Finty Williams

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

Finty Williams
Born
Tara Cressida Frances Williams

(1972-09-24) 24 September 1972[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)

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. She has also worked in the theatre in such plays as Party Piece, with Richard Harris. She has also appeared in a number of British films, many always alongside her mother, Judi Dench.

In addition, Williams has done extensive voice work, including for the titular character in the animated children's series Angelina Ballerina. 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.

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)
  • The Girl with All the Gifts (2014)
  • I've Got Your Number (2012)

Personal life

Williams is the only child of actors Judi Dench and Michael Williams.[4] She has had one child, a son born on 6 June 1997.[4] 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.

References
  1. John Miller (2002). Judi Dench: With A Crack In Her Voice. Orion. p. 126. ISBN 978-0752848945.
  2. 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. Jardine, Cassandra (23 August 1997). "My grandson was a big surprise". Telegraphco.uk. 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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