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|name = Marsha Garces Williams | name = Marsha Garces Williams
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|caption = Williams at the ] | caption = Williams at the ] in 1989
|birth_name = Marsha Garces | birth_name = Marsha Lynn Garces
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|6|18}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|6|18}}
|birth_place = ], ], U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrn.com/tmj4/news/BREAKING-Actor-Robin-Williams-dies-at-63-270824161.html |title=Locals react to passing of comedian, actor Robin Williams |publisher=TODAY'S TMJ4 |date=August 11, 2014 |first=Charles |last=Benson }}</ref> | birth_place = ], ], U.S.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jrn.com/tmj4/news/BREAKING-Actor-Robin-Williams-dies-at-63-270824161.html |title=Locals react to passing of comedian, actor Robin Williams |publisher=TODAY'S TMJ4 |date=August 11, 2014 |first=Charles |last=Benson |access-date=August 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813152258/http://www.jrn.com/tmj4/news/BREAKING-Actor-Robin-Williams-dies-at-63-270824161.html |archive-date=August 13, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|occupation = Film producer, philanthropist | occupation = Film producer, philanthropist
|yearsactive = 1991–present<ref name=Garchik/> | yearsactive = 1991–present<ref name=Garchik/>
|spouse = ]<br>(m. 1989–2010) | spouse = {{Marriage|]<br>|1989|2010|reason=divorced}}
|children = ], Cody | children = 2, including ]
|residence = ], ]<ref name=Loos>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/arts/design/daniel-brush-at-the-museum-of-arts-and-design.html?pagewanted=all |title=What He Prefers: Staying at Home to Spin Gold |publisher=''The New York Times'' |date=October 11, 2012 |first=Ted |last=Loos }}</ref>
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'''Marsha Garces Williams'''<ref name=Loos/><ref name=ExtinctionSoup>{{cite web|title=Extinction Soup – Supporters|url=http://www.extinctionsoupmovie.com/index.php/supporters|publisher=Sea to Sky Productions|accessdate=August 16, 2014}}</ref> (born June 18, 1956) is an American film producer and philanthropist.<ref name=Loos/><ref name=Garchik>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/garchik/article/Robin-Williams-wife-files-for-divorce-after-3774403.php | title=Robin Williams' wife files for divorce after nearly 19 years | first=Leah | last=Garchik | date=March 27, 2008 | work=The San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref><ref name=Clehane>{{cite journal|last1=Clehane|first1=Diane|last2=Dagostino|first2=Mark|last3=Mikelbank|first3=Peter|last4=Orr|first4=Andrea|title=Robin Williams Surprise Split|journal=People|date=April 14, 2008|volume=69|issue=14|accessdate=13 August 2014|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20196332,00.html}}</ref> '''Marsha Garces Williams'''<ref name=Loos>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/arts/design/daniel-brush-at-the-museum-of-arts-and-design.html?pagewanted=all |title=What He Prefers: Staying at Home to Spin Gold |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 11, 2012 |first=Ted |last=Loos }}</ref><ref name=ExtinctionSoup>{{cite web|title=Extinction Soup – Supporters|url=http://www.extinctionsoupmovie.com/index.php/supporters|publisher=Sea to Sky Productions|access-date=August 16, 2014}}</ref> (born June 18, 1956) is an American film producer and philanthropist.<ref name=Garchik>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/garchik/article/Robin-Williams-wife-files-for-divorce-after-3774403.php | title=Robin Williams' wife files for divorce after nearly 19 years | first=Leah | last=Garchik | date=March 27, 2008 | work=The San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref><ref name=Loos/><ref name=Clehane>{{cite magazine|last1=Clehane|first1=Diane|last2=Dagostino|first2=Mark|last3=Mikelbank|first3=Peter|last4=Orr|first4=Andrea|title=Robin Williams Surprise Split|magazine=People|date=April 14, 2008|volume=69|issue=14|access-date=3 January 2022|url=https://people.com/archive/robin-williams-surprise-split-vol-69-no-14/}}</ref> She was married to actor and comedian ] from 1989 to 2010.<ref name=Garchik/><ref name=Clehane/>

She is the former wife of actor and comedian ].<ref name=Garchik/><ref name=Clehane/>


== Early life == == Early life ==
Marsha Garces Williams grew up in ] and attended ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/270823481.html |title=Tears of a clown: My interview with the late Robin Williams |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=August 11, 2014 |first=Duane |last= Dudek}}</ref> Her father, Leon Garces, was a ] born in ] who moved to the United States in 1929.<ref name=TucsonCitizen>{{cite news|title=Funeral Notices – GARCES, Pantaleon Marciano Fernandez "Leon"|url=http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2002/03/15/201656-funeral-notices/|newspaper=Tucson Citizen|date=March 15, 2002|accessdate=14 August 2014|quote=Born July 27, 1909 in Ubay, Bohol, Philippines, he immigrated to the United States in 1929}}</ref><ref name="philstar">{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/08/13/1356952/robin-williams-i-met-tokyo |title=The Robin Williams that I met in Tokyo |publisher=''The Philippine Star'' |date=August 13, 2014 |first=Ricardo F. |last=Lo }}</ref> He later served in the ] during ].<ref name=TucsonCitizen/><ref name=GMA>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/374424/showbiz/showbizabroad/how-robin-williams-remained-close-to-pinoy-family-even-after-divorce-with-fil-am-wife |title=How Robin Williams remained close to Pinoy family even after divorce with Fil-Am wife |date=August 12, 2014 |publisher=GMA News Online }}</ref> Her mother, Ina Rachel Mattila,<ref name=TucsonCitizen/> was ].<ref name="philstar"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/robin-williams-fears-of-a-clown-20140811?page=4 |title=Robin Williams: Fears of a Clown |date=August 11, 2014 |publisher=''The Rolling Stones'' |first=Jeff |last=Giles }}</ref><ref name=Nepales>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/149477/williams-called-ex-wife-finnipino |title=Williams called ex-wife 'Finnipino' |date=August 13, 2014 |publisher=''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' |first=Ruben V. |last=Nepales }}</ref> Marsha Lynn Garces was born in ], ]. She grew up in ], and attended ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/270823481.html |title=Tears of a clown: My interview with the late Robin Williams |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=August 11, 2014 |first=Duane |last= Dudek}}</ref> Garces' father, Leon Garces, was ] and born in ]; he moved to the United States in 1929.<ref name=TucsonCitizen>{{cite news|title=Funeral Notices – GARCES, Pantaleon Marciano Fernandez "Leon"|url=http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2002/03/15/201656-funeral-notices/|newspaper=Tucson Citizen|date=March 15, 2002|access-date=14 August 2014|quote=Born July 27, 1909 in Ubay, Bohol, Philippines, she immigrated to the United States in 1929}}</ref><ref name="philstar">{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/08/13/1356952/robin-williams-i-met-tokyo |title=The Robin Williams that I met in Tokyo |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=August 13, 2014 |first=Ricardo F. |last=Lo }}</ref> He later served in the ] during ].<ref name=TucsonCitizen/><ref name=GMA>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/374424/showbiz/showbizabroad/how-robin-williams-remained-close-to-pinoy-family-even-after-divorce-with-fil-am-wife |title=How Robin Williams remained close to Pinoy family even after divorce with Fil-Am wife |date=August 12, 2014 |website=GMA News Online }}</ref> Her mother, Ina Rachel Mattila,<ref name=TucsonCitizen/> was ].<ref name="philstar"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/robin-williams-fears-of-a-clown-20140811?page=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813114606/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/robin-williams-fears-of-a-clown-20140811?page=4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 13, 2014 |title=Robin Williams: Fears of a Clown |date=August 11, 2014 |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Jeff |last=Giles }}</ref><ref name=Nepales>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/149477/williams-called-ex-wife-finnipino |title=Williams called ex-wife 'Finnipino' |date=August 13, 2014 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |first=Ruben V. |last=Nepales }}</ref>


== Personal life and career == == 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.<ref name=Darrach>{{cite journal|last1=Darrach|first1=Brad|title=A Comic's Crisis of the Heart|journal=People|date=February 22, 1988|volume=29|issue=7|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20098328,00.html|accessdate=August 21, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Canoe>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/W/Williams_Robin/1998/09/20/762643.html |title=Through heaven and hell for Williams |first=Louis B. |last=Hobson |publisher=Canoe.ca |date=September 20, 1998 |quote=He and Velardi never fully reconciled, and in 1984 the couple hired Marsha Garces, a young painter who'd been working as a waitress, to be Zachary's nanny.}}</ref> Their romantic relationship began in 1986.<ref name=Clehane/> During their marriage, they had two children, ] and Cody Alan, born in 1989 and 1991 respectively.<ref name=Canoe/> In March 2008, she filed for divorce from Williams citing irreconcilable differences.<ref name=Garchik/> Their divorce was finalized in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chaney|first1=Jen|title=Robin Williams and Susan Schneider reportedly wed|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/robin-williams-and-susan-schneider-reportedly-wed/2011/10/24/gIQAbweHDM_blog.html|accessdate=18 August 2014|work=Washington Post|date=October 24, 2011}}</ref> Garces married Robin Williams on April 30, 1989, following the 1988 divorce from his first wife, Valerie. Garces became ] with Williams' child late in 1988, and the pair were later married on April 30, 1989. Garces met Williams in 1984 when she was employed as a nanny for Williams's son Zachary. Previously, Garces was a painter and a waitress.<ref name=Darrach>{{cite magazine|last1=Darrach|first1=Brad|title=A Comic's Crisis of the Heart|magazine=People|date=February 22, 1988|volume=29|issue=7|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-a-comics-crisis-of-the-heart-vol-29-no-7/|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Canoe>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/W/Williams_Robin/1998/09/20/762643.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140813053629/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/W/Williams_Robin/1998/09/20/762643.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 13, 2014 |title=Through heaven and hell for Williams |first=Louis B. |last=Hobson |website=Canoe.ca |date=September 20, 1998 |quote=He and Velardi never fully reconciled, and in 1984 the couple hired Marsha Garces, a young painter who'd been working as a waitress, to be Zachary's nanny.}}</ref> According to his first wife, the romantic relationship between Robin and Marsha began after they separated.<ref name=Clehane/> During their marriage, they had two children, ] and Cody Alan, born in 1989 and 1991, respectively.<ref name=Canoe/> In March 2008, she filed for divorce from Williams citing irreconcilable differences.<ref name=Garchik/> Their divorce was finalized in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chaney|first1=Jen|title=Robin Williams and Susan Schneider reportedly wed|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/robin-williams-and-susan-schneider-reportedly-wed/2011/10/24/gIQAbweHDM_blog.html|access-date=18 August 2014|newspaper=Washington Post|date=October 24, 2011}}</ref>


After working as the family's nanny, Garces worked with Williams as his personal assistant on films such as '']'' (1987) and '']'' (1989).<ref name=Clehane/><ref name=Darrach/><ref name=GMA/> She was later the producer for several of Williams' films.<ref name=Clehane/><ref name=Garchik/><ref name=Nepales/> Together, they founded a film production company in 1991.<ref name=Garchik/> Garces Williams has been involved philanthropically with organizations such as ] and ].<ref name=Clehane/><ref name=Garchik/> After working as the family's nanny, Garces worked with Williams as his personal assistant on films such as '']'' (1987) and '']'' (1989).<ref name=Clehane/><ref name=GMA/><ref name=Darrach/> She was later the producer for several of Williams's films.<ref name=Garchik/><ref name=Clehane/><ref name=Nepales/> Together, they founded a film production company, Blue Wolf Productions, in 1991.<ref name=Garchik/>
Garces Williams has been involved philanthropically with organizations such as ] and ].<ref name=Garchik/><ref name=Clehane/>


== Filmography == == Filmography ==
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*1998 – '']''<ref name=Garchik/> *1998 – '']''<ref name=Garchik/>
*1999 – '']''<ref name=Garchik/> *1999 – '']''<ref name=Garchik/>
*2002 – '']''<ref name=Garchik/> *2002 – ''Robin Williams: Live on Broadway''<ref name=Garchik/>
*2014 – ''Extinction Soup''<ref name=ExtinctionSoup/> *2014 – ''Extinction Soup''<ref name=ExtinctionSoup/>


== Awards == == Awards ==
*1993 – ] – ''Mrs Doubtfire''<ref>{{cite web|title=Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/119900/Mrs-Doubtfire/details|website=NYTimes.com|accessdate=16 August 2014}}</ref> *1993 – ] – ''Mrs Doubtfire''<ref>{{cite web|title=Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/119900/Mrs-Doubtfire/details|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819100112/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/119900/Mrs-Doubtfire/details|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=]|date=2014|access-date=16 August 2014}}</ref>
*2003 – Nominated for a ] – ''Robin Williams: Live on Broadway''<ref>{{cite web|title=Robin Williams: Live On Broadway|url=http://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/169603/Robin-Williams-Live-On-Broadway/details|website=NYTimes.com|accessdate=August 16, 2014}}</ref> *2003 – Nominated for a ] – ''Robin Williams: Live on Broadway''<ref>{{cite news|title=Robin Williams: Live On Broadway|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/169603/Robin-Williams-Live-On-Broadway/details|access-date=August 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819094558/https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/169603/Robin-Williams-Live-On-Broadway/details|archive-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>


== References == == References ==
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== External links == == External links ==
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American film producer (born 1956)

Marsha Garces Williams
Williams at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989
BornMarsha Lynn Garces
(1956-06-18) June 18, 1956 (age 68)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film producer, philanthropist
Years active1991–present
Spouse Robin Williams
​ ​(m. 1989; div. 2010)​
Children2, including Zelda

Marsha Garces Williams (born June 18, 1956) is an American film producer and philanthropist. She was married to actor and comedian Robin Williams from 1989 to 2010.

Early life

Marsha Lynn Garces was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She grew up in Shorewood, Wisconsin, and attended Shorewood High School. Garces' father, Leon Garces, was Filipino and born in Ubay, Bohol; he 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 became pregnant with Williams' child late in 1988, and the pair were later married on April 30, 1989. Garces met Williams in 1984 when she was employed as a nanny for Williams's son Zachary. Previously, Garces was a painter and a waitress. According to his first wife, the romantic relationship between Robin and Marsha began after they separated. 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's films. Together, they founded a film production company, Blue Wolf Productions, in 1991.

Garces Williams has been involved philanthropically with organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and Seacology.

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. Benson, Charles (August 11, 2014). "Locals react to passing of comedian, actor Robin Williams". TODAY'S TMJ4. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Garchik, Leah (March 27, 2008). "Robin Williams' wife files for divorce after nearly 19 years". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  3. ^ Loos, Ted (October 11, 2012). "What He Prefers: Staying at Home to Spin Gold". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Extinction Soup – Supporters". Sea to Sky Productions. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  5. ^ Clehane, Diane; Dagostino, Mark; Mikelbank, Peter; Orr, Andrea (April 14, 2008). "Robin Williams Surprise Split". People. Vol. 69, no. 14. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  6. Dudek, Duane (August 11, 2014). "Tears of a clown: My interview with the late Robin Williams". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  7. ^ "Funeral Notices – GARCES, Pantaleon Marciano Fernandez "Leon"". Tucson Citizen. March 15, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2014. Born July 27, 1909 in Ubay, Bohol, Philippines, she immigrated to the United States in 1929
  8. ^ Lo, Ricardo F. (August 13, 2014). "The Robin Williams that I met in Tokyo". The Philippine Star.
  9. ^ "How Robin Williams remained close to Pinoy family even after divorce with Fil-Am wife". GMA News Online. August 12, 2014.
  10. Giles, Jeff (August 11, 2014). "Robin Williams: Fears of a Clown". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014.
  11. ^ Nepales, Ruben V. (August 13, 2014). "Williams called ex-wife 'Finnipino'". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  12. ^ Darrach, Brad (February 22, 1988). "A Comic's Crisis of the Heart". People. Vol. 29, no. 7. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  13. ^ Hobson, Louis B. (September 20, 1998). "Through heaven and hell for Williams". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. He and Velardi never fully reconciled, and in 1984 the couple hired Marsha Garces, a young painter who'd been working as a waitress, to be Zachary's nanny.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. Chaney, Jen (October 24, 2011). "Robin Williams and Susan Schneider reportedly wed". Washington Post. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  15. "Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  16. "Robin Williams: Live On Broadway". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.

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