Willa Holland
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Willa Holland (born June 18, 1991) is an American model and actress. Born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Darnell Gregorio-De Palma. Holland spent the earlier part of her childhood in London. It was during that period that she spent time on the set of the film which was directed by her step-father Brian De Palma.
As of 2006, Willa currently lives in Brentwood in Los Angeles with her mother and little sister and is homeschooled.
Career
Willa Holland spent the summer of 1998 in the Hamptons of Long Island with her family. After a day playing at Steven Spielberg's home, the seed was planted that she should spend her life in front of the camera.Upon her return to Los Angeles that September, Holland first signed with Ford Modeling Agency. She began getting work immediately: her first job was for Burberry of London. She quickly became the top child model in the country working for companies like Guess?, Gap, Ralph Lauren, and many more.
The following year, 1999, De Palma took Holland to a theatrical talent agency. Since then she has shot many national commercials. She was even slated to co-star in the 2005 FOX series The Inside with fellow model Rachel Nichols, but left the show when writer Tim Minear was brought in to overhaul it. Currently, she has taken over the role of Kaitlin Cooper on The O.C. during the series' third season. She is scheduled to become a series regular next year, for the show's upcoming fourth season.
Trivia
- She is 5 feet, 7 inches tall.
- Has 2 sisters, Piper (10) and Brianna (18)
- Was a watcher of the O.C. before landing the role of Kaitlin Cooper.
- Likes the music of Led Zeppelin, The Who, Guns and Roses, Freddie Mercury and Oasis.
- She has a fully grown chocolate Labrador Retriever
- Likes the movie The Notebook
- Measurements: 32-24-33 (81-61-84 cm)
Filmography
- Chasing 3000 (2006) (post production) .... Jamie
- The O.C. (TV series) (2005 - present) ...Kaitlin Cooper
- The Comeback (TV series) (2005) ...Kalla
- The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004) .... Milkshake (scenes cut)
- Ordinary Madness (2001) .... Young Faye
Controversy
-->Towards the end of January 2006, Willa Holland's personal profile on the social networking website MySpace, was found. In her profile there was a picture of her drinking a bottle of Jack Daniel's. Since it was found, a concerned viewer of The O.C. informed FOX of her interest in alcohol. Shortly after this, Willa made her MySpace profile private. Her Xanga account/page (another social networking website) was then found. Shortly after this Willa deleted her Xanga account. Then a comment that Willa made on a friend's MySpace profile was found. The comment contained her personal cell phone number that then enabled many people to dial her number and eventually fill her inbox with somewhat unwanted messages. In March 2006, Willa deleted her old MySpace and made a new one. Her new profile is set to private, and only her friends can see it.
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