Three adult children, two mother branches and lives beyond a famous legacy

Robin Williams’s 3 Children: Zak, Zelda and Cody

Zak co-founded mental-health company PYM. Zelda is a director whose feature debut, Lisa Frankenstein, was released in 2024. Cody has chosen a much more private adult life.

Those differences matter. A current guide should not leave Zelda’s released film labelled “upcoming,” turn a public wedding into Cody’s occupation or make all three children supporting characters in a biography of their father.

Robin Williams’s children at a glance

Zak was born on 11 April 1983, Zelda on 31 July 1989 and Cody on 25 November 1991. Zak is Zelda and Cody’s paternal half-brother; Zelda and Cody share both parents.

For another screen family where adult work and private lives need different evidence standards, see Steven Spielberg’s seven children.

Who are the mothers of Robin Williams’s children?

Valerie Velardi is Zak’s mother. She and Robin married in 1978 and divorced in 1988.

Marsha Garces Williams is Zelda and Cody’s mother. Robin and Marsha married in 1989 and divorced in 2010. Marsha also worked as a film producer.

Robin married Susan Schneider Williams in 2011. They had no children together. Susan was his widow, while Zak, Zelda and Cody remained his three children from the two earlier marriages.

Zak Williams and PYM

Zak is Robin’s eldest child. After his father’s death, he began speaking publicly about grief, anxiety and recovery, drawing a line from personal experience to wider mental-health advocacy.

He co-founded PYM, short for “Prepare Your Mind.” The company’s own material says the name also reflects Zak’s middle name, Pym, and describes a mission centred on stress and anxiety support and mental-health partnerships.

PYM sells consumer wellness products; its existence does not make every marketing statement a medical finding. This guide records Zak’s founder role and advocacy without making treatment claims.

Zelda Williams’s released directorial debut

Zelda built a career across acting, voice work, writing and directing. She appeared alongside Robin early in life and later voiced characters in projects including The Legend of Korra.

Her feature directing debut Lisa Frankenstein was released on 9 February 2024. Focus Features identifies Zelda as director and Diablo Cody as writer. Calling the film “upcoming” in 2026 is plainly obsolete.

In first-party production interviews, Zelda discusses the film’s horror-comedy tone and visual approach. That craft record is more useful than framing her work only as an extension of her father’s comedy.

What is publicly known about Cody Williams?

Cody is Robin’s youngest child and keeps the lowest public profile. No strong current source reviewed for this guide establishes a public 2026 profession.

He married Maria Flores on 21 July 2019, which would have been Robin’s 68th birthday. Established coverage records that the ceremony honoured family members who had died.

A wedding is a personal milestone, not a career description. “Private adult” is more accurate than recycling old production-assistant claims or inventing a current Hollywood role.

How do the children relate to Robin’s legacy?

All three children issued personal statements after Robin’s death in August 2014. Zelda emphasised the family’s private time; Zak remembered his father and best friend; Cody described enduring love and respect.

Zak’s mental-health advocacy is publicly connected to his experience of grief. Zelda’s directing has its own creative record. Cody’s quieter life is equally compatible with honouring a parent and does not need a public-facing project to validate it.

The children are not responsible for explaining every aspect of Robin’s illness, death or cultural legacy. This guide uses only the family context needed to understand their own public paths.

What older Robin Williams children profiles miss

A living page should update the children’s work while resisting the temptation to manufacture symmetry between three very different public records.

What is verified and what stays bounded?

Robin’s children sometimes post public tributes, but social remembrance is not a substitute for a verified present occupation.

Williams family timeline

Questions people ask about Robin Williams’s children

How many children did Robin Williams have?

Robin Williams had three children: Zak, Zelda and Cody.

Who is Zak Williams’s mother?

Zak’s mother is Robin’s first wife, Valerie Velardi.

Who are Zelda and Cody Williams’s mother?

Their mother is Robin’s second wife, Marsha Garces Williams.

What does Zak Williams do?

Zak is a mental-health advocate and co-founder of PYM, a consumer wellness company.

What did Zelda Williams direct?

Zelda directed the 2024 feature film Lisa Frankenstein.

What does Cody Williams do?

Cody keeps a private life, and no strong reviewed source establishes a current public profession.