Finty Williams

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Finty Williams
Born
Tara Cressida Williams

(1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 51) [1]
London, England
Alma mater Royal 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.

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Life

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 child, a son, Sam, born on 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

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