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.
Finty Williams
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| Born | Tara Cressida Williams (1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 51)[1]
London, England
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| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, 1994[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, voice actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Children | 1 |
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| Relatives | Jeffery Dench (uncle) Emma Dench (cousin) Oliver Dench (cousin) |
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]
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.