Finty Williams Explained

Finty Williams
Birthname:	Tara Cressida Williams
Birth Date:	24 September 1972
Birth Place:	London, England
Alma Mater:	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, 1994
Occupation:	Actress, voice actress
Father:	Michael Williams
Mother:	Judi Dench
Children:	1
Yearsactive:	1993–present
Relatives:	Jeffery Dench (uncle) Emma Dench (cousin) Oliver Dench (cousin)

Tara Cressida "Finty" Williams (born 24 September 1972)^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]} Williams trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, graduating in 1994.^[4]

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

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

Radio

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

Audiobooks

• 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)
• The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani (2019)

Theatre

• Pack of Lies (Menier Chocolate Factory, 2018)^[8]
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane (UK and Ireland Tour, 2022–2023)^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dame Judi pays tribute to leading men - except one. Yorkshire Post.
2. Book: Judi Dench: With A Crack In Her Voice. John Miller. Orion. 2002. 126. 978-0752848945 .
3. News: Jardine . Cassandra . 23 August 1997 . My grandson was a big surprise . Telegraphco.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150126051611/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4710259/My-grandson-was-a-big-surprise.html . 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..
4. Web site: Royal Central school makes Judi Dench honorary fellow . The Stage. Nicola. Merrifield. February 25, 2013.
5. Web site: No jail for drink-driving actress . BBC News . 14 January 2023 . 28 February 2005.
6. Web site: Chadwick . Ann . TV presenter Adrian Chiles opens up about his difficult relationship with alcohol ahead of appearance in Ilkley . Yorkshire Post . 14 January 2023 . 10 October 2022.
7. Book: Chiles . Adrian . The Good Drinker . 2022 . Profile Books . London . 9781788163590.
8. Web site: Dex . Robert . Finty Williams didn't hesitate to take on mother Judi Dench's famous role . Evening Standard . 13 January 2023 . en . 2 October 2018.
9. Web site: Fleszar . Dominika . Interview: Finty Williams . Time & Leisure . 13 January 2023.