*Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott was an American singer and actress who found a measure of success in Shanghai in the early 1930s until she ran into the archaeologist Indiana Jones, who managed to drag her into a near-fatal encounter with the barbaric Thuggee cult led by Mola Ram.

Wilhelmina Scott was born around the early half of the 1910s. She was raised by her family on a chicken farm in Missouri, but from a young age her ambitions had lain firmly in Hollywood and had visions of fortune and glamor. While her parents were poultry farmers, one of her grandfathers had been a stage magician. Though she cared for him a great deal and he was a popular entertainer among children, Wilhelmina's grandfather died penniless, which steeled her resolve against living in such reduced circumstances.

At some point during their time together, Willie was kidnapped in Hong Kong with Jones taking up the chase on a motorcycle. She and Short Round were also trapped in a burning room but the pair escaped by pulling down the flaming curtains and jumping through the window.

She did eventually make her way back Stateside alongside Indy and Short Round and was more than happy for the break in adventure.

In 1937, Scott's music was used for Marshall College's university dance, which was advertised by several flyers around late October, spotted by Jones as he looked for clues to find why someone stole the Cat Mummy from his Siwa expedition.

Indiana Jones kept a flyer of Willie Scott's performance at Club Obi Wan and an autographed picture of her in his journal. By 1938, Jones had crossed Scott's telephone number off a notepad. However, as of 1957, a framed photograph of her sat in his living room.

Willie Scott had a fondness for diamonds and a fear of insects. She could speak some Chinese in addition to her native English. Indiana Jones recorded a list of pros and cons about Scott in his journal - with "Speaks her mind" as both a pro and a con.

Traveling in India, Scott felt out of her element, being forced to rough it and shrieking or fainting every time something frightened her. Even though her parents were chicken farmers, she prefered indoor parties to the great outdoors. Disliking the smell of her elephant, she dumped her entire bottle of perfume on the head of her mount - though her elephant ended up dumping her in a puddle. She had an impressive screaming ability, as noted by Indiana Jones, as she was able to scream without stopping as they plunged out of a plane and when encountering several jungle animals. She also learned some fighting skills in Shanghai, as demonstrated when she punched a good right hook to a Thuggee.

Scott wasn't a spiritual person, not believing in karma, reincarnation, Heaven or miracles, hence her desperation when she was nearly executed by the Thuggee, leading her to see her life through her eyes randomly, like ancient memories and silvered feelings. She changed her mind, however, when she witnessed the Shivalinga's work over Mayapore and started to think that karma could be fought when Indiana Jones lassoed her with his whip.*