Willa Fitzgerald

Willa Fitzgerald (born January 17, 1991) is an American actress, native of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Fitzgerald graduated from the Harpeth Hall School, a private college-preparatory school for girls in Nashville in 2009, then got her BA in theater studies from Yale University in 2013. Her career in films started with the role of Vivian in the film For the Love of a Dog (2008) in 2008. She debuted on television in 2013 playing Lola Laffer in Alpha House (2013). On April 23, 2014, it was reported that Fitzgerald obtained a recurring role in the series of USA Network Royal Pains (2009), where she played Emma Miller. She has also appeared as a guest star in Blue Bloods (2010), The Following (2013) and Gotham (2014). Her credits in theater include works such as Couple in the Kitchen, The Private Sector, Cow Play and The Cat and the Canary. In August 2016, she joined the cast of the film Misfortune, which was directed by Lucky McKee and was released in October 2017 under the title Blood Money (2017). In March 2017, Fitzgerald was cast in a starring role in the Fox television pilot Behind Enemy Lines (2017), playing Navy pilot Roxanne Daly, though Fox passed on the pilot in May 2017. In July 2017, Fitzgerald was cast to play Meg in the miniseries Little Women (2017) based on the book of the same name. In November 2017, has been cast as the lead of E!'s pilot #Fashionvictim (2018) as Anya St. Clair. In December 2017, she was cast to play Kitsey Barbour in the ...

For the Love of a Dog (2008)

When the family dog gets sick, the kids and their friends rally to earn the money to pay for the veterinarian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sheree Le Mon
CAST:  Sherman Hemsley  •  Phil Vassar  •  Tina Witherby  •  Bridgette Potts

When the family dog gets sick, the kids and their friends rally to earn the money to pay for the veterinarian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sheree Le Mon
CAST:  Sherman Hemsley  •  Phil Vassar  •  Tina Witherby  •  Bridgette Potts

Freak Show (2018)

The story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Trudie Styler
CAST:  Alex Lawther  •  Ian Nelson  •  AnnaSophia Robb  •  Celia Weston

The story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Trudie Styler
CAST:  Alex Lawther  •  Ian Nelson  •  AnnaSophia Robb  •  Celia Weston

Blood Money (2017)

Three friends on a wilderness excursion must outrun a white collar criminal hellbent on retrieving his cash, but soon their greed turns them against each other. A modern re-telling of Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucky McKee
CAST:  John Cusack  •  Willa Fitzgerald  •  Ellar Coltrane  •  Jacob Artist

Three friends on a wilderness excursion must outrun a white collar criminal hellbent on retrieving his cash, but soon their greed turns them against each other. A modern re-telling of Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucky McKee
CAST:  John Cusack  •  Willa Fitzgerald  •  Ellar Coltrane  •  Jacob Artist

Beach House (2017)

Emma's quiet beach retreat takes an unsettling turn with the arrival of an enigmatic artist out of her mother's past. He challenges, enthralls, and frightens her, as she comes to suspect him of a terrible crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Saltiel
CAST:  Willa Fitzgerald  •  Murray Bartlett  •  Malin Barr  •  Orlagh Cassidy

Emma's quiet beach retreat takes an unsettling turn with the arrival of an enigmatic artist out of her mother's past. He challenges, enthralls, and frightens her, as she comes to suspect him of a terrible crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Saltiel
CAST:  Willa Fitzgerald  •  Murray Bartlett  •  Malin Barr  •  Orlagh Cassidy

The Goldfinch (2019)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Crowley
CAST:  Ansel Elgort  •  Oakes Fegley  •  Aneurin Barnard  •  Finn Wolfhard

A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Crowley
CAST:  Ansel Elgort  •  Oakes Fegley  •  Aneurin Barnard  •  Finn Wolfhard

Wolf Creek 3

An American family takes a dream trip to the Australian outback and soon draws the attention of notorious serial killer Mick Taylor. A hellish nightmare ensues as the two children escape only to be hunted by Australia’s most infamous murderer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachele Wiggins
CAST:  John Jarratt  •  Willa Fitzgerald  •  Hutch Dano

An American family takes a dream trip to the Australian outback and soon draws the attention of notorious serial killer Mick Taylor. A hellish nightmare ensues as the two children escape only to be hunted by Australia’s most infamous murderer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachele Wiggins
CAST:  John Jarratt  •  Willa Fitzgerald  •  Hutch Dano

Savage Salvation (2022)

Newly engaged Shelby John and Ruby Red want a fresh start after their struggles with addiction, but when Shelby discovers his beloved Ruby dead on their porch, he embarks on a vengeful killing spree of the dealers who supplied her. Armed with nothing but adrenaline ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randall Emmett
CAST:  Jack Huston  •  Robert De Niro  •  John Malkovich  •  Quavo

Newly engaged Shelby John and Ruby Red want a fresh start after their struggles with addiction, but when Shelby discovers his beloved Ruby dead on their porch, he embarks on a vengeful killing spree of the dealers who supplied her. Armed with nothing but adrenaline ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randall Emmett
CAST:  Jack Huston  •  Robert De Niro  •  John Malkovich  •  Quavo

18½ (2022)

In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½-minute gap in Nixon's tapes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Mirvish
CAST:  John Magaro  •  Jon Cryer  •  Bruce Campbell  •  Richard Kind

In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½-minute gap in Nixon's tapes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Mirvish
CAST:  John Magaro  •  Jon Cryer  •  Bruce Campbell  •  Richard Kind

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DIRECTION:  J.T. Mollner
CAST:  Willa Fitzgerald  •  Kyle Gallner  •  Ed Begley Jr.  •  Barbara Hershey

Desperation Road

After 11 years in a Mississippi state prison, Russell Gaines struggles to leave his past sins behind him as he returns home to his stoic father, Mitchell. One fateful night he meets Maben, a young mother with nothing but a stolen gun and a murdered police deputy to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadine Crocker
CAST:  Garrett Hedlund  •  Mel Gibson  •  Willa Fitzgerald  •  Ella Thomas

After 11 years in a Mississippi state prison, Russell Gaines struggles to leave his past sins behind him as he returns home to his stoic father, Mitchell. One fateful night he meets Maben, a young mother with nothing but a stolen gun and a murdered police deputy to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nadine Crocker
CAST:  Garrett Hedlund  •  Mel Gibson  •  Willa Fitzgerald  •  Ella Thomas

Wildcat (2023)

The story of famous writer Flannery O'Connor, set in the 1950s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ethan Hawke
CAST:  Maya Hawke  •  Laura Linney  •  Philip Ettinger  •  Rafael Casal

The story of famous writer Flannery O'Connor, set in the 1950s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ethan Hawke
CAST:  Maya Hawke  •  Laura Linney  •  Philip Ettinger  •  Rafael Casal