Little Women on PBS: meet the just-announced cast

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 15: Willa Fitzgerald attends AOL Build Presents Willa Fitzgerald Discussing The Show ‘Scream’ And Film ‘Freak Show’ at AOL HQ on August 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)

Willa Fitzgerald as Meg

Where you’ve seen her before: As Emma Duval on MTV’s Scream. Fitzgerald has also recurred on Royal Pains and Alpha House.

Her Little Women character: Meg is Jo’s closest friend and vice versa. She is the eldest March girl and the most sensible of the sisters, but also secretly longs for a more glamorous, comfortable life than the one her poor family can give her.

Predecessors: Trini Alvarado (1994), Janet Leigh (1949), and Frances Dee (1933).