Finty Williams

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Finty Williams
Born
Tara Cressida Frances Williams

(1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 48)[1]
London, England
Alma materCentral School of Speech and Drama, 1994[2]
OccupationActress, voice actress
Years active1993–present
Children1
Parent(s)Michael Williams
Judi Dench
RelativesJeffery Dench (uncle)
Emma Dench (cousin)

Tara Cressida Frances "Finty" Williams (born 24 September 1972)[3] is an English actress.

Early life and education[]

Williams was born 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]

Career[]

Williams has had a recurring role in the TV series Born and Bred.[citation needed] She has also worked in the theatre in such plays as Party Piece, with Richard Harris.[citation needed] She has also appeared in a number of British films, many always alongside her mother, Judi Dench.[citation needed]

In addition, Williams has done extensive voice work, including for the titular character in the animated children's series Angelina Ballerina.[citation needed] She has done audiobook narration, including Sophie Kinsella's I've Got Your Number, and Terry Mancour's Spellmonger Cadet books, including Hawkmaiden, Hawklady, and Sky Rider.[citation needed]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

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)

Personal life[]

She has had 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.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b John Miller (2002). Judi Dench: With A Crack In Her Voice. Orion. p. 126. ISBN 978-0752848945.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Merrifield, Nicola (February 25, 2013). "Royal Central school makes Judi Dench honorary fellow". The Stage.
  3. ^ "Dame Judi pays tribute to leading men - except one". Yorkshire Post.
  4. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ "The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993)". BFI.
  6. ^ "We Can Be Heroes". www.edfilmfest.org.uk.

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