Zelda was born in New York City to Robin Williams and his second wife, Marsha. She was born 10 days after her father's 38th birthday. Her father stated that he named her after Princess Zelda from The Legend of Zelda video game series. Her mother is of Filipino and Finnish descent. Zelda, the older of Williams's children by his second wife, has a younger brother, Cody, and an older half-brother, Zachary Pym "Zak" Williams.
Career
She made her acting debut at age 5. At 15, Williams acted in the 2004 film House of D opposite her father and actor Anton Yelchin as the latter's young first love, Melissa Loggia. In June 2011, both Williams and her father were featured in a television commercial for the Nintendo 3DS game '. 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. On November 17, 2011, subscribers to Nintendo emails received an email of her and her father playing the new game ' for the Wii console. 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. She was also born on the North American release of the original Gameboy. She appeared in People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue for 2007. She appears in the Wynter Gordonmusic video for "Buy My Love" 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 filmShrimp, which she also starred in alongside Conor Leslie, Paulina Singer, Frances Fisher, and Jake Abel. The film depicts the lives of dominatrixes 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.
Personal life
Williams has described herself as an avid athlete and video game player, and a fan of her namesake The Legend of Zelda series. She has stated that is her favorite game and had voiced support of its release on the 3DS by supporting until Nintendo finally announced the game on November 5, 2014. Williams is bisexual. She dated actor Jackson Heywood from 2013 to 2016.
