Born into a wealthy and popular family in Los Angeles, California, Willa Joannachance Holl (popularly known as Willa Holland) came to life on June 18, 1991, amidst the world of acting and saw many famous actors and actresses since her childhood. It was due to this that she had developed the skills of acting and modeling. The actress was born into a rich family to actress Darnell Gregorio-De Palma and cinematographer Keith Holland. However, the American actress contradicted the conjecture that actresses coming from a background of films do not have acceptable film standards. Through her diligence and determination, Holland has not failed to captivate her audience through her acting and looks. Holland started entered into the world of cinema with modeling at very young age of seven. It all started when her neighbor, the world famous director-producer, Steven Spielberg talked to her parents about her entry into the world of modeling while he was making videos. Due to their background in cinema, they immediately agreed upon the idea and sent her to Los Angeles, where she signed with the Ford Modeling Agency and famous fashion brand, Burberry in the year 1998. At the age of eight, her step-father took her to an agency to get her skilled in theatrical acting. After this, she started appearing in a number of TV commercials, movies and TV shows.
As her father was a cinematographer, the actress started consuming knowledge about the industry and started working with him. She worked with him in the movie, ‘Ordinary Madness’. She also signed to work in a TV series, ‘The Inside’. However, she had to let it go because the show was overhauled it due to some uncanny circumstances. In a TV show named ‘The O.C.’, the actress portrayed the character of ‘Kaitlin Cooper’. Her role in the show was regular from fourth season. She also appeared in a drama film, ‘Garden Party’ in the year 2010 where she played the role of troubled teenager who aspires to be a model. In 2010, she did a role for three episodes in a TV series, ‘Gossip Girl’. Her roles on TV were critically acclaimed and received huge response from the audience. The actress also voiced ‘Aqua’ in ‘Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep’, a playing game developed by ‘Square Enix’. Later in the year, the actress also portrayed the role of a teenage girl in ‘Legion’. The 29-year old actress then played a role in the film, ‘Straw Dogs’, a new version of an old film with same name. In 2012, she appeared in show, ‘Arrow’. The show became quite famous and was based on ‘Green Arrow’, comic books. Recently, the actress appeared in a TV series ‘The Flash’ in 2015. She played the role of ‘Thea Speedy’ in the show.
The actress is very unresponsive about her personal life and is not married. She is very keenly connected to people across the world and has around 308k followers on Twitter and one million followers on Instagram. She has never been married in her life and obviously not divorced. Her prominent roles in movies and TV shows have brought her much fame, respect and money. Her net worth is around USD 5 million.
Birth Date: | 18 Jun, 1991 |
Age: | 28 yrs |
Occupations: | Actor Model Television actor Film actor Voice actor |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles |
Gender: | Female |
Description: | American actress |
Twitter Id: | Willaaaah |
Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |