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Actor
Gender
Female
Birthday
21 November
Location
California, United States
Edit pageIsabel May
Biography
Isabel May (born November 21, 2000) is an American actress. She is most known for the role of Elsa Dutton as the narrator and protagonist of the Paramount+ series 1883 (2021), reprising the role as the narrator of its sequel series 1923 (2022–2024). She starred as Katie Cooper on the Netflix series Alexa & Katie and had a recurring role as Veronica Duncan on the CBS series Young Sheldon. She held the lead role of Zoe Hull in the film Run Hide Fight.
In 2021, May starred as Elsa Dutton, the lead character and the show's narrator in the Paramount+ western limited series 1883, a prequel of Yellowstone. She received positive reviews from critics and was named one of the most promising young stars in Hollywood by The Hollywood Reporter.
She later returned to the role of the narrator in 1923. For her role, May won the Outstanding Actress in a Made for Television Movie/Limited Series at the 24th Women's Image Network Awards. In 2022, May also appeared in a supporting role in the romantic comedy film I Want You Back.
She was also cast alongside KJ Apa in the DC Extended Universe's Wonder Twins, but it was later canceled due to budget cuts at Warner Bros. Discovery. She later was cast as a female lead opposite Casey Affleck in the independent thriller film The Smack. In 2023, she was cast opposite Jurnee Smollett in the thriller film Sunflower for Lionsgate.
