Willow Shields

Willow Shields
Shields at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2015.
Born (2000-06-01) June 1, 2000
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation Actress, Dancer
Years active 2008–present

Willow Shields is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Primrose Everdeen in The Hunger Games film series.

Early life

Willow Shields was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of Carrie and Rob Shields, an art teacher. She has a fraternal twin sister, and an older brother, both of whom are also actors.[1]

Career

Shields' first job was in 2008 narrating the short film Las Vegas New Mexico 1875. She portrayed Lisa Rogan a.k.a. Lisa Royal in a 2009 episode of the USA Network drama In Plain Sight, entitled "In My Humboldt Opinion", and the voice of a girl watching a gun fight in the 7-minute 2008 Western short film Las Vegas New Mexico 1875. In 2011, Shields appeared on CBS in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, Beyond the Blackboard, starring Emily VanCamp. In the television movie, Shields portrayed a homeless child named Grace.

Shields co-starred in The Hunger Games, portraying Primrose Everdeen.[2] She reprised her role in the sequels, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. She has said that "just growing up as the character is going to be really fun".[3] It was announced in 2015 that Shields would star in the films The Wonder (released in 2017 under the title Into the Rainbow), directed by Norman Stone, and A Fall From Grace, directed by Jennifer Lynch.[4]

On February 24, 2015, Shields was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 20 of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional partner was Mark Ballas.[5] At age 14, she is the youngest competitor to ever appear on the show (taking the record from Zendaya, who was 16 when she competed on Season 16). In a shocking turn of events, the couple was eliminated in the seventh week of competition, (finishing in 7th place) despite receiving consistently high scores from the judges throughout the season.[6]

Dancing With the Stars performances

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Lips Are Movin" 6 6 6 7 No elimination
2 Argentine Tango / "Somebody That I Used to Know" 8 8 8 8 Safe
3 Paso Doble / "Hanuman" 8 8 8 8 Safe
4 Contemporary / "Atlas" 10 9 10 10 Safe
5 Foxtrot / "Alice's Theme" 8 8 9 9 Safe
6 Salsa / "Tequila"
Team Freestyle / "Wipe Out"
9
10
8
9
8
10
9
10
Safe
7 Jazz /"Electric Feel"
Salsa Dance-Off / "Temperature"
9
Awarded
9
2
9
Extra
10
Points
Eliminated

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Las Vegas New Mexico 1875 Girl Watching Gun Fight (voice) Short film
2009 In Plain Sight Lisa Rogan/Lisa Royal 1 episode
2011 Beyond the Blackboard Grace TV film
2012 The Hunger Games Primrose Everdeen
2012 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Eve Episode: "Intruders"
2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Primrose Everdeen
2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 Primrose Everdeen
2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Primrose Everdeen
2015 Dancing with the Stars Herself/Contestant Season 20
2017 Into the Rainbow Rachel
2018 A Fall from Grace Grace Film announced 2013
2019 Woodstock or Bust Lorian

References

  1. Gomez, Adrian (March 18, 2012). "From ABQ To 'Hunger Games'". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. Lennox, Richard (April 20, 2011). "Willow Shields Joins Cast of Hunger Games". Filmoria. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. "Willow Shields and filming Catching Fire". myhungergames.com. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  4. Gharnit, Yasmeen (November 18, 2015). "Willow Shields Is Ready For Post-'Hunger Games' Life". Nylon. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  5. "'Dancing With the Stars' 2015: Season 20 Celebrity Cast Announced". ABC News. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. Weigle, Lauren (April 27, 2015). "Willow Shields Eliminated Off 'Dancing With The Stars'". Heavy.com. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
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