Willa Holland

Audiences first fell in love with Willa Holland when she took on the role of Kaitlin Cooper in Fox‘s hit series, The O.C, in 2005. Since then, Willa has appeared in projects with some of the most established actors, including Susan Sarandon, Colin Firth, Catherine Keener, and Paul Bettany.

In 2008, Willa appeared as Susan Sarandon‘s daughter, in BOLD films‘ and director John Stockwell‘s Middle of Nowhere. The movie also starred Anton Yelchin, and premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival. Also in 2008, Willa starred alongside Colin Firth in Genova, for director Michael Winterbottom. The film tells the story of a father who, after the tragic death of his wife, takes his two daughters to Genova in search of new beginnings. Having never played the piano, Willa learned to play a Chopin piece for this film.

Willa appeared in Screen Gems‘ supernatural action thriller, Legion, starring Paul Bettany. Her other projects include an arc on CW‘s Gossip Girl. Future projects include the starring role in the Judy Blume feature, Tiger Eyes.

Willa began modeling with Ford models at the age of 7, and has appeared in campaigns for numerous brands including Burberry of London, Guess, Gap, Nivea, Ralph Lauren, and Abercrombie & Fitch, among others.

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