Will Holland is an American film, television and voice acting actress, model. She began her career at a young age, participated as a model in advertising campaigns of world famous brands. As an actress, she is best known for the series Lonely Hearts and Arrow. He also voiced one of the main characters in the Kingdom of Hearts series of computer games.
Childhood and youth
Will Holland was born on June 18, 1991 in Los Angeles, California. In 1995, her mother, actress Darnell Grigorio, married the famous director Brian de Palma.
At the age of seven, Will signed a contract with one of the largest modeling agencies in the country on the advice of family friend Stephen Spielberg. In the next few years, she participated in advertising campaigns for the brands Gap, Guess, and Ralph Lauren.
TV career
In 2005, Will Holland appeared in one of the series "Return". A year later, she joined the cast of the Lone Hearts youth series. In the first season of the character's series, actress Shannon Woodley played, but in the third season, the producers decided to replace the actress, and their choice fell on Holland. In the fourth season, the character was made one of the main ones, but soon the series was closed.
From 2008 to 2012, Will Holland played the role of Agnes in the popular youth series Gossip Girl. In total, the actress appeared in five episodes. In 2012, she received one of the main roles in the superhero series Strela, where she played the sister of the protagonist. She was in the main cast for six seasons, in 2018 she left the series. She also managed to appear in the Flash spin-off as a guest star in two episodes.
Movie career
In 2008, several feature films were released at once with Willa Holland. The independent drama "Garden Party", the youth comedy "Wilderness" and the family drama "Genoa." All three films received moderate reviews from critics and did not become box office hits.
In 2010, the actress took part in the large-scale action movie "Legion".
A year later, she played a secondary role in the remake of the classic painting "Straw Dogs."
In 2012, she played a major role in adapting the popular novel The Eye of the Tiger. For this work she received a prize for the best actress at the Boston Film Festival.
Voice acting
In 2006, Will Holland voiced several episodic characters in a video game based on the popular film directed by her stepfather Brian de Palma, Scarface.
Since 2010, voiced the main character of the series of games "Kingdom of the Heart" named Aqua. In total, she took part in the creation of five games in the series, the last of which is scheduled for release in 2019.