Tara Cressida "Finty" Williams (born 24 September 1972) 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.

Biography

Williams was born on 24 September 1972 in London, the only child of Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Williams trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, graduating in 1994. She has one son named Sam (b. 6 June 1997). Her mother, Judi Dench, has said that Williams did not tell her she was going to be a grandmother until days before the birth. 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. By 2022, she had celebrated her third year of sobriety.

Filmography

Film

• The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1993) • The Secret Rapture (1993) • Mrs. Brown (1997) • Gosford Park (2001) • The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) • Ladies in Lavender (2004) • Even Girls Cry Sometimes (2009) • Delicious (2013) • Macbeth (2014) • We Can Be Heroes (2017)

Television

• The Torch (1992) • Tales from the Crypt (1996) • Wives and Daughters (1999) • Angelina Ballerina (2001) – Angelina Mouseling, Mrs. Hodgepodge, Aunt Lavender Mouseling, Miss Quaver, Mrs. Thimble, and Miss Twitchett • Courage the Cowardly Dog (2002) – Tulip (uncredited) • Born and Bred • Cranford (2007) • The Vote (2015) • Doc Martin (Series 7 Episode 5) (2015) • Ricky Zoom (2019) – Scootio • The A List (2021) • Comic Relief - The Repair Shop sketch (2022)

Radio

Audiobooks

Theatre