Willow Hale

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1951-08-21 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

Also Known As Alison MacHale, Debra MacHale, 威洛·黑尔

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 many others and has also directed two short films.

Known For

Actor

Blind Love

as Woman in wheelchair

2024
The Pastor

as Nora Holloway

2024
2024
We're All Gonna Die

as Beatrice Stockholm

2023
Mrs. Davis

as Sister June

2022
2025 Armageddon

as Grandma

2022
Seven Days

as Margaret

2021
Eating Cars

as Bernice

2020
Guest House

as Sylvia / Wedding Guest

2020
Skyman

as Mrs. Cummings

2019
Countdown

as Elderly Patient (uncredited)

2019
Extra Innings

as Elderly Lady Playing Cards

2017
The Ones

as Rachel Holly

2017
Fallen Blossoms

as The mother

2017
After School Special

as Grandma Alice

2017
American Violence

as Beatrice

2016
Betrothed

as Mildred Cooper

2016
Holidays

as Meiter (segment "Mother's Day")

2016
2015
Babysitter

as Elderly Lady Driver

2015
Gnome Alone

as Ms. Mae

2014
Two-Bit Waltz

as Granny

2012
2012
The Mindy Project

as Old Woman on Train

2010
Bold Native

as Marion - New Age Clerk

2010
The Perfect Gentleman

as Jonathan's Mother

2010
The Binds That Tie Us

as Choir Member

2010
Unusual Suspects

as Prostitute

2009
The Forgotten

as Secretary

2007
Devil Girl

as Priscilla

1986
Wise Guys

as Race Track Bettor

1984
Ghostbusters

as Student at Columbia University (uncredited)

1982
The Verdict

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1981
They All Laughed

as Western Dancer in Bar (uncredited)

Director

2017
The Ones

as Director

Writer

2017
The Ones

as Writer

Producer

2017
The Ones

as Executive Producer