Jillian Morgese

Jillian Morgese (born September 25, 1989) is an actress notable for her performance in the role of Hero in Joss Whedon’s 2012 film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.[1]

Jillian Morgese at the premiere of Much Ado About Nothing, Toronto Film Festival 2012

Life and career

Raised in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Morgese graduated from Fair Lawn High School in 2007, where she was more interested in athletics than acting.[2]

Morgese, an alumna of the Fashion Institute of Technology who had determined to pursue an acting career, was singled out by Whedon as she was performing as an extra, a waitress reacting in fear and horror, then fleeing the scene, in The Avengers.[3] Whedon refers to Morgese as having 'a quality which is undeniable'.[4]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Avengers Woman in Restaurant Uncredited
2012 Much Ado About Nothing Hero
2018 Memories of My Father Sam Short film
2018 Too Long at the Fair Party Princess Short film

References
  1. IMDB: Jillian Morgese
  2. Beckerman, Jim. "Fair Lawn actress gets starring role in Joss Whedon's take on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing" Archived 2016-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, The Record (Bergen County), June 18, 2013. Accessed July 19, 2016. "Morgese (pronounced 'More-Jesse'), now a California resident, found her way into the movies almost by accident. She had dreamed of being an Olympic athlete in school (Fair Lawn High School, class of 2007), and then studied merchandising at the Fashion Institute of Technology."
  3. Buzzfeed: The Fairy-Tale Story Of An “Avengers” Extra Who Became Joss Whedon’s Big New Star
  4. Indiewire: Joss Whedon on What 'Much Ado About Nothing' Has in Common With 'The Avengers


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