Finty Williams

Last updated

Finty Williams
Born
Tara Cressida Williams

(1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 52) [1]
London, England
Alma mater Central School of Speech and Drama, 1994 [2]
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress
Years active1993–present
Children1
Parents
Relatives Jeffery 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.

Contents

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. 6 June 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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maggie Smith</span> British actress (1934–2024)

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith was a British actress. Known for her wit in both comedic and dramatic roles, she had an extensive career on stage and screen for over seven decades and was one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actresses. She received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for six Olivier Awards. Smith is one of the few performers to earn the Triple Crown of Acting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Judi Dench</span> English actress (born 1934)

Dame Judith Olivia Dench is a British actress. Widely considered one of Britain's greatest actors, she is noted for her versatility, having appeared in films and television programmes encompassing several genres, as well as for her numerous roles on the stage. Dench has garnered various accolades throughout a career that spans seven decades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, six British Academy Film Awards, and seven Olivier Awards.

Michael Leonard Williams was a British actor who played both classical and comedy roles. He was best known for co-starring in the sitcom A Fine Romance with his wife Dame Judi Dench, and for voicing Dr. Watson in the long-running Sherlock Holmes adaptations for BBC Radio.

<i>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</i> 1870 novel by Charles Dickens

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in 1870.

<i>Esio Trot</i> 1990 childrens novel by Roald Dahl

Esio Trot is a 1990 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The title is an anadrome of "tortoise". It was the last of Dahl's books to be published in his lifetime; he died just two months later.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julia McKenzie</span> English actress, presenter, director, writer

Julia Kathleen Nancy McKenzie is an English actress, singer, presenter, and theatre director. She has premièred leading roles written by both Alan Ayckbourn and Stephen Sondheim. On television, she is known for her BAFTA Award nominated role as Hester Fields in the sitcom Fresh Fields (1984–1986) and its sequel French Fields (1989–1991), and as Miss Marple in Agatha Christie's Marple (2009–2013).

<i>Angelina Ballerina</i> Childrens book series

Angelina Ballerina is a children's book series by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig about a fictional mouse named Angelina Jeanette Mouseling who is training to become a ballerina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katharine Holabird</span> American writer

Katharine Holabird is an American writer, best known as the author of the Angelina Ballerina series, illustrated by Helen Craig, and the Twinkle series, illustrated by Sharon Williams.

<i>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</i> (1993 film) 1993 British film

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a 1993 film, the fourth film adaptation of the Charles Dickens unfinished 1870 novel of the same name. This was the last film of Barry Evans.

<i>Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps</i> Animated television series

Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps is a British animated preschool children's television series produced by HIT Entertainment in association with Five and Nick Jr., with animation production by SD Entertainment in the United States. The series is based on the Angelina Ballerina series of children's books by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig; and functions as a revival and sequel to the 2001–2006 series of the same name.

<i>On Giants Shoulders</i> 1979 television film

On Giant's Shoulders is a 1979 BBC television film about the early life of thalidomide victim Terry Wiles, with Wiles playing himself. The drama also starred Bryan Pringle and Judi Dench and won an Emmy Award in 1980.

<i>Esio Trot</i> (film) 2015 television film by Dearbhla Walsh

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, or simply Esio Trot, is a British comedy drama television film directed by Dearbhla Walsh and written by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, based on the 1990 novel, Esio Trot, by Roald Dahl. In the film, a retired bachelor falls in love with his neighbour, a widow who keeps a tortoise as a companion after the death of her husband.

The Vote is a 2015 play by British playwright James Graham. The play received its world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse as part of their spring 2015 season, where it ran from 24 April to 7 May 2015. Directed by Josie Rourke and set in a fictitious London polling station on election night 2015, the play was broadcast live on UK television channel More4 on the night of the election.

Elizabeth Karlsen is an American–British film producer. Her career has spanned over three and a half decades, and In 2019, she was awarded the BAFTA award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. Her work has garnered a total of 52 BAFTA nominations and wins, and 20 Academy Award® nominations and wins. In 2002, she co-founded Number 9 Films with production partner and husband, Stephen Woolley.

<i>Victoria & Abdul</i> 2017 film by Stephen Frears

Victoria & Abdul is a 2017 British biographical historical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall. The film is based on the book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu, about the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim. It stars Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Michael Gambon, Eddie Izzard, Tim Pigott-Smith, and Adeel Akhtar. The film had its world premiere at the 74th Venice Film Festival and was theatrically released on 15 September 2017 in the United Kingdom. It has grossed over $65 million worldwide.

<i>Angelina Ballerina</i> (TV series) 2001 British TV series or programme

Angelina Ballerina is a British animated preschool children's television series based on the Angelina Ballerina series of children's books by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig. The series is produced by HIT Entertainment with animation production by Grand Slamm Children's Films, and aired on CITV for two seasons from 2001-2003, with three direct-to-video specials following afterward. The series centres on a young mouse named Angelina Mouseling who loves dancing ballet, her family, and her classmates. Finty Williams performed the voice of Angelina and her mother Judi Dench performed the voice of Miss Lilly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Bateman (actor)</span> British actor (born 1989)

Thomas Jonathan Bateman is a British actor best known for his roles as Giuliano de' Medici in the Starz historical fantasy drama series Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015), as Bouc in the mystery films Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Death on the Nile (2022), and as Matt Pierce in the Peacock comedy thriller Based on a True Story (2023).

<i>Love in a Cold Climate</i> (1980 TV series) 1980 British TV series or programme

Love in a Cold Climate is a 1980 British television series produced by Thames Television. It is an adaptation of the Nancy Mitford novels The Pursuit of Love (1945) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949), set between 1924 and 1940, with a screenplay adaptation by Simon Raven. It was originally broadcast on the ITV network in eight episodes. The series starred Lucy Gutteridge, Rosalyn Landor, Michael Aldridge, Judi Dench, Vivian Pickles and Jean-Pierre Cassel.

Allelujah is a 2022 British drama film directed by Richard Eyre and written by Heidi Thomas. It is based on Alan Bennett's play of the same name. The film stars Jennifer Saunders, Bally Gill, Russell Tovey, David Bradley, Derek Jacobi, and Judi Dench.

References

  1. 1 2 John Miller (2002). Judi Dench: With A Crack In Her Voice. Orion. p. 126. ISBN   978-0752848945.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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.