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Willa

American  
[wil-uh] / ˈwɪl ə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.


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In her breakthrough role as Willa in One Battle After Another, Infiniti stars opposite Leonardo DiCaprio as the fiercely independent daughter of a former revolutionary.

From BBC

“Your mother was a rat, and that makes you a baby rat,” she spits, and Willa’s world crumbles further.

From Los Angeles Times

She created a backstory for Sister Rochelle, building up the reasons she was so hostile to Willa.

From Los Angeles Times

Her chief obstacle on “One Battle After Another” was finding who would bring the Willa character to life.

From Los Angeles Times

We can watch this movie and relate to Willa here and Deandra there and Perfidia’s strength and hurt over here.

From Los Angeles Times