Willa Holland

Willa Holland (born, according to Wikipedia, Willa Joanna Chance Holland on June 18, 1991) is a young American model and actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Kaitlin Cooper on the Fox television series "The O.C.".

First steps is life

Willa was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of cinematographer Keith Holland and actress Darnell Gregorio-De Palma. Has 2 sisters, Brianna Holland (born 1988) and Piper De Palma (born 1996). Spending the earlier part of her childhood in London, she was on the set of the movie "Mission: Impossible" which was directed by her step-father Brian De Palma. As of 2006, Willa is living in Los Angeles, California, with her two sisters and attends public school.

Career

Holland spent the summer of 1998 in the Hamptons of Long Island with her family. After a day playing at Steven Spielberg's home, the seed was planted that she should spend her life in front of the camera. Upon her return to Los Angeles that September, Holland first signed with Ford Modeling Agency. She began getting work immediately: her first job was for Burberry of London. She quickly became the top child model in the country working for companies like Guess?, Gap, Ralph Lauren, and many more. The following year, 1999, De Palma took Holland to a theatrical talent agency.

Since then she has shot many national commercials and several movies. 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 Minear was brought in to overhaul it.

Currently, she has taken over the role of Kaitlin Cooper on The O.C. during the series' third season. Incidentally, Holland was a fan of The O.C. before landing the role of Kaitlin Cooper. She is a regular on the current (fourth) season. Willa currently attends private acting classes with one of LAs most esteemed acting coaches.

She has recently graced the cover of Fashion 18 and has been featured in CosmoGirl! and Teen Vogue and is currently looking to get involved with some makeup campaigns/contracts in the near future, as well as move to New York City.

Personal life

Willa attended Paul Revere Middle School and briefly attended Palisades Charter High School. Her mother and stepfather are divorced. She still regularly sees her step father.

Willa Holland enjoys the music of The Who. She grew up on old-school music and also enjoys alternative music. Is currently dating a member of the "Infamous Band" Philpot.

Controversy

In the last few days of January 2006, the personal MySpace of Willa Holland was found. On the MySpace, there was a picture of her drinking a bottle of Jack Daniel's, and a statement in her About Me section that read: "I dont do drugs like everyone else, I do love to drink though" Since it was found, a concerned viewer informed FOX about the findings on the page about her interest in alcohol. Shortly after this, Willa made her MySpace profile private. Her Xanga page was then found. Shortly after that, Willa deleted her Xanga.

Then, a comment that Willa made on a friend's MySpace was found. It contained her personal cell phone number. This allowed many people to dial her up and eventually fill up her inbox with messages very quickly.