Marsha Garces Williams

Marsha Garces Williams (born June 18, 1956) is an American film producer and philanthropist. She is the former wife of actor and comedian Robin Williams.

Early life

Marsha Garces Williams was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She grew up in Shorewood, Wisconsin and attended Shorewood High School. Garces' father, Leon Garces, was a Filipino born in Ubay, Bohol who moved to the United States in 1929. He later served in the United States Navy during World War II. Her mother, Ina Rachel Mattila, was Finnish.

Personal life and career

Garces married Robin Williams on April 30, 1989 following the 1988 divorce from his first wife, Valerie. Garces met Williams in 1984, when she was employed as the family's nanny. Previously, Garces was a painter working as a waitress. Their romantic relationship began in 1986. During their marriage, they had two children, Zelda Rae and Cody Alan, born in 1989 and 1991, respectively. In March 2008, she filed for divorce from Williams citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce was finalized in 2010.

After working as the family's nanny, Garces worked with Williams as his personal assistant on films such as Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) and Dead Poets Society (1989). She was later the producer for several of Williams' films. Together, they founded a film production company in 1991. Garces Williams has been involved philanthropically with organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and Seacology.

Filmography

• 1993 – Mrs. Doubtfire
• 1998 – Patch Adams
• 1999 – Jakob the Liar
• 2002 – Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
• 2014 – Extinction Soup

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Awards

• 1993 – Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Mrs Doubtfire
• 2003 – Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special – Robin Williams: Live on Broadway

• "Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 16 August 2014. 
• "Robin Williams: Live On Broadway". NYTimes.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.