Zelda Williams

Zelda Rae Williams (born July 31, 1989)^[1][2] is an American actress and director. She is the daughter of actor Robin Williams and film producer Marsha Garces Williams. As a voice actress, she is best known for voicing Kuvira in the Nickelodeon series The Legend of Korra.

Zelda Williams
Williams in 2015
Born	Zelda Rae Williams (1989-07-31) July 31, 1989 (age 35) New York City, U.S.
Occupations	Actress director producer writer
Years active	1994–present
Parents	Robin Williams (father) Marsha Garces Williams (mother)

Early life

Williams was born in New York City^[3] to Robin and Marsha Garces Williams.^[4] Her father stated that he named her after Princess Zelda from The Legend of Zelda video game series.^[5][6][7][8] Her mother is of Filipino and Finnish descent.^[9][10] Zelda, the older of Williams' children by his second wife, has a younger brother and an older half-brother.^[11]

Career

Williams made her acting debut at age five. At 15, she acted in the 2004 film House of D opposite her father and actor Anton Yelchin as the latter's young first love, Melissa Loggia.^[4]

In June 2011, both she and her father were featured in a television commercial for the Nintendo 3DS game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.^[12] On October 25, 2011, she was the special guest host at the London Zelda Symphony Concert at the Hammersmith Apollo, marking the 25th anniversary of the Zelda Series.^[13] On November 17, 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 Wii console.^[14] She appears in an interview with Nintendo representatives in which she says that one of her favorite things to do in her free time is play Super Smash Bros. Melee with her friends, always playing as the character Sheik.^[15]

She appeared in People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue for 2007.^[4] She appears in the Wynter Gordon music video for "Buy My Love"^[16] and has a cameo in the Cobra Starship music video "You Make Me Feel", alongside her father.

In 2018, Williams wrote and directed the short film Shrimp, which she also starred in alongside Conor Leslie, Paulina Singer, Frances Fisher, and Jake Abel. The film depicts the lives of dominatrices in a Los Angeles BDSM den. Williams later entered into a deal with Gunpowder & Sky to develop the short film into a half-hour series.^[17]

She directed the 2024 movie Lisa Frankenstein, her feature-length debut.^[18]

Personal life

Williams has described herself as an avid athlete^{[citation needed]} and video game player, and a fan of her namesake The Legend of Zelda series. She has stated that The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is her favorite game and voiced support of its release on the Nintendo 3DS by supporting the fan campaign Operation Moonfall.^[19]

From 2013 until 2016, Williams dated actor Jackson Heywood.^[20] She is openly bisexual.^[21]

Acting credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
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
2010	Luster	Victor Curruthers
	Detention	Sara
	See You on the Other Side	Zoey Meola	Short film
	Jezuz Loves Chaztity	Chaztity
2011	Stupid Questions	Lucy		[22]
2012	The Frankenstein Brothers	Kelly Martinson	Also known as A Beer Tale
	Noobz	Rickie		[23]
2014	Never	Nikki		[24]
	Maddie Moonwater	Maddie	Short film
2016	Meet Cute	Andy
2018	Locating Silver Lake	Ella
	Shrimp	Jess	Also director, producer and writer	[25]
	A Patch of Desert	—	Short film	[26]
2020	A Disagreement About Flies	Lydia	Short film	[27]
2022	Julius Caesar Live!	Portia, Soothsayer		[28]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1994	In Search of Dr. Seuss	Daughter	Television film
2012	Checked Out	Marissa	Main role; 4 episodes
2013–2014	Teen Wolf	Caitlin	Recurring role; Episodes "Fireflies" and "Illuminated"	[29]
2014	Chaotic Awesome		Episode: #1.12
	The Legend of Korra	Kuvira	Recurring voice role; 11 episodes
2015–2017	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Mona Lisa / Y'Gythgba	Recurring voice role; 5 episodes
2016	Dead of Summer	Drew Reeves	Main role; 10 episodes	[30]
	Chelsea	Herself	Talk show	[31]
	Girl in the Box	Janice Hooker	Television film	[32]
	Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed	Herself	Documentary	[33]
2017	Stitchers	Zelda	Episode: "The Gremlin and the Fixer"	[34]
	Criminal Minds	Melissa Miller	Episode: "False Flag"	[35][36]
2019	Dark/Web	Cheshire	Episode: "Chapter Three"; also director, producer and writer	[37]
	Jane the Virgin	Leona	Episode: "Chapter Eighty-Seven"
2019–2020	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Foot Recruit/Cassandra 'Casey' Jones, Female Barista, Sprite	Recurring voice role

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Ref.
2011	"You Make Me Feel..."	Cobra Starship		[38]
2013	"I Believed In God"	Danko Jones	Woman	[39]
2014	"Imagine" (UNICEF: World version)	Various	Herself	[40]

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2016	King's Quest - Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb	Amaya Blackstone	[41]
2022	The Last Worker	Emma	[42]

Filmmaking credits

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
2018	Shrimp	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also actor
2020	Kappa Kappa Die	Yes	No	No
2024	Lisa Frankenstein	Yes	No	No

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Ref.
2016	"Save My Soul"	JoJo	Director	[43]
2018	"Invisible"	Anna Clendening		[44]
2019	"Dead End"			[45]
	"Bend & Break"			[46]
2020	"Lonely Hearts"	JoJo		[47]
	"Think About You"			[48]