Willa Fitzgerald

Willa Fitzgerald (born January 17, 1991[1]) is an American actress. She is best known for her lead role as Emma Duval in MTV's Scream. Her other notable roles include Amazon Studios' short-lived political web series Alpha House and USA Network's drama series Royal Pains.

Willa Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald in 2019
Born (1991-01-17) January 17, 1991
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationActress

Life and career

Fitzgerald earned a BA in theater studies from Yale University in 2013.[2]

Between 2013 and 2014, Fitzgerald played the role of Lola Laffer in the short-lived Amazon Studios political web television series Alpha House. The series lasted two seasons before being cancelled.[3] On April 23, 2014, it was reported that Fitzgerald obtained a recurring role in USA Network's drama series Royal Pains as Emma Miller.[4] Between 2014 and 2015, she also obtained guest-starring roles in various television series such as Blue Bloods, The Following and Gotham.[5]

On August 5, 2014, Fitzgerald was cast in MTV's Scream.[6][7][8] On July 29, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season that premiered on May 30, 2016.[9][10] On April 26, 2017, MTV announced that Scream would undergo a reboot featuring a new cast.[11][12]

Fitzgerald's credits in theater include works such as Couple in the Kitchen, The Private Sector, Cow Play and The Cat and the Canary.[13][14][15] In August 2016, she joined the cast of the film Misfortune,[16] which was directed by Lucky McKee and was released in October 2017 under the title Blood Money.[17]

In January 2016, she was cast in the go90 web series Relationship Status. She portrayed the role of Beth in a two-episode arc.[18]

In March 2017, Fitzgerald was cast in a starring role in the Fox television pilot Behind Enemy Lines, playing Navy pilot Roxanne Daly,[19] though Fox passed on the pilot in May 2017.[20] In July 2017, Fitzgerald was cast to play Meg in the BBC miniseries Little Women based on the book of the same name. It premiered Boxing Day, 2017.[21][22][23]

In November 2017, Fitzgerald was cast as the lead of E!'s pilot #Fashionvictim as Anya St. Clair.[24] In March 2018, the pilot was not commissioned to go forward with E!.[25] In December 2017, she was cast to play Kitsey Barbour in The Goldfinch based on Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name,[26] which was released on September 13, 2019.[27]

In July 2018, Fitzgerald was cast as one of the lead roles in the USA Network drama pilot Dare Me, which was picked up to series in January 2019.[28] She is set to play Colette French, a cheerleading coach who is not hesitant to take risks.[29] In December 2018, Fitzgerald was cast in an episode of the Netflix anthology drama series, Heartstrings.[30] The series is scheduled to premiere on November 22, 2019.[31] In April 2019, it was announced that Fitzgerald would guest star in the sixth season of the TV Land comedy-drama series Younger.[32]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 For the Love of a Dog Vivian
2017 Freak Show Tiffany
2017 Blood Money Lynn Originally titled Misfortune[16]
2017 Beach House Emma
2019 The Goldfinch Kitsey Barbour
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013–2014 Alpha House Lola Laffer Recurring role; 12 episodes
2014 The Novice Lucy Griego Unsold television pilot
2014 Blue Bloods Lacey Sutherland Episode: "The Bogeyman"
2014 The Following Jenny Episode: "Betrayal"
2014 Royal Pains Emma Miller Recurring role (season 6); 13 episodes
2014 Untitled Wall Street Project Tara Conklin Unsold television pilot
2015 Gotham Grace Fairchild Episode: "Beasts of Prey"
2015–2016 Scream Emma Duval Lead role (seasons 1–2)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Star: Female (2015)
2017 Bull Susan Bryant Episode: "Teacher's Pet"
2017 Behind Enemy Lines Roxanne Daly Unsold television pilot
2017 Little Women Meg March Main role
2018 #Fashionvictim Anya St. Clair Unsold television pilot
2018 House of Cards Twenty-Year-Old Claire Episodes: "Chapter 72", "Chapter 73"
2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ava Parcell Episode: "Plastic"
2019 Younger Audrey Colbert Episodes: "The Unusual Suspect", "Merger, She Wrote"
2019 Heartstrings Maddie Hawkins Episode: "J.J. Sneed"[30]
2019–2020 Dare Me Colette French Main role
2020 Acting for a Cause Hamlet Episode: "Hamlet"
2020 Day by Day Narrator (voice) Episode: "Closed Germ Loop"
2020 Billions Jill Episode: "The Limitless Sh*t"
Web series roles
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Relationship Status Beth Episodes: "The Friends", "The Good Guy"
2016 Scream: If I Die Emma Duval Episode: "One Surprise Left"[33]

References
  1. "It's my birthday, and I'm feeling good about it". Twitter. 17 January 2018.
  2. "Willa Fitzgerald: Resume". WillaFitzgerald.com. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  3. "Alpha House Cancelled By Amazon – No Season 3". RenewCancelTV.com. August 7, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  4. Stanhope, Kate (April 23, 2014). "Exclusive: Royal Pains Adds Alpha House Alum for Mysterious Recurring Role". TV Guide. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  5. "Scream Cast - Willa Fitzgerald". MTV.com. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  6. Friedlander, Whitney (October 28, 2014). "MTV Orders 'Scream' TV Show to Series". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  7. Goldberg, Lesley (August 5, 2014). "MTV's 'Scream' Adaptation Sets Cast, Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  8. "'Scream' Series to Debut June 30 on MTV - Watch First Trailer". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  9. "Breaking News - MTV and Dimension TV's "Scream" Adds New Cast and Sets Premiere Date". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  10. Swift, Andy (July 29, 2015). "'Scream' Renewed for Season 2". TVLine. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  11. Chapman, Tom (April 26, 2017). "Scream TV Series Reboot Confirmed; New Showrunner Announced". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  12. Goldberg, Lesley (July 19, 2017). "MTV President Unveils Scripted Slate and Explains His New Approach". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  13. "The Private Sector". About The Artists. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  14. "Cow Play". Indie Theater Now. August 13, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  15. Elyse Sommer. "A CurtainUp Berkshire Review: The Cat and the Canary". CurtainUp.com. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  16. Kroll, Justin (August 19, 2016). "'Scream' Star Willa Fitzgerald Joins John Cusack in Indie Drama 'Misfortune'". Variety. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  17. Harvey, Dennis (October 11, 2017). "Film Review: 'Blood Money'". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  18. Jarvey, Natalie (January 7, 2016). "Milo Ventimiglia, James Frey to Debut New Series on Verizon's Go90 (Exclusive)". Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  19. Goldberg, Lesley (March 16, 2017). "'Scream' Star Willa Fitzgerald Cast in Fox's 'Behind Enemy Lines' Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  20. Andreeva, Nellie (May 23, 2017). "Fox Update: Network Passes On All Remaining Pilots". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  21. "The cast of BBC's new version of Little Women will feature four rising stars alongside acting royalty". July 6, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  22. Roxborough, Scott (October 10, 2017). "'Little Women' First Look: Meet the New March Sisters". Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  23. Petski, Denise (December 15, 2017). "Take A First Look At Masterpiece & BBC One's adaptation of 'Little Women'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  24. Andreeva, Nellie (November 8, 2017). "Willa Fitzgerald To Headline E!'s '#Fashionvictim' Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  25. Andreeva, Nellie (March 20, 2018). "E! Picks Up 'Juicy Stories' Dramedy From Michael Patrick King, Amy Harris & Juicy Couture Founders To Pilot, '#Fashionvictims Dead". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  26. Kroll, Justin (December 15, 2017). "'The Goldfinch' Movie Adaptation Casts Willa Fitzgerald (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  27. D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 22, 2019). "Warner Bros. Release Date Changes: 'The Goldfinch' Goes Earlier In Fall, 'Superintelligence' Shifts & Ben Affleck Drama Dated". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  28. D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 22, 2019). "Warner Bros. Release Date Changes: 'The Goldfinch' Goes Earlier In Fall, 'Superintelligence' Shifts & Ben Affleck Drama Dated". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  29. Andreeva, Nellie (July 25, 2018). "'Dare Me': Willa Fitzgerald, Herizen Guardiola & Marlo Kelly To Star In USA Pilot". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  30. Petski, Denise (December 19, 2018). "Colin O'Donoghue & Willa Fitzgerald Among Five Cast In 'JJ Sneed' Episode Of Dolly Parton Netflix Anthology". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  31. Sollosi, Mary (October 17, 2019). "First look at the glitz and glamour of Dolly Parton's Heartstrings on Netflix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  32. Andreeva, Nellie (April 9, 2019). "'Younger' Gets Season 6 Premiere Date On TV Land". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  33. Debler, Lance (May 25, 2016). "Famous Last Words: Watch Each Scream Teen Say Goodbye...Just In Case They Die". MTV News. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
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