Willa Fitzgerald (born January 17, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Emma Duval in MTV's Scream. She has played cheer coach Colette French in the USA Network's television drama series Dare Me and officer Roscoe Conklin in the Amazon Prime Video television series Reacher. Her other notable roles include Amazon Studios' television series Alpha House, the USA Network's drama series Royal Pains, Netflix's horror miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher, and the lead role in the thriller film Strange Darling.
Early life Willa Fitzgerald was born on January 17, 1991, in Nashville, Tennessee, the only child of musician parents who were in a band together for two decades prior to her birth.
After first studying psychology for three years, Fitzgerald earned her bachelor's degree in theater studies from Yale University.
Career
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. On April 23, 2014, it was reported that Fitzgerald obtained a recurring role in USA Network's drama series Royal Pains as Emma Miller. Between 2014 and 2015, she also obtained guest-starring roles in various television series such as Blue Bloods, The Following and Gotham.
On August 5, 2014, she was cast in MTV's Scream. On July 29, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season that premiered on May 30, 2016. On April 26, 2017, MTV announced that Scream would undergo a reboot featuring a new cast.
Fitzgerald's credits in theater include works such as Couple in the Kitchen, The Private Sector, Cow Play and The Cat and the Canary. In August 2016, she joined the cast of the film Misfortune, directed by Lucky McKee and released in October 2017 under the title Blood Money.
In January 2016, she was cast in the go90 web series Relationship Status. She portrayed the role of Beth in a two-episode arc.
In March 2017, Fitzgerald was cast in a starring role in the Fox television pilot Behind Enemy Lines, playing Navy pilot Roxanne Daly, though Fox passed on the pilot in May 2017. 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.
In November 2017, she was cast as the lead of E!s pilot #Fashionvictim as Anya St. Clair. In March 2018, the pilot was not commissioned to go forward with E!. 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, which was released on September 13, 2019.
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. On April 30, 2020, the series was canceled after one season. In December 2018, Fitzgerald was cast in an episode of the Netflix anthology drama series, Heartstrings. The series premiered on November 22, 2019. In April 2019, it was announced that Fitzgerald would guest star in the sixth season of the TV Land comedy-drama series Younger.
In March 2021, she was cast as officer Roscoe Conklin in the first season of the Amazon Prime Video series Reacher, which premiered in February 2022. In June 2022, she was announced to star in Steven Brand's noir thriller Joe Baby.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2008For the Love of a DogVivian 2017Freak ShowTiffany Blood MoneyLynnoriginally titled Misfortune 2018Beach HouseEmma2019Kitsey Barbour202118½Connie 2022Savage SalvationRuby Red 2023Desperation RoadMaben Strange Darlingthe Lady WildcatElizabeth Hardwick Ethan Hawke Directing Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Steve Zahn, Cooper Hoffman, Alessandro Nivola and More in ‘Wildcat’(EXCLUSIVE) 2024 Relay Rosetti Joe Baby Heather Stanton 2025 Alarum Agent Lara Travers A House of Dynamite Abby Jansing Regretting You Jenny Davidson 2027 Skeletons Post-production TBA Billion Dollar Spy Mae Lenihan Post-production Callback Post-production Asa Germann, Aaron Moten, Dennis Quaid, Jai Courtney, Willa Fitzgerald, Carla Gugino, Giovanni Ribisi & More Join Indie ‘Callback’ New England Toys Post-production Willa Fitzgerald, Ruby Cruz, Paul Sparks, Jason Schwartzman, Jim Gaffigan, Jennifer Jason Leigh & More Set For Period Thriller ‘New England Toys’
Television YearTitleRole Notes 2013–2014Alpha HouseLola LafferRecurring role; 12 episodes (seasons 1–2) 2014The NoviceLucy GriegoUnsold television pilot Blue BloodsLacey SutherlandEpisode: "The Bogeyman" JennyEpisode: "Betrayal" Royal PainsEmma MillerRecurring role; 13 episodes (season 6) Untitled Wall Street ProjectTara ConklinUnsold television pilot 2015GothamGrace FairchildEpisode: "Beasts of Prey" 2015–2016ScreamEmma DuvalLead role; 23 episodes (seasons 1–2) 2017BullSusan BryantEpisode: "Teacher's Pet" Behind Enemy LinesRoxanne DalyUnsold television pilot Little WomenMeg MarchMiniseries; 3 episodes 2018#FashionvictimAnya St. ClairUnsold television pilot House of CardsTwenty-Year-Old ClaireEpisodes: "Chapter 72" and "Chapter 73" 2019Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAva ParcellEpisode: "Plastic" YoungerAudrey ColbertEpisodes: "The Unusual Suspect" and "Merger, She Wrote" HeartstringsMaddie HawkinsEpisode: "J.J. Sneed" 2019–2020Dare MeColette FrenchMain role; 10 episodes 2020 Billions Jill Episode: "The Limitless Sh*t" 2022 Reacher Roscoe Conklin Main role; 8 episodes (season 1) 2023 The Fall of the House of Usher Young Madeline Usher Miniseries; 8 episodes 2025 Pulse Dr. Danielle "Danny" Simms Main role; 10 episodes
Music videos Year Title Artist(s) 2024 "Dark" Maya Hawke
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2016 Relationship Status Beth Episodes: "The Friends" and "The Good Guy" Scream: If I Die Emma Duval Episode: "One Surprise Left" 2020 Acting for a Cause Hamlet Episode: "Hamlet" Day by Day Narrator Voice role; episode: "Closed Germ Loop"
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