Willow Hale

Acting

Willow Hale

Born 1951-08-21 · Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

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.

Acting credits

Ghostbusters poster
7.5

After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.

Ghostbusters

1984

Countdown poster
6.2

A young nurse downloads an app that tells her she only has three days to live. With time ticking away and a mysterious figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.

Countdown

2019

The Verdict poster
7.5

Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.

The Verdict

1982

Wise Guys poster
5.4

Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.

Wise Guys

1986

Daydreamer poster
NR

A young man, infamous for the irreversible mistake which left two people dead, gets a second chance at redemption, but not without paying in blood.

Daydreamer

2024

Betrothed poster
2.9

A trip to the store turns into a surreal nightmare when a college student is kidnapped by a deranged, dysfunctional family. Now Audra West finds herself trapped in the middle of the desert, and betrothed to Adam, the youngest son of the murderous clan. As a determined detective conducts a frantic search, Audra realizes the only way to survive is to escape. But even if she could get away, almost two hundred miles of desert lies between her and help.

Betrothed

2016

Guest House poster
5.3

A newly engaged couple finds the home of their dreams and it quickly becomes a nightmare when the previous owner's friend continues squatting in their guest house. It leads to a turf war that ultimately ruins their house, their marriage and their lives.

Guest House

2020

Holidays poster
4.9

An anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.

Holidays

2016

We're All Gonna Die poster
6.0

In the near future, the "Spike," a 10,000 mile tall indestructible floating alien tentacle materializes in Earth's upper atmosphere, causing everybody to freak out. By now, though, everyone's gotten used to it. But after the Spike teleports a struggling beekeeper's beehives and a grieving wanderer's prized car halfway across the country, these two strangers must join together and take a dangerous roadtrip across a changed (but recognizable) America to get their stuff back.

We're All Gonna Die

2025

American Violence poster
4.4

A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.

American Violence

2017

They All Laughed poster
5.9

New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected of infidelity. Ladies' man John Russo trails Angela Niotes, the elegant wife of a wealthy Italian industrialist, while Charles Rutledge and Arthur Brodsky follow Dolores Martin, the beautiful young wife of a jealous husband. Their respective cases are complicated when John falls for Angela, and Charles falls for Dolores.

They All Laughed

1981

Extra Innings poster
NR

A reporter interviews the manager of the Boston Red Sox in an attempt to uncover secrets from his past.

Extra Innings

2019

After School Special poster
2.9

Two high school kids mentored by a nightclub owner go on a mission to find their classmate when she is kidnapped by a secret society.

After School Special

2017

Pizza Man poster
4.0

Matt Burns is many things — loser, dork, pizza delivery boy — but a hero isn't one of them. That is, until he is forced to eat a genetically-engineered tomato that was designed to create super soldiers. A routine pizza delivery turns into a fight for his life, when he accidentally stumbles into the middle of a heated corporate takeover that plans on using this science for world domination. Now, equipped with an indestructible body, advanced strength and a pizza parlor mascot costume, Matt must use his new power to fight evil, rescue the girl and save the day as the unlikeliest of super-heroes: Pizza Man!

Pizza Man

2011

My Nightmare Landlord poster
6.0

Lydia moves into a new apartment after breaking up with her long-term boyfriend, finding herself more and more isolated as her apartment manager Drew becomes obsessed with her. Caroline Harris, Ignacyo Matynia , Sinéad D'arcy and Spencer Belko Star. (2020)

My Nightmare Landlord

2020

2025 Armageddon poster
5.0

A militant alien race launches an attack on Earth using gigantic creatures and geological disasters all based on those found on The Asylum's Movie Channel signal which reached their planet.

2025 Armageddon

2022

The Caregiver poster
NR

A babysitter named Rachel (Mea-Leona Murray) is determined to find the reason for her mute grandmother's (Willow Hale) sudden intense outburst upon meeting Emma (Iliana Kalatzakis), the girl Rachel is assigned to babysit. Emma swears she's never met Rachel's grandmother before in her life.

The Caregiver

2024

Devil Girl poster
3.1

Fay is a small town girl on a cross country road trip, trying to escape her own reality after the death of her father. When her muscle car breaks down during a drag race she finds herself stranded along route 66 in an isolated desert town. Short on cash, she makes a series of choices to make enough money to repair her car. After encountering a neurotic, drug abusing clown she finds herself sliding down a dark spiral. Soon thereafter, her road trip starts to devolve into a living nightmare. Trapped and desperate, she fights to regain her identity while navigating through a host of locals; a creepy motel clerk, an overzealous preacher, and a sexy temptress with horns and a tail.

Devil Girl

2007

Bucko & Junior poster
NR

An adventure comedy short film following two teenage boys who entertain themselves through their crude humor, leading them into trouble.

Bucko & Junior

2020

Wavering poster
NR

As her Parkinson's disease intensifies, a National Parks Ranger struggles to accept her new limitations.

Wavering

2019

Skyman poster
4.9

The story of Carl Merryweather who believes he experienced an alien encounter at 10-years-old and is now trying to reconnect with the UFO as the same location.

Skyman

2020

Gnome Alone poster
3.3

When a dying old woman gives Zoe a cursed amulet, all of her enemies begin dying tragic deaths at the hands of a GNOME. Now, she must try to stop it before he kills those she loves

Gnome Alone

2015

Bold Native poster
7.1

Charlie Cranehill, an animal liberator wanted for domestic terrorism, emerges from the underground to coordinate a nationwide action as his estranged CEO father tries to find him before the FBI does.

Bold Native

2010

Boner poster
2.0

Jimmy Boner, a 20-something slacker living with his parents, is given an ultimatum by his wicked stepmother to find a job and move out within 3 months after he accidentally walks in on her book club meeting wearing nothing but an iPod. Jimmy scrambles to find a job and lands an interview at a rundown, overworked accounting office where he meets Ivana, a recently-demoted corporate ice queen with whom Jimmy falls instantly in love. Through a miracle of fate, Jimmy gets the job despite having no marketable skills and puts his nose to the grindstone, working grueling hours and enduring Ivana's constant disappointment, in the hopes of impressing her and garnering her affections. Chaos, hilarity, and triumph ensue as Jimmy seeks to gain independence and find true love.

Boner

2012

Behind the camera