Zelda Williams

31 Jul, 1989 | New York

Actress

Biography

Zelda Rae Williams is an American actress and the daughter of actor and comedian Robin Williams. She was named after Princess Zelda of the Legend of Zelda series. 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. Early life Zelda 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 (born April 11, 1983), as well as a younger brother Cody Alan (born November 25, 1991). Zelda recently moved to Los Angeles from her hometown of San Francisco. Hobbies Zelda has been quoted as saying she's played "every single sport on the face of the planet." She regularly visits an indoor climbing gym in her hometown of San Francisco. Zelda is also a dedicated video game player and Halo 3 fan and stated that Wikipedia is one of websites she frequently visits. Career Zelda'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 was given mixed reviews, Zelda, along with cast-mate Anton, were well received. She filmed in Chicago in 2007 on the independent film "Were the World Mine", and has recently wrapped shooting the horror films "Don't Look Up" and "Detention", and the thriller "Luster" in Los Angeles.