Willa Fitzgerald


Willa Fitzgerald 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.

Life and career

Fitzgerald earned a BA in theater studies from Yale University in 2013.
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. 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, Fitzgerald 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, which was directed by Lucky McKee and was 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 the book of the same name. It premiered Boxing Day, 2017.
In November 2017, Fitzgerald 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. She is set to play Colette French, a cheerleading coach who is not hesitant to take risks. In December 2018, Fitzgerald was cast in an episode of the Netflix anthology drama series, Heartstrings. The series is scheduled to premiere 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2014Alpha HouseLola LafferRecurring role; 12 episodes
2014The NoviceLucy GriegoUnsold television pilot
2014Blue BloodsLacey SutherlandEpisode: "The Bogeyman"
2014'JennyEpisode: "Betrayal"
2014Royal PainsEmma MillerRecurring role ; 13 episodes
2014Untitled Wall Street ProjectTara ConklinUnsold television pilot
2015GothamGrace FairchildEpisode: "Beasts of Prey"
2015–2016ScreamEmma DuvalLead role
Nominated –
2017BullSusan BryantEpisode: "Teacher's Pet"
2017Behind Enemy LinesRoxanne DalyUnsold television pilot
2017Little WomenMeg MarchMain role
2018#FashionvictimAnya St. ClairUnsold television pilot
2018House of CardsTwenty-Year-Old ClaireEpisodes: "Chapter 72", "Chapter 73"
2019'Ava ParcellEpisode: ""
2019YoungerAudrey ColbertEpisodes: "The Unusual Suspect", "Merger, She Wrote"
2019HeartstringsMaddie HawkinsEpisode: "J.J. Sneed"
2019–2020Dare MeColette FrenchMain role
2020Acting for a CauseHamletEpisode: "Hamlet"
2020Day by DayNarrator Episode: "Closed Germ Loop"

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Relationship StatusBethEpisodes: "The Friends", "The Good Guy"
2016Scream: If I DieEmma DuvalEpisode: "One Surprise Left"