Willow Hale
Known for Acting · 46 credits
- Born
- 1951-08-21 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Gulfport, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Alison MacHale · Debra MacHale · 威洛·黑尔
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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (39)
Ghostbusters
1984
as Student at Columbia University (uncredited)
Countdown
2019
as Elderly Patient (uncredited)
The Verdict
1982
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Holidays
2016
as Meiter (segment "Mother's Day")
Guest House
2020
as Sylvia / Wedding Guest
2025 Armageddon
2022
as Grandma
Extra Innings
2019
as Elderly Lady Playing Cards
Wise Guys
1986
as Race Track Bettor
Bold Native
2010
as Marion - New Age Clerk
After School Special
2017
as Grandma Alice
American Violence
2017
as Beatrice
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
2012
as Ghost Woman
My Nightmare Landlord
2020
as Helen
They All Laughed
1981
as Western Dancer in Bar (uncredited)
Pizza Man
2011
as Patient in Hospital
The Caregiver
2024
as Rose
We're All Gonna Die
2025
as Beatrice Stockholm
Two-Bit Waltz
2014
as Granny
Babysitter
2015
as Elderly Lady Driver
Gnome Alone
2015
as Ms. Mae
The Pastor
2024
as Nora Holloway
Skyman
2020
as Mrs. Cummings
Betrothed
2016
as Mildred Cooper
Seven Days
2022
as Margaret
Bucko & Junior
2020
as Miriam
Devil Girl
2007
as Priscilla
Eating Cars
2021
as Bernice
Blind Love
as Woman in wheelchair
My Apocalyptic Thanksgiving
2022
as Doris
Wavering
2019
as Jane
The Star of Eros
2019
as Trish
Fallen Blossoms
2017
as The mother
The Binds That Tie Us
2010
as Choir Member
The Perfect Gentleman
2010
as Jonathan's Mother
Assisted Fishing
2012
as Luann
Daydreamer
2024
as Ruby
Never Alone
2019
Kimi Kabuki
2014
The Ones
2017
as Rachel Holly
About Willow Hale
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 Ar… With 46 credits spanning from 1981 to 2025, Willow Hale has appeared in 39 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Willow Hale Movies
- Ghostbusters (1984) — as Student at Columbia University (uncredited)
- Countdown (2019) — as Elderly Patient (uncredited)
- The Verdict (1982) — as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Holidays (2016) — as Meiter (segment "Mother's Day")
- Guest House (2020) — as Sylvia / Wedding Guest
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