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Aliases: Alison MacHale , Debra MacHale , 威洛·黑尔

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

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Movie Involvements: 22

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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8
Countdown
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6

Countdown

(2019) Elderly Patient (uncredited)
The Pastor
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0

The Pastor

(2024) Nora Holloway
Unusual Suspects
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8

Unusual Suspects

(2010) Prostitute
The Caregiver
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0

The Caregiver

(2024) Rose
Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End
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7

Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End

(2016) Sue (hiker mother)
American Violence
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5

American Violence

(2017) Beatrice
2025 Armageddon
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5

2025 Armageddon

(2022) Grandma

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Nora Holloway
Rose
Beatrice Stockholm
2023 Sister June
2022 Grandma
Doris
Margaret
2021 Bernice
2020 Sylvia / Wedding Guest
Mrs. Cummings
Helen
2019 Elderly Patient (uncredited)
Elderly Lady Playing Cards
N/A
2017 Rachel Holly
The mother
Grandma Alice
Beatrice
2016 Sue (hiker mother)
Mildred Cooper
Meiter (segment "Mother's Day")
2015 Elderly Lady Driver
Ms. Mae
2014 N/A
Granny
2013 The Seer
2012 Ghost Woman
Old Woman on Train
Luann
2010 Marion - New Age Clerk
Jonathan's Mother
Prostitute
Choir Member
2009 Secretary
2007 Priscilla
1986 Race Track Bettor
1984 Student at Columbia University (uncredited)
1982 Minor Role (uncredited)
1981 Western Dancer in Bar (uncredited)
Woman in wheelchair
Mildred
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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