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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1951-08-21 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

Willow Hale

Biography:

Willow Hale is an American actress and director. After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin, she was invited to act in the Summer program at PCPA in Santa Maria, CA where she worked with a then unknown Robin Williams. She lived and acted in New York City from 1976 to 1989. Studying with Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof at the H.B. Studios and acting in new plays there at the Foundation with Bill Hickey, Barbara Coggin, Wesley Addy and Celeste Holm among others. She acted in several Horton Foote plays there too where she met Robert Armin who then made a recording of her music in January 1979 which 25 years later became her first CD...A Simple String of Wonder. During her time in New York, she opened for Dave Van Ronk at The Other End (November 1980) and acted on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre in Strider (also 1980) and acted in Ghostbusters right after running the 1983 NYC Marathon. She became a SAG actor in 1979 and after moving to Los Angeles acted in 30 something and studied with Milton Katselas. After a long time out from the movies and television, Willow started back in 2009 and has been working consistently in Two-Bit Waltz, Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior among many others and has also directed two short films.

Known For

Acting

2025

We're All Gonna Die as Beatrice Stockholm

2024

The Pastor as Nora Holloway

2023

Mrs. Davis as Sister June

2022

2021

Eating Cars as Bernice

2020

Skyman as Mrs. Cummings
Guest House as Sylvia / Wedding Guest
Bucko & Junior as Miriam

2019

Extra Innings as Elderly Lady Playing Cards
Countdown as Elderly Patient (uncredited)
Wavering as Jane

2017

American Violence as Beatrice
Fallen Blossoms as The mother
After School Special as Grandma Alice
The Ones as Rachel Holly

2016

Holidays as Meiter (segment "Mother's Day")
Betrothed as Mildred Cooper

2015

Babysitter as Elderly Lady Driver
Gnome Alone as Ms. Mae

2014

2013

2012

The Mindy Project as Old Woman on Train

2011

Pizza Man as Patient in Hospital

2010

Bold Native as Marion - New Age Clerk
The Perfect Gentleman as Jonathan's Mother
The Binds That Tie Us as Choir Member
Unusual Suspects as Prostitute

2009

The Forgotten as Secretary

2007

Devil Girl as Priscilla

1986

Wise Guys as Race Track Bettor

1984

Ghostbusters as Student at Columbia University (uncredited)

1982

The Verdict as Minor Role (uncredited)

1981

They All Laughed as Western Dancer in Bar (uncredited)

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Blind Love as Woman in wheelchair

Production

2017

The Ones as Executive Producer

Directing

2017

The Ones as Director

Writing

2017

The Ones as Writer