- Zelda Williams
Zelda Rae Williams (born
July 31 ,1989 inNew York City ) is an American actress and the daughter ofactor andcomedian Robin Williams . Her first big role was that of Melissa, the main character's teenage love interest in the2004 film "House of D ". She was named afterPrincess Zelda of the "Legend of Zelda " videogame series.Fact|date=March 2008Biography
Personal life
Zelda was born to Marsha Garces Williams, the second wife of Robin Williams. The first of Marsha's two children, Zelda has an older half-sibling from Robin's first marriage, Zachary Pym (born April 11, 1983), as well as a younger brother Cody Alan (born
November 25 ,1991 ). The family currently resides inSan Francisco .Hobbies
Zelda has been quoted as saying she plays "every single sport on the face of the planet. I'm such an active person that without that, I think I'd just go crazy with energy." [Teen Vogue, Young Hollywood Issue interview by Chris Henry] She regularly visits an indoor climbing gym in her hometown of San Francisco. Zelda is also a dedicated video game player and stated that
Wikipedia is one of websites she frequently visits. [ [http://www.switched.com/2008/07/07/robin-williams-daughter-zelda-is-cooler-than-her-dad Robin Williams' Daughter Zelda Is Cooler Than Her Dadby Christine Whitney, posted Jul 7th 2008] ]Career
Zelda's acting debut was in the
2004 film "House of D " oppositeAnton Yelchin as his young first love, Melissa Loggia. In House of D, she worked alongside her father, Co-starRobin Williams . Though the film was given mixed reviews, Zelda, along with cast-mate Anton, were well received. She filmed in Chicago in2007 on the independent film "Were the World Mine ", and has recently begun shooting Horror film "Don't Look Up" inLos Angeles .References
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