Willa O'Neill

Willa O'Neill
Born	(1973-02-20) 20 February 1973 New Zealand
Other names	Wila O'Niel
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1990–2015

Willa O'Neill is an actress from New Zealand. She is known to fans of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys for her recurring role as "Althea" and Xena: Warrior Princess fans know her from her repeat role as "Lila."

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.

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

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	An Angel at My Table	Edith
1992	Secrets	Vicki
1997	The Bar		Short film
1997	Topless Women Talk About Their Lives	Prue
1999	Scarfies	Emma
2000	The Price of Milk	Drosophila
2015	The December Shipment	Karen	Short film, post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	The New Adventures of Black Beauty	Willa	"Hope"
1992	The Billy T James Show	Nadine	TV series
1992-1993	Shortland Street	Serena Hughes	Recurring role
1995	Melody Rules		"Gullible's Travels"
1995	High Tide	Trudy Carry	"La Bamba"
1995-2000	Xena: Warrior Princess	Lila	Recurring role
1996	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Phoebe	"Once a Hero", "The Wedding of Alcmene"
1997	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Althea	"...And Fancy Free"
1998	The Chosen	Eileen O'Connor	TV film
1999	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Althea	"Greece Is Burning"
2014	Step Dave	Anne-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

External links

• Willa O'Neill at IMDb