Willow Hale

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…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Ghostbusters (1984) — Student at Columbia University (uncredited)
2. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) — The Seer
3. Countdown (2019) — Elderly Patient (uncredited)
4. The Verdict (1982) — Minor Role (uncredited)
5. Holidays (2016) — Meiter (segment "Mother's Day")
6. The Mindy Project (2012) — Old Woman on Train
7. Mrs. Davis (2023) — Sister June
8. Wise Guys (1986) — Race Track Bettor
9. Guest House (2020) — Sylvia / Wedding Guest
10. They All Laughed (1981) — Western Dancer in Bar (uncredited)
11. My Nightmare Landlord (2020) — Helen
12. I Will Follow You Into the Dark (2012) — Ghost Woman
13. American Violence (2017) — Beatrice
14. Getting On (2013) — Vomiting patient
15. The Forgotten (2009) — Secretary
16. We're All Gonna Die (2025) — Beatrice Stockholm
17. Two-Bit Waltz (2014) — Granny
18. Unusual Suspects (2010) — Prostitute
19. Gnome Alone (2015) — Ms. Mae
20. Babysitter (2015) — Elderly Lady Driver
21. 2025 Armageddon (2022) — Grandma
22. After School Special (2017) — Grandma Alice
23. Bold Native (2010) — Marion - New Age Clerk
24. Skyman (2020) — Mrs. Cummings
25. Pizza Man (2011) — Patient in Hospital
26. Devil Girl (2007) — Priscilla
27. Betrothed (2016) — Mildred Cooper
28. Doomsday: 10 Ways the World Will End (2016) — Sue (hiker mother)
29. The Pastor (2024) — Nora Holloway
30. The Star of Eros (2019) — Trish
31. Fallen Blossoms (2017) — The mother
32. Eating Cars (2021) — Bernice
33. Boner (2012) — Esther
34. My Apocalyptic Thanksgiving (2022) — Doris
35. The Perfect Gentleman (2010) — Jonathan's Mother
36. Kimi Kabuki (2014)
37. Extra Innings (2019) — Elderly Lady Playing Cards
38. Blind Love — Woman in wheelchair
39. Seven Days (2022) — Margaret
40. The Caregiver (2024) — Rose

Directed

1. The Ones (2017) — Director