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Willa Holland. Actress: Legion. Willa Joanna Chance Holland (born June 18, 1991) is an American actress, voice actress and model. She is known for her role as Kaitlin Cooper in the FOX teen drama The O.C., Agnes Andrews in The CW series Gossip Girl and, most recently, Thea Queen / Speedy in Arrow.
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Years active. 1995–present. Parent (s) Brian De Palma (stepfather; 1995–1996) Willa Joanna Chance Holland (born June 18, 1991) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Kaitlin Cooper in the Fox teen drama The O.C., Aqua in Kingdom Hearts, and Thea Queen in The CW series Arrow as well as its spin-off The Flash.
- Willa Holland (15) As Kaitlin Cooper (15) Shailene Woodley briefly played Kaitlin Cooper, Marissa's younger sister, in The O.C. season 1, but Willa Holland took over the part in season 3 when it became a more significant role.
- Autumn Reeser (25) As Taylor Townsend (17) Autumn Reeser did not join The O.C. until season 3. But her character, Taylor Townsend, was in the same grade as Ryan, Marissa, Seth, and Summer, which would make her around 17 years old in her first episode.
- Chris Carmack (23) As Luke Ward (16) Marissa's boyfriend in The O.C. season 1, Luke Ward, was the same age as the other younger characters in the show.
- Alan Dale (56) As Caleb Nichol (50s) Unlike the other characters in The O.C., it is difficult to gauge Caleb Nichol's age, but it might be safe to say that he is in his fifties at the show's beginning.
Adam Brody (Seth Cohen) Photo: Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Adam Brody was 23 when he first started playing the adorkable Seth Cohen. Over the course of The O.C. 's four seasons, Seth became a teen heartthrob and geek icon. Brody told US magazine that he looks back at the role the same way one might look back at college.
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Willa Holland is an American actress and model. She portrayed Kaitlin Cooper in the third and fourth seasons of the Fox drama series The O.C., taking up the role after Shailene Woodley left the series.
Early life
Willa Joanna Chance Holland, was born in Los Angeles, to cinematographer Keith Holland and actress Darnell Gregorio-De Palma. Her mother was remarried to director Brian De Palma from 1995–97. She grew up with two sisters : Brianna Holland (b. 1988) Piper De Palma (b. 1996). Holland attended Palisades Charter High School for only six weeks because her career was taking off and school peers were dismissive of her acting pursuits.
Career
At age seven, Holland was playing at her stepfather's neighbor's house in The Hamptons, New York. The neighbor, Steven Spielberg, was filming home videos and told Holland's parents, "You've got to put her in front of a camera." Upon returning to Los Angeles that September, Holland signed with Ford Modeling Agency at age seven, and immediately booked a shoot for Burberry. She has modeled for Guess, Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch and Ralph Lauren. The following year, 1999, De Palma took Holland to a theatrical talent agency. Since then she has appeared in many national commercials. During 2001 when Holland was ten, she worked alongside her cinematographer father in Ordinary Madness. 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 Minearwas brought in to overhaul it. She played the role of Kaitlin Cooper on The O.C. , replacing Shailene Woodley initially as a recurring character in season 3, but then as a regular in season four. In December 2007, Holland was cast in the independent drama film Garden Party, playing the role of April, a troubled teenage aspiring model who tries to make it in Los Angeles. In September 2008, The CW announced Holland would appear in three episodes of the second season of the teen-drama television series Gossip Girl, created by The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz. Holland played the role of a rebellious 16-year-old model who befriends and creates havoc for Taylor Momsen's character. In March 2010 Holland made a one-off return in the 16th episode of the third season, "The Empire Strikes Jack," which aired March 29, 2010. In May 2010, Square Enix announced she would be voicing Aqua in the PlayStation Portable title, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, which was released on September 7, 2010 in North America. That same year Holland starred in her first major studio film in the apocalyptic thriller film Legionplaying the role of a bratty teenager. She played teen-temptress Janice Heddon in the film Straw Dogs, a remake of the 1971 film of the same name. The film opened in September 2011. In February 2012, Holland was cast in The CW action-adventure series Arrow, which is based on the Green Arrow comic books, where she played Thea Queen / Speedy, the sister of Oliver Queen / Green Arrow. She remained a regular cast member in the series until 2018, during the sixth season. In the film Tiger Eyes released in April 2012, Holland starred as Davey Wexler. The film was based on the 1981 novel of the same name written by Judy Blume.
Aug 5, 2023 · Adam Brody starred as Seth Cohen... Fox/Shutterstock. After the O.C. ended, Adam married fellow US teen drama alumni Leighton Meester (yes, Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf!) in 2014, with the couple ...
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