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Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams’ daughter Matilda looks just like her late dad on rare outing in NYC

Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams’ daughter Matilda looks just like her late dad on rare outing in NYC

Matilda Williams enjoyed a bundled up coffee run on Sunday.

The 19-year-old was spotted enjoying a cup of Joe days before the 16th anniversary of the death of her father, Heath Ledger.

Matilda was the spitting image of her father as she caught up with a pal over a cup of Joe in the NYC borough of Brooklyn. 

Amid cold temperatures, Matilda protected herself from the weather with a green jacket and jeans. She donned bright red flats and carried a matching tote on her arm.

Matilda, whose mother is Michelle Williams, flashed a brilliant smile as she chatted with her pal and clutched a large cup of coffee.  

Matilda’s father Heath died in a New York City apartment on January 22, 2008, after accidentally overdosing following months of physical and mental exhaustion.

Matilda Williams bundled up for a coffee run in the New York City borough of Brooklyn on Sunday

Matilda Williams bundled up for a coffee run in the New York City borough of Brooklyn on Sunday

Matilda is the daughter of Michelle Wiliams and the late actor Heath Ledger; pictured in 2005

Matilda is the daughter of Michelle Wiliams and the late actor Heath Ledger; pictured in 2005

The Dark Knight actor died aged 28 after taking a fatal cocktail of drugs, leaving behind his daughter, who was two years old at the time.

Michelle, who was in a relationship with Heath from 2004 to 2007 after meeting on set of Brokeback Mountain, decided to raise Matilda away from the spotlight.

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The Blue Valentine star took a hiatus from acting and moved to upstate New York with Matilda after Heath’s death.

She previously said the move stemmed from her desire to provide ‘a sane home environment’ for her daughter.

‘We moved – we left Brooklyn and lived in the country for six years because it was an intolerable state of existence,’ she told the New York Post in June 2016.

Years later, Michelle made the decision to return to the Big Apple and bought a property in Brooklyn, where she had lived before the move.

Before their break-up, Michelle and Heath had shared a $3.6million townhouse in Boerum Hill, a small neighbourhood in the northwestern portion of the borough.

Michelle, who is now married to theatre director Thomas Kail, previously spoke about wanting to give Matilda siblings in an interview with GQ in 2012.

Matilda caught up with a pal over coffee

Matilda caught up with a pal over coffee

She paired the coat with jeans rolled up at the hem, bright red flats, and a matching tote on her arm

She paired the coat with jeans rolled up at the hem, bright red flats, and a matching tote on her arm

Michelle and Heath pictured with Matilda in Brooklyn in 2006

Michelle and Heath pictured with Matilda in Brooklyn in 2006

Michelle and Heath at the premiere of Brokeback Mountain in 2005

Michelle and Heath at the premiere of Brokeback Mountain in 2005

Matilda's father in 2001

Matilda’s father in 2001 

‘I really wanted, and I really expected or imagined, that Matilda would have siblings that were close to her age. I wanted that for her. But I couldn’t make that happen,’ she said.

‘And now that she’s six, that isn’t even a possibility anymore. So something that was making me feel impatient, that’s been removed. For whatever reason, that’s not our luck, or our path.’

However eight years later, she found her happy ending with Thomas, whom she married in 2020. They went on to welcome a baby boy later that year and a second child followed in 2022.

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