Willa Fitzgerald

Willa Fitzgerald was born on January 17, 1991,^[1] in Nashville, Tennessee,^[2] the only child of musician parents^[3] who were in a band together for two decades prior to her birth.^[4]

After first studying psychology for three years, Fitzgerald earned her bachelor's degree in theater studies from Yale University.^[5]

Between 2013 and 2014, Fitzgerald played the role of Lola Laffer in the Amazon Studios political web television series Alpha House. The series lasted two seasons before being cancelled.^[6] On April 23, 2014, it was reported that Fitzgerald obtained a recurring role in USA Network's drama series Royal Pains as Emma Miller.^[7] Between 2014 and 2015, she also obtained guest-starring roles in various television series such as Blue Bloods, The Following and Gotham.^[8]

On August 5, 2014, she was cast in MTV's Scream.^[9][10][11] On July 29, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season that premiered on May 30, 2016.^[12][13] On April 26, 2017, MTV announced that Scream would undergo a reboot featuring a new cast.^[14][15]

Fitzgerald's credits in theater include works such as Couple in the Kitchen, The Private Sector, Cow Play and The Cat and the Canary.^[16][17][18] In August 2016, she joined the cast of the film Misfortune,^[19] directed by Lucky McKee and released in October 2017 under the title Blood Money.^[20]

In January 2016, she was cast in the go90 web series Relationship Status. She portrayed the role of Beth in a two-episode arc.^[21]

In March 2017, Fitzgerald was cast in a starring role in the Fox television pilot Behind Enemy Lines, playing Navy pilot Roxanne Daly,^[22] though Fox passed on the pilot in May 2017.^[23] In July 2017, Fitzgerald was cast to play Meg in the BBC miniseries Little Women based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name. It premiered on Boxing Day, 2017.^[24][25][26]

In November 2017, she was cast as the lead of E!'s pilot #Fashionvictim as Anya St. Clair.^[27] In March 2018, the pilot was not commissioned to go forward with E!.^[28] 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,^[29] which was released on September 13, 2019.^[30]

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.^[30] On April 30, 2020, the series was canceled after one season.^[31] In December 2018, Fitzgerald was cast in an episode of the Netflix anthology drama series, Heartstrings.^[32] The series premiered on November 22, 2019.^[33] In April 2019, it was announced that Fitzgerald would guest star in the sixth season of the TV Land comedy-drama series Younger.^[34]

In March 2021, she was cast as officer Roscoe Conklin in the first season of the Amazon Prime Video series Reacher,^[35] which premiered in February 2022. In June 2022, she was announced to star in Steven Brand's noir thriller Joe Baby.^[36]