Willow Hale
Acting • Born 1951-08-21
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.
Filmography
46 credits
Kimi Kabuki
Movie • 2014
Devil Girl
Movie • 2007
Priscilla
Wise Guys
Movie • 1986
Race Track Bettor
Babysitter
Movie • 2015
Elderly Lady Driver
Extra Innings
Movie • 2019
Elderly Lady Playing Cards
We're All Gonna Die
Movie • 2025
Beatrice Stockholm
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Movie • 2012
Ghost Woman
Two-Bit Waltz
Movie • 2014
Granny
Holidays
Movie • 2016
Meiter (segment "Mother's Day")
Blind Love
Movie
Woman in wheelchair
My Apocalyptic Thanksgiving
Movie • 2022
Doris
Gnome Alone
Movie • 2015
Ms. Mae
2025 Armageddon
Movie • 2022
Grandma
The Pastor
Movie • 2024
Nora Holloway
Betrothed
Movie • 2016
Mildred Cooper
Seven Days
Movie • 2022
Margaret
The Caregiver
Movie • 2024
Rose
Bold Native
Movie • 2010
Marion - New Age Clerk
The Perfect Gentleman
Movie • 2010
Jonathan's Mother
American Violence
Movie • 2017
Beatrice
Assisted Fishing
Movie • 2012
Luann
Fallen Blossoms
Movie • 2017
The mother
Skyman
Movie • 2020
Mrs. Cummings
Countdown
Movie • 2019
Elderly Patient (uncredited)
After School Special
Movie • 2017
Grandma Alice
My Nightmare Landlord
Movie • 2020
Helen
Ghostbusters
Movie • 1984
Student at Columbia University (uncredited)
Never Alone
Movie • 2019
Guest House
Movie • 2020
Sylvia / Wedding Guest
Eating Cars
Movie • 2021
Bernice
The Ones
Movie • 2017
Rachel Holly
They All Laughed
Movie • 1981
Western Dancer in Bar (uncredited)
The Binds That Tie Us
Movie • 2010
Choir Member
The Verdict
Movie • 1982
Minor Role (uncredited)
Wavering
Movie • 2019
Jane
Bucko & Junior
Movie • 2020
Miriam
Pizza Man
Movie • 2011
Patient in Hospital
The Star of Eros
Movie • 2019
Trish
Daydreamer
Movie • 2024
Ruby
Unusual Suspects
TV • 2010
Prostitute
Mrs. Davis
TV • 2023
Sister June
The Mindy Project
TV • 2012
Old Woman on Train
Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End
TV • 2016
Sue (hiker mother)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV • 2013
The Seer
The Forgotten
TV • 2009
Secretary
Getting On
TV • 2013
Vomiting patient