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Who Plays Willowdean in Dumplin?

Once You Fall in Love With Danielle Macdonald in Dumplin', See What Else She's Been In

Dumplin' is now streaming on Netflix, which means it's only a matter of time before you fall in love with Danielle Macdonald. The 27-year-old Australian actress has been in films and TV shows since 2010, when she began her career with guest spots in Glee, Toolies, and Pretty Little Liars. Since then, she's gone on to more high-profile projects, and it's safe to say we can't get enough of her. See Macdonald's most notable roles, ahead!

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Patti Cake$ (2017)

Macdonald made a splash as the titular Patti in 2017's Patti Cake$. The drama, which also stars Siddharth Dhananjay, follows a young woman who's not-so-secretly an aspiring rapper. Although Killa P, aka Patti Cake$, has big dreams, becoming a hip-hop star from her small hometown in New Jersey isn't so easy.

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Every Secret Thing (2014)

Macdonald plays Diane Lane's daughter in this 2014 drama, which sees a detective trying to solve a mystery involving two young women who, seven years earlier, were put in jail after it was suspected they were responsible for an infant's death.

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Easy, Season 2 (2017)

In the second season of this Netflix series, Macdonald appears in the episode "Prodigal Daughter," about a teenager who gets back at her parents for forcing her to go to church every week.

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Bird Box (2018)

Bird Box doesn't hit Netflix until Dec. 21, but keep an eye out for Macdonald in the thriller — she plays a sweet character named Olympia.

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Dumplin' (2018)

And, of course, Macdonald stars in Dumplin' as Willowdean Dickson, a Dolly Parton-obsessed teen who decides to enter into her small Texas town's beauty pageant as an act of rebellion against people who judge her for her size.

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