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Willa Fitzgerald (born January 17, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Emma Duval in MTV's ''
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''. She has played cheer coach Colette French in the
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's television drama series '' Dare Me'' and officer Roscoe Conklin in the Amazon Prime Video television series '' Reacher''. Her other notable roles include
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' television series ''
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'' and the
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's drama series ''
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''.


Life and career

After first studying psychology for three years, Fitzgerald earned her Bachelor's Degree in Theater Studies from
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. Between 2013 and 2014, Fitzgerald played the role of Lola Laffer in the
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series ''
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''. The series lasted two seasons before being cancelled. On April 23, 2014, it was reported that Fitzgerald obtained a recurring role in
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's drama series ''
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'' as Emma Miller. Between 2014 and 2015, she also obtained guest-starring roles in various television series such as '' Blue Bloods'', ''
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'' and '' Gotham''. On August 5, 2014, Fitzgerald was cast in MTV's ''
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''. On July 29, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season that premiered on May 30, 2016. On April 26, 2017, MTV announced that ''Scream'' would undergo a
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featuring a new cast. Fitzgerald's credits in theater include works such as ''Couple in the Kitchen'', ''The Private Sector'', ''Cow Play'' and '' The Cat and the Canary''. In August 2016, she joined the cast of the film ''Misfortune'', directed by
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and released in October 2017 under the title ''Blood Money''. In January 2016, she was cast in the
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web series ''Relationship Status''. She portrayed the role of Beth in a two-episode arc. In March 2017, Fitzgerald was cast in a starring role in the
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television pilot '' Behind Enemy Lines'', playing Navy pilot Roxanne Daly, though Fox passed on the pilot in May 2017. In July 2017, Fitzgerald was cast to play Meg in the
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miniseries '' Little Women'' based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name. It premiered on Boxing Day, 2017. In November 2017, Fitzgerald was cast as the lead of '' E!''s pilot ''#Fashionvictim'' as Anya St. Clair. In March 2018, the pilot was not commissioned to go forward with E!. In December 2017, she was cast to play Kitsey Barbour in '' The Goldfinch'' based on Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name, which was released on September 13, 2019. In July 2018, Fitzgerald was cast as one of the lead roles in the
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drama pilot '' Dare Me'', which was picked up to series in January 2019. On April 30, 2020, the series was canceled after one season. In December 2018, Fitzgerald was cast in an episode of the
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anthology drama series, '' Heartstrings''. The series premiered on November 22, 2019. In April 2019, it was announced that Fitzgerald would guest star in the sixth season of the
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comedy-drama series '' Younger''. In March 2021, Fitzgerald was cast as officer Roscoe Conklin in the first season of the Amazon Prime Video series '' Reacher'', which premiered in February 2022. In June 2022, she was announced to star in
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's noir thriller ''Joe Baby''.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgerald, Willa American television actresses Living people 1991 births Actresses from Nashville, Tennessee 21st-century American actresses American stage actresses Yale University alumni