The House Of Cards Character You Likely Forgot Willa Fitzgerald Played
By Isabella Wilson
The final season of "House of Cards" focuses on Claire's (Robin Wright) term as President after Frank's (Kevin Spacey) death as she looks back on her marriage and legacy. To that end, the season has some crucial flashbacks, as a young Claire decides to marry Frank and not the man she really wants.
Willa Fitzgerald guested on "Chapter 72" and "Chapter 73," the last two episodes of the show, to play a 20-year-old Claire as she makes the decisions that will impact the rest of her life as well as the country. In an interview with CBS, Fitzgerald revealed that she was intimidated to play Claire because she "had never played a younger version of a character who had already been around for such a long time" and loved Wright's work on the series.
Ultimately, Fitzgerald did capture a younger version of Wright's flinty character in only a few scenes, even if the sixth season and series finale of "House of Cards" weren't received especially well (via Vox).
