Finty Williams

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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[edit]

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[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Radio[edit]

  • Doctor Who: Demon Quest - The Demon Of Paris - La Charlotte

Audiobooks[edit]

  • Hawkmaiden Spellmonger Cadet Series Book One (2019)
  • Hawklady Spellmonger Cadet Series Book Two (2019)
  • Skyrider Spellmonger Cadet Series Book Three (2019)
  • Chain of Gold: The Last Hours Book One (2020)
  • Evelina: Or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World (2016)
  • The Girl with All the Gifts (2014)
  • I've Got Your Number (2012)
  • Lord of Stariel (2018)
  • Three Sisters (2021)
  • The Tail of Emily Windsnap (2006)
  • The Beatryce Prophecy (2021)
  • Hetty Feather (2014)
  • Sapphire Battersea (2014)
  • Emerald Star (2014)
  • Queenie (2014)
  • Swiss & Chips (2020)

Theatre[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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