--- title: Zelda Williams Pens Message After Robin Williams' Death description: A little more than a year after Robin Williams’ death, Zelda shared a message on Instagram about coping with grief and battling depression canonical: https://time.com/4023981/zelda-robin-williams/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-06T16:19:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:45:14.094Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Zelda Williams Pens Message After Robin Williams' Death og:description: She wrote about grief and depression on Instagram og:url: https://time.com/4023981/zelda-robin-williams/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt95cb498e0956e512/6988626a35ba6f4618c0f0a6/gettyimages-484533898.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Amazon Premiere Screening For Original Drama Series "Hand Of God" og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Zelda Williams Pens Message After Robin Williams' Death twitter:description: She wrote about grief and depression on Instagram twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt95cb498e0956e512/6988626a35ba6f4618c0f0a6/gettyimages-484533898.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Zelda Williams Pens Message About Depression After Her Father's Death > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: Robin Williams' Daughter Speaks About Late Actor's Death [Watch (HLS stream): Robin Williams' Daughter Speaks About Late Actor's Death](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4DxXpMpc.m3u8) (1:11)  _Published 2015-02-27. Zelda Williams spoke about her father's public and private life as well as his battle with depression._ by [Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly Sep 6, 2015 4:19 PM UTC  Actress Zelda Williams in Los Angeles on Aug. 19, 2015. Actress Zelda Williams in Los Angeles on Aug. 19, 2015.Charley Gallay—Getty Images by [Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly Sep 6, 2015 4:19 PM UTC A little more than a year after Robin Williams’ death, his daughter, Zelda, shared a message on Instagram about coping with grief and battling depression. “I came to a realization this year that I feel compelled to share here, for whomsoever may need it,” she wrote. “Avoiding fear, sadness or anger is not the same thing as being happy. I live my sadness every day, but I don’t resent it anymore. Instead, I do it now so that the wonderful moments of joy I do find are not in order to forget, but to inhabit and enjoy for their own sake.” “It’s not easy,” she continued. “In fact, I’d say it takes much more effort to consciously do than it does to just stay sad, but with all my heart, I cannot tell you how worth it it is.” “And for those suffering from depression, I know how dark and endless that tunnel can feel, but if happiness seems impossible to find, please hold on to the possibility of hope, faint though it may be,” she added. “Because I promise you, there’re enough nights under the same yellow moon for all of us to share, no matter how or when you find your way there.” Robin Williams [died Aug. 11, 2014](http://www.ew.com/article/2014/08/11/robin-williams-dead-at-63), after suffering from depression for years. He had also been [diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease](http://www.ew.com/article/2014/08/14/robin-williams-sober-and-battling-parkinsons-according-to-wife) before his death. His daughter has spoken out many times about her father’s legacy, and she’s encouraged more discussion about mental health. 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