Zelda Williams tried the Disney character Instagram filter and got the best result
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You, skeptical reader, are right to be suspicious anytime a corporation asks for your personal information (up to and including images of your face) in exchange for some tiny, fleeting novelty. Maybe it’s harmless, maybe it’s just another piece of yourself you’re offering up for a pittance. But on this occasion, perhaps we can set aside our rational, dubious minds and just enjoy this one perfect result for what it is.
Give this a look:
In case you’ve never seen and/or are unfamiliar with the voice cast of Disney’s Aladdin (the animated one from 1992), the Genie was expertly voiced by actor/comedian/sorely missed national treasure Robin Williams, a performance so good that the Golden Globes gave him a “special achievement award,” which is basically just a way of saying “wow, we don’t have a category for this, but that was really something.”
Zelda Williams is an actor and filmmaker herself. In case the last name didn’t give it away, Robin Williams was her father. So yes, we are cautious and wary and all of those things, and yes, 99 percent of the results to that and all similar filters are incredibly boring and we just swipe right past them, but that is a lovely little moment of coincidence or kismet, take your pick. We’re glad it brought her such joy.
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Robin Williams should be on currency.
Who put all these onions in my office?
I assumed this video would be a lot longer, but all it really needed was that sincere yet slightly wry snort at the end.
Disney always insists that I’m this character… which I can’t argue with.
Big ice cream fan, are you?
It’s a safe… for my ice cream.
Don’t lie, it’s your super sized Mingus Dew
Willrow Hood is the motherfucking best.
There’s a fantastic interview with her on Janet Varney’s podcast, made especially great because the two play opponents in the last season of Korra. I’m always impressed with children of celebrities seem normal.
Please tell me Janet Varney is Jim Varney’s daughter
Don’t believe so, from what she’s said of her family on the podcast. Seemed pretty earnest about her upbringing.
I didn’t know who she was / why this was important until you explained it to me so thank you. Just lovely.
Agreed. The last name “Williams” doesn’t scream “she’s related to Robin Williams.” It’s not like “Coppola” or “Obama.” And apparently she made her acting debut in the movie House of D, a coming-of-age drama directed by… David Duchovny? That must be a typo.
Yeah, there’s no way you could make a film called House of D about teenagers and get it past the censors.
The only reason I knew was because like her father, I am a huge fan of the Legend of Zelda, and that is how she gets her name.
Not Disney-related, but still semi-related:
Why have I never seen this until today?!?
^^^
Aww!
This is awesome. Also fun fact yes Zelda Williams is named after Princess Zelda, Robin Williams was that big of a nerd.
I’m glad she didn’t get Toy Story’s Woody. That feud between Hanks and Williams got pretty nasty.
Disney’s relationship (or lack thereof) with Williams I always find super fascinating so I’m using this opportunity to share Lindsay Ellis’s excellent video on the subject:
I tried this filter and got a different result every time. It’s gotta be mostly random. Not to crap on the sweetness of the post and the find remembrance of her father, but this was probably her 50th try and I would not call this “serendipitous” in the least…
Damn free advertising for Insta. Nice. Hope you guys are at least getting a taste under the table.
I tried using the filter after updating my app. It doesn’t work. It just hovers above my head with ther title of the filter.
wow – she’s even got her Dads big laugh!
It’s ridiculous that no one seems to care that this thing is called “Which Disney are you” and is missing the word “character.”