Marsha Garces

Personal life and career Garces met Robin Williams in 1984 when she was employed as a nanny for Williams's son Zachary. Previously, Garces was a painter and a waitress. Williams and Valerie Velardi, who he was married to at the time, never fully reconciled and divorced in 1988. Garces became pregnant with Williams' child late in 1988, and the pair were married on April 30, 1989. According to his first wife, the romantic relationship between Williams and Garces began after they separated.

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). 2003 – Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special – Robin Williams: Live on Broadway