Willa O'Neill explained

Willa O'Neill
Birth Place:New Zealand
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1990–2015

Willa O'Neill is an actress from New Zealand.[1]

Biography

O'Neill is a two-time Film Award winner at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards. Her first award, for Best Supporting Actress, came for her role in the 1997 film Topless Women Talk About Their Lives. Her second win was for Best Actress in the 1999 film Scarfies. She appeared in as Althea and in as Lila.

After her final film appearance in The Price of Milk, O'Neill settled down into marriage and family life.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Edith
1992SecretsVicki
1997Short film
1997Topless Women Talk About Their LivesPrue
1999ScarfiesEmma
2000Drosophila
2015KarenShort film, post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Willa"Hope"
1992NadineTV series
1992–1993Shortland StreetSerena HughesRecurring role
1995Melody Rules"Gullible's Travels"
1995High TideTrudy Carry"La Bamba"
1995–2000LilaRecurring role
1996Phoebe"Once a Hero", "The Wedding of Alcmene"
1997Althea"...And Fancy Free"
1998Eileen O'ConnorTV film
1999Althea"Greece Is Burning"
2014Step DaveAnne-Marie"Crowded House"

Awards

Wins

2000 :AFI Award, for Scarfies
  • 1997 :NZ Film and TV Award, for Topless Women Talk About Their Lives
  • Nominations

    1992 :NZ Film and TV Award, for Secrets

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Screen. NZ On. Willa O'Neill NZ On Screen. 2021-05-23. www.nzonscreen.com. en.