Fans of The Hunger Games saga may know her face, but they may not know her name. Willow Shields, better known as Primrose Everdeen from THG, is a young actress on the rise, with her most powerful Hunger Games moments yet to come in the new film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1.
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Willow was born June 1, 2000 and has been acting since she was 8 years old. Her first acting role was a voiceover role in a short film called Las Vegas New Mexico 1875. Her first television appearance was on an episode of the USA original series In Plain Sight, a series about people in the witness protection program. Following that television appearance, she portrayed a young, homeless girl in the Hallmark Hall of Fame original television movie Beyond the Blackboard, based on the memoir by Stacey Bess.
It was after these roles that Willow was cast in the role of Primrose in The Hunger Games. Willow reprised her role in the subsequent films, continuing with Mockingjay, out November 21.
During her work with THG, Willow also appeared on an episode of R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour, entitiled “Intruders.” Willow plays Eve, a teen who is informed by a fairy that she is not a normal teenage girl, but rather possesses magical powers. She makes a deal with the fairy to turn over her baby brother in exchange for permanent control over her powers, which leads to horrifying consequences.
Willow is set to appear in the forthcoming sci-fi adventure film The Wonder. The film is still in pre-production, and is being directed by Peter Hewitt (Zoom, The Borrowers). While the exact details of the story are still unknown, the film is an epic adventure featuring an environmental disaster and ecological themes. Willow is also set to appear as the title character in the upcoming dark thriller A Fall From Grace, directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch, about a St. Loius serial killer targeting young girls.
Make sure to check out Willow’s performance in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, hitting theaters Friday, November 21.