Willow Hale
Born
21 August 1951 (74)
Place of Birth
Gulfport, Mississippi, USA
Also known as
Alison MacHale, Debra MacHale
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 Hor...
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.
Filmography (39)
We're All Gonna Die
2025
Daydreamer
2024
The Pastor
2024
The Caregiver
2024
2025 Armageddon
2022
My Apocalyptic Thanksgiving
2022
Seven Days
2022
Eating Cars
2021
Bucko & Junior
2020
Guest House
2020
Skyman
2020
My Nightmare Landlord
2020
Wavering
2019
Countdown
2019
Extra Innings
2019
The Star of Eros
2019
Never Alone
2019
The Ones
2017
Fallen Blossoms
2017
After School Special
2017
American Violence
2017
Betrothed
2016
Holidays
2016
Babysitter
2015
Gnome Alone
2015
Kimi Kabuki
2014
Two-Bit Waltz
2014
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
2012
Assisted Fishing
2012
Pizza Man
2011
Bold Native
2010
The Perfect Gentleman
2010
The Binds That Tie Us
2010
Devil Girl
2007
Wise Guys
1986
Ghostbusters
1984
The Verdict
1982
They All Laughed
1981
Blind Love