver Dench (cousin)

Tara Cressida "Finty" Williams (born 24 September 1972)[3] is an English actress. She is best known as the voice of Angelina Ballerina. Her mother, Judi Dench, voiced Angelina's ballet teacher, Miss Lilly.

Biography

Williams was born on 24 September 1972 in London, the only child of Judi Dench and Michael Williams.[1][4] Williams trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, graduating in 1994.[2]

She has one son named Sam, (b. June 6, 1997).[4] Her mother, Judi Dench, has said that Williams did not tell her she was going to be a grandmother until days before the birth.[4]

Williams' picture appears in the opening credits of the British romantic comedy television series, starring her mother, As Time Goes By.

Williams was charged with drunk driving in 1998 and 2005.[5] By 2022, she had celebrated her third year of sobriety.[6][7]

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Audiobooks

Theatre

References

  1. ^ a b John Miller (2002). Judi Dench: With A Crack In Her Voice. Orion. p. 126. ISBN 978-0752848945.
  2. ^ a b Merrifield, Nicola (25 February 2013). "Royal Central school makes Judi Dench honorary fellow". The Stage.
  3. ^ "Dame Judi pays tribute to leading men - except one". Yorkshire Post.
  4. ^ a b c Jardine, Cassandra (23 August 1997). "My grandson was a big surprise". Telegraphco.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. On June 6, her beloved only child, Finty, 24, went into labour and produced a son, Sam. Mother and daughter have always been very close: "There is nothing that Finty couldn't tell me," Dench has said in the past. Yet neither she nor her husband realised that their daughter was about to become a single parent until a few days before the birth.
  5. ^ "No jail for drink-driving actress". BBC News. 28 February 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ^ Chadwick, Ann (10 October 2022). "TV presenter Adrian Chiles opens up about his difficult relationship with alcohol ahead of appearance in Ilkley". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. ^ Chiles, Adrian (2022). The Good Drinker. London: Profile Books. ISBN 9781788163590.
  8. ^ "The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017.
  9. ^ "We Can Be Heroes". www.edfilmfest.org.uk.
  10. ^ Dex, Robert (2 October 2018). "Finty Williams didn't hesitate to take on mother Judi Dench's famous role". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  11. ^ Fleszar, Dominika (13 January 2023). "Interview: Finty Williams". Time & Leisure.

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