Zelda Williams

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Zelda Williams

Zelda Williams in November 2011
Born Zelda Rae Williams
July 31, 1989 (1989-07-31) (age 22)
New York City, New York, United States
Occupation Actress
Years active 1994–present

Zelda Rae Williams (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress and the daughter of actor and comedian Robin Williams and Marsha Garces. She was named after Princess Zelda of The Legend of Zelda series of video games.[1] Her first big role was that of Melissa Loggia, the main character's teenage love interest in the 2004 film House of D. In 2007, she was chosen as one of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People.[2]

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[edit] Early life

Williams was born in New York City to Marsha Garces Williams, the second wife of Robin Williams. The first of Marsha's two children, Zelda has an older half-brother from Robin's first marriage, Zachary Pym Williams (born April 11, 1983), as well as a younger brother Cody Alan Williams (born November 25, 1991).[3] Zelda moved to Los Angeles from her hometown of San Francisco.

[edit] Hobbies

Williams has been quoted as saying she's played "every single sport on the face of the planet."[4] She regularly visits an indoor climbing gym in her hometown of San Francisco. Williams is also a dedicated video game player and Halo 3 fan. She has stated that Wikipedia and Notcot.org are websites she visits frequently.[5] In June 2011, both Zelda and Robin feature in a television commercial for the Nintendo 3DS game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.[6] Furthermore on October 25th 2011, she was the special guest host at the London Zelda Symphony Concert at the Hammersmith Apollo, marking the 25th anniversary of Zelda Series. On November 17th, 2011, subscribers to Nintendo emails received an email of her and her father playing the new game The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Nintendo Wii. She has stated that Majora's Mask is her favorite Zelda game, and voices support of a release of it on the Nintendo 3DS by supporting Operation Moonfall.[7] She appears in the Wynter Gordon music video for "Buy My Love" and she also has a cameo in the new Cobra Starship music video "You Make Me Feel", along with father Robin.

[edit] Career

Williams's acting debut was in the 2004 film House of D opposite Anton Yelchin as his young first love, Melissa Loggia. In House of D, she worked alongside her father, co-star Robin Williams. Though the film received mixed reviews, Zelda's and Yelchin's performances were well received.

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1994 In Search of Dr. Seuss Daughter Television movie
1995 Nine Months Little Girl #3 in Ballet Class
2004 House of D Melissa Loggia
2008 Were the World Mine Frankie
2009 Don't Look Up Matya
Luster Victor
Detention Sara
2010 The Frankenstein Brothers Kelly Martinson

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