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Willa
Willa is a feminine given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: * Willa or Guilla of Provence (died before 924), early medieval Frankish queen * Willa of Tuscany (died 970), queen consort of Berengar II of Italy * Willa Brown (1906–1992), African-American pioneering aviator, lobbyist, teacher and civil rights activist * Willa Cather (1873–1947), American novelist and writer * Willa McGuire Cook (1928–2017), American three-time world and 18-time national water skiing champion * Willa Fitzgerald (born 1991), American actress * Willa Ford, stage name of American singer, songwriter and actress Amanda Lee Williford (born 1981) * Willa Holland (born 1991), American actress and model * Willa Kim (Wullah Mei Ok Kim; 1917–2016), American costume designer for stage, dance and film * Willa Muir (1890–1970), Scottish novelist, essayist and translator * Willa O'Neill (born 1973), New Zealand actress * Willa Beatrice Player (1909–2003), African-American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Willa
Hurricane Willa was a powerful tropical cyclone that brought torrential rains and destructive winds to southwestern Mexico, particularly the states of Sinaloa and Nayarit, during late October 2018. It was the twenty-fifth tropical cyclone, twenty-second named storm, thirteenth hurricane, tenth major hurricane, and record-tying third List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes, Category 5 hurricane of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season. Willa was the first major hurricane to make landfall (meteorology), landfall in the List of states in Mexico, Mexican state of Sinaloa since Hurricane Lane (2006), Lane in 2006 Pacific hurricane season, 2006. Willa originated from a tropical wave that the United States-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) began to monitor for tropical cyclogenesis in the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 14. However, the system subsequently crossed over Central America into the East Pacific, without significant organization. The NHC continued to track the disturbance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa Cather
Willa Sibert Cather (; born Wilella Sibert Cather; December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including ''O Pioneers!'', ''The Song of the Lark (novel), The Song of the Lark'', and ''My Ántonia''. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for ''One of Ours'', a novel set during World War I. Willa Cather and her family moved from Virginia to Webster County, Nebraska, Webster County, Nebraska, when she was nine years old. The family later settled in the town of Red Cloud, Nebraska, Red Cloud. Shortly after graduating from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Cather moved to Pittsburgh for 10 years, supporting herself as a magazine editor and high school English teacher. At the age of 33, she moved to New York City, her primary home for the rest of her life, though she also traveled widely and spent considerable time at her summer residence on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. She spent the last 39 years o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa's Wild Life
''Willa's Wild Life'' is an animated television series based on Dan Yaccarino's book '' An Octopus Followed Me Home.'' The series originally aired on Qubo in the United States (and has been put back on Qubo's schedule from 2019 to 2020), YTV in Canada and TF1 and Piwi+ in France. The series is Flash-animated with Toon Boom Harmony. 26 episodes were produced. Overview The series is about a girl named Willa who has a giraffe, a camel, two elephants, an alligator, and many more zoo animals as pets, all of whom she can speak to, though it's a secret only she and the animals know. Simply put, she has something of a backyard zoo. Characters Humans * Willa (voiced by Jordan Todosey) is the main character of the series, who has many exotic animals, much to her father's discomfort. She has many wacky adventures and learns lessons along the way. Because of her adventures, she often gets into trouble. Willa is kindhearted and caring and never tries to hurt her friends' feelings. * Doo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa Schneberg
Willa Hope Schneberg (born May 21, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York) is an American poet. She has published five full-length poetry collections, including ''In The Margins Of The World'', winner of the 2002 Oregon Book Awards, Oregon Book Award; ''Box Poems'' (Alice James Books); ''Storytelling In Cambodia'' (Calyx (magazine), Calyx Books); ''Rending the Garment'' (Mudfish/Box Turtle Press); and ''The Naked Room''. The letterpress chapbook, ''The Books of Esther'', was produced in conjunction with her interdisciplinary exhibit at the Oregon Jewish Museum, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. ''The Naked Room'' was released in 2023. Early life Willa Schneberg was born in East New York (Brooklyn), New York. She was raised in a middle class housing project and attended Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn), Thomas Jefferson High School in East New York, the same school that both of her parents graduated from. Her father, Ben Schneberg, was born in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa Brown
Willa Beatrice Brown (January 22, 1906 – July 18, 1992) was an American aviator, lobbyist, teacher, and civil rights activist. She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license in the United States, the first African American woman to run for the United States Congress, first African American officer in the Civil Air Patrol, and first woman in the U.S. to have both a pilot's license and an aircraft mechanic's license. She was a lifelong advocate for gender and racial equality in the field of aviation as well as in the military. She not only lobbied the U.S. government to integrate the United States Army Air Corps and include African Americans in the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP), she and Cornelius Coffey co-founded the Coffey School of Aeronautics, distinguishing it as the first private flight training academy owned and operated by African Americans in the United States. She trained hundreds of pilots, several of whom went on to become Tuskegee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa Ford
Amanda Lee Williford (born January 22, 1981), known by her stage name Willa Ford, is an American interior designer and former singer, songwriter, television personality, film actress, dancer, and model. She released her debut album, '' Willa Was Here'', in 2001. Ford also has appeared in movies such as '' Friday the 13th'' (2009), hosted several reality television shows, posed for ''Playboy'' and competed on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars''. Early life Ford was raised in Ruskin, Florida. She began singing with the Tampa Bay Children's Choir at age eight. At age 11, she started singing with the Tampa-based children's performing arts troupe, Entertainment Revue. She attended East Bay High School in Gibsonton, Florida. Career Music career In 1999, the 18-year-old Ford started performing under the stage name Mandah and was signed to MCA. Ford was later dropped from MCA and signed by Atlantic Records. Atlantic placed one of Ford's songs, "Lullaby," on the soundtrack for '' Pok� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa Muir
Willa Muir (née Anderson; 13 March 1890 – 22 May 1970), also known as Agnes Neill Scott, was a Scottish novelist, essayist and translator.Beth Dickson, '' British women writers : a critical reference guide'' edited by Janet Todd. New York : Continuum, 1989. ; (p. 487-9). She was the major part of a translation partnership with her husband, Edwin Muir. She and her husband translated the works of many notable German-speaking authors including Franz Kafka. In 1958, Willa and Edwin Muir were granted the first Johann-Heinrich-Voss Translation Award. Life Willa Muir was born Wilhelmina Johnston Anderson in 1890 in Montrose, where she spent her childhood. Her parents were originally from Unst in the Shetland Islands, and the Shetland dialect of the Scots language was spoken at home. She was one of the first Scottish women to attend university, and she studied classics at the University of St Andrews, graduating in 1910 with a first class degree. In 1919 she married the poet Edw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa Beatrice Player
Willa Beatrice Player (August 9, 1909 – August 29, 2003) was an American educator, college administrator, college president, civil rights activist, and federal appointee. Player was the first African-American woman to become president of a four-year, fully accredited liberal arts college when she took the position at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. In her career at Bennett College, Player had served as a teacher and then in progressively responsible administrator positions. From 1955 to 1966, Player served as president of the historically black college, during a period of heightened civil rights activism in the South. She supported Bennett students who took part in the lengthy sit-ins started by the Greensboro Four to achieve integration of lunch counters in downtown stores. Player had a strong education, earning a BA degree from Ohio Wesleyan College, a Master's from Oberlin College, a ''Certificat d'Études'' at University of Grenoble in France, and a PhD f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa Of Tuscany
Willa, known as Willa of Tuscany (911/912–970), was a medieval noblewoman. By birth, she was a member of the Bosonids, Bosonid noble dynasty. By marriage to Berengar II of Italy she was Countess of March of Ivrea, Ivrea from 930 to 963, and List of Italian queens, queen consort of Italy from 950 to 963. Life Willa was the daughter of Boso, Margrave of Tuscany and his wife Willa of Burgundy. Boso was a grandson of Lothair II of Lotharingia, Lothair II, King of Lotharingia via his mother, Bertha, daughter of Lothair II, Bertha, and his elder brother Hugh of Italy, Hugh was King of Italy. Willa of Burgundy was the daughter of Rudolph I of Burgundy and sister of Rudolph II of Burgundy. Around 930 Willa married Berengar II of Italy. The marriage was arranged by Willa's paternal uncle Hugh of Italy. About 940, however, Berengar led an unsuccessful revolt of Italian nobles against Hugh. Afterwards, he fled to the court of King Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I of Germany. Although s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa Fitzgerald
Willa Fitzgerald (born January 17, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Emma Duval in MTV's '' Scream''. She has played cheer coach Colette French in the USA Network's television drama series '' Dare Me'' and officer Roscoe Conklin in the Amazon Prime Video television series '' Reacher''. Her other notable roles include Amazon Studios' television series '' Alpha House'', the USA Network's drama series ''Royal Pains'', Netflix's horror miniseries ''The Fall of the House of Usher'', and the lead role in the thriller film '' Strange Darling''. Early life Willa Fitzgerald was born on January 17, 1991, in Nashville, Tennessee, the only child of musician parents who were in a band together for two decades prior to her birth. After first studying psychology for three years, Fitzgerald earned her bachelor's degree in theater studies from Yale University. Career Between 2013 and 2014, Fitzgerald played the role of Lola Laffer in the Amazon Studios pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa Holland
Willa Joanna Chance Holland (born June 18, 1991) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Kaitlin Cooper in the Fox teen drama '' The O.C.'', Aqua in '' Kingdom Hearts,'' and Thea Queen in The CW series ''Arrow'' as well as its spin-off ''The Flash.'' Early life Holland grew up with two sisters: Brianna Holland and Piper De Palma, from mother Darnell Gregorio's then-marriage to film director Brian De Palma. Holland attended Palisades Charter High School for only six weeks because her career was taking off and school peers were dismissive of her acting pursuits. Career At age seven, Holland was playing at her stepfather Brian de Palma’s neighbor's house in The Hamptons, New York. The neighbor, Steven Spielberg, was filming home videos and told Holland's parents, "You've got to put her in front of a camera." Upon returning to Los Angeles that September, Holland signed with Ford Modeling Agency at age seven, and immediately booked a shoot for B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willa Kim
Wullah Mei Ok Kim (Korean:; Hanja:; June 30, 1917 – December 23, 2016), known as Willa Kim, was an American costume designer for stage, dance, and film. Life and career Kim was born near Santa Ana, California in 1917 and graduated Belmont High School in 1935 where she was an art editor for the 1935 ''Campanile'' (Belmont's yearbook). The end sheets of the yearbook are free hand drawings of her impressions of high school life atop Crown Hill (the site of Belmont High School). For her post-secondary education, she attended Chouinard Art Institute (now the California Institute of the Arts) on a scholarship. Upon graduation, she worked for designer Raoul Pene du Bois in the film industry but soon started designing for the theatre. Kim designed costumes for Broadway shows, winning Tony Awards for her costume designs for The Will Rogers Follies and Sophisticated Ladies. She received an additional four Tony Award nominations and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
