Willa O'Neill is an actress from

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Biography

O'Neill is a two-time Film Award winner at the

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. Her first award, for Best Supporting Actress, came for her role in the 1997 film ''

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''. She appeared in ''

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'' as Althea and in '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' as Lila. After her final film appearance in ''The Price of Milk'', O'Neill settled down into marriage and family life.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

Wins

;2000 :

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, for ''

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'' ;1997 : NZ Film and TV Award, for ''Topless Women Talk About Their Lives''

Nominations

;1992 : NZ Film and TV Award, for ''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oneill, Willa People from Auckland New Zealand film actresses New Zealand television actresses New Zealand soap opera actresses Living people 20th-century New Zealand actresses 21st-century New Zealand actresses Year of birth missing (living people)