Zelda Williams

Zelda Williams grew up in San Francisco, the middle child of three; neither of her brothers are in the entertainment business. (Her mother, Marsha Garces Williams, is a philanthropist and producer.) Williams was a self-described nerdy kid, head of the high school tech committee, a dutiful student if not an academically inspired one. At 17, she moved to Los Angeles, worked restaurant jobs and lived with roommates, quickly accruing small acting parts. After the pandemic, she surfaced as a director, with music videos and shorts to her name.