Zelda Rae Williams (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress and director. She is the daughter of actor

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and film producer Marsha Garces Williams. As a voice actress, she is best known for voicing Kuvira in the

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series ''

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''.

Early life

Williams was born in New York City to Robin and Marsha Garces Williams. Her father stated that he named her after

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from ''

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'' video game series. Her mother is of Filipino and Finnish descent. Zelda, the older of Williams' children by his second wife, has a younger brother and an older half-brother.

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. In June 2011, Zelda and Robin Williams were featured in a television commercial for the

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game '' The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D''. On October 25, 2011, she was the special guest host at the London Zelda Symphony Concert at the

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, marking the 25th anniversary of ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise. On November 17, 2011, subscribers to Nintendo emails received an email of her and her father playing '' The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword'' for the

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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 appeared in ''People'' magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue for 2007. She appears in the Wynter Gordon music 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 film ''

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'', which she also starred in alongside Conor Leslie, Paulina Singer,

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, and Jake Abel. The film depicts the lives of dominatrices in a Los Angeles

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den. Williams later entered into a deal with

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to develop the short film into a half-hour series. She directed the 2024 film '' Lisa Frankenstein'', her feature-length debut.

Personal life

Williams has described herself as an avid athlete and video game player, and a fan of her namesake ''

'' series. She has stated that '' The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'' is her favorite game and voiced support of its release on the

by supporting the fan campaign Operation Moonfall. From 2013 until 2016, Williams dated actor Jackson Heywood. She is openly

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Acting credits

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Filmmaking credits

Film

Music videos

References

External links

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