Willow Shields


Willow Shields is an American actress. She played Primrose Everdeen in The Hunger Games film series, Grace in Beyond the Blackboard, Rachel in Into the Rainbow, Lorian in Woodstuck or Bust, and stars as Serena in the Netflix-original series Spinning Out.

Early life

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

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. She reprised her role in the sequels, ', ', and . She has said that "just growing up as the character is going to be really fun". It was announced in 2015 that Shields would star in the films The Wonder, directed by Norman Stone, and A Fall From Grace, directed by Jennifer Lynch.
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. At age 14, she is the youngest competitor to ever appear on the show. In a shocking turn of events, the couple had been eliminated in the seventh week of competition, despite receiving consistently high scores from the judges throughout the season.

Filmography

''Dancing With the Stars'' performances

Awards and nominations

Wins