Isabella Blake-Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Isabella Rose M. Blake-Thomas [1] 21 September 2002 London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | isabellablakethomas |
Isabella Rose M. Blake-Thomas [1] (born 21 September 2002 [2] [ non-primary source needed ]) is an English actress, known for her roles as Princess January in Secret Society of Second-Born Royals , Young Zelena in Once Upon a Time , Peggy Kendall in Game Shakers and Sam in Maybe I'm Fine.
Blake-Thomas was born in London. Her first role was at the age of five, when she was selected to present the CBeebies television programme Green Balloon Club . [3] This ran for one season between 2008 and 2009. Later in 2009, she had a minor role in the biographical television film Enid , [4] [5] In 2010, she was cast in an adaptation of the Just William series of books, playing Violet-Elizabeth Bott. [6] Blake-Thomas had a role as 'Izzie', in the 2011 film Johnny English Reborn . [7] Her first lead role was in the 2011 independent film Little Glory as Julie, alongside Cameron Bright. [8] [9] In 2012, Blake-Thomas played the part of Annabelle Crumb in the BBC Christmas adaptation of the David Walliams book Mr. Stink . [10] [11] [12] She also appeared in the DreamWorks [13] animation of Rise of the Guardians .
In 2013, she appeared in Midsomer Murders , Doctor Who and Dancing on the Edge alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor. In 2014, Blake-Thomas appeared in The Smoke on BBC and Da Vinci's Demons . She later appeared in the FX show Married , in 2015. The following year she appeared in Game Shakers , Shameless and ABC's Once Upon a Time as the recurring younger version of Rebecca Mader. In 2017, she re-appeared in Once Upon a Time and continued on as the lead role in Keplers' Dream with Holland Taylor, Kelly Lynch, Sean Patrick Flanery and Steven Michael Quezada. She also starred in The League of Legend Keepers: Shadows and Pretty Outrageous. In 2018 Blake-Thomas appeared in the leading role of Sam in Maybe I'm Fine alongside Kelly Sullivan, Rob Mayes, Flex Alexander and Daniela Alonso. She can be seen as Jon Voight's daughter in Orphan Horse and Pepper in Turnover. She also made her 1st AD debut on the film Running on Empty. In February 2018, Blake-Thomas released her debut single "Blame" which can be found on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music and more. Her music video is available for viewing on YouTube starring, Blake-Thomas and Matt Cornett. Blake-Thomas then went on to release two EP's and a remix in 2019. Her debut EP was Stronger and her second was Painless.
In 2017, Isabella Blake-Thomas and her mother, director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas, founded Mother & Daughter Entertainment , their production company whose slogan is "Making content that matters". In 2019, actress Chandler Kinney ( Lethal Weapon, Z-O-M-B-I-E-S-2) and her mother Taryn Kinney joined the MDE team.
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Blake-Thomas was born in London and lives with her mother Elizabeth Blake-Thomas. She attended Hampton Court House School in 2010 and was later homeschooled. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Johnny English Reborn | Izzie | [7] | |
| Little Glory | Julie | [8] [9] | ||
| 2012 | Rise of the Guardians | British Girl | Voice | [14] |
| 2013 | Let Me Survive | Emily | [15] | |
| 2014 | We Are Monster | Little Girl | [16] | |
| Scarlett Thread | Scarlett | |||
| 2015 | Toxin: 700 Days Left on Earth | Young Sarah | ||
| 2016 | Jean | Jean Sporkin | ||
| The Blimp Trap | Billie Campbell | |||
| Broken Wings | Jemima | |||
| Trust, Prey, Hope | Hope | |||
| Sand Angels | Esperanza | |||
| 2017 | Clockmaker | Mia | ||
| Community Service | Felicity Tillman | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Kepler's Dream | Ella | |||
| The League of Legend Keepers: Shadows | Sophie | |||
| Pretty Outrageous | Poppy | |||
| 2018 | Sounds of Silence | Jaime | ||
| Orphan Horse | Young Caroline | |||
| Maybe I'm Fine | Sam | [14] | ||
| Running on Empty | 1st AD | |||
| Turnover | Pepper | |||
| 2019 | Evie-Rose | Charlotte | ||
| Unseen | Jenny | |||
| 2020 | Secret Society of Second-Born Royals | Princess January | Disney+ film | [17] |
| 2023 | Et Tu | Margaret | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Green Balloon Club | Lily-Rose | Presenter | [3] |
| 2009 | Enid | Girl at Tea Party | TV film | [4] [5] |
| 2010 | Just William | Violet-Elizabeth Bott | 2 episodes | [18] |
| 2011 | Red Faction: Origins | Young Lyra | TV film | [19] |
| Jelly Jamm | Rita | 52-episode series | [ citation needed ] | |
| 2012 | Doctors | Ellie Wickens | Episode: "Follow That Star!" | [20] |
| Mr. Stink | Annabelle Crumb | TV film | [10] [11] [12] | |
| 2013 | Midsomer Murders | Holly | Episode: "Schooled in Murder" | [21] |
| Dancing on the Edge | Emily | 2 episodes | [22] [23] | |
| What's the Big Idea? | Lili | Voice | [24] | |
| Doctor Who | Girl Reading Comic | Episode: "The Bells of St John" | [25] | |
| The White Queen | Little Girl | Episode: "The Storm", uncredited | [ citation needed ] | |
| 2014 | The Smoke | Nieve | 1 episode | [ citation needed ] |
| Da Vinci's Demons | Beatrice | 2 episodes | [26] | |
| Work in Progress | Madison Sterling | Episode: "It's a Play Date, Not a Real Date" | [ citation needed ] | |
| 2015 | Married | Harper | 2 episodes | [ citation needed ] |
| 2016 | Shameless | Pregnant Teenager | Episode: "I Only Miss Her When I'm Breathing" | [27] |
| Once Upon a Time | Young Zelena | 2 episodes | [28] [29] | |
| Game Shakers | Peggy | Episode: "Party Crashers" | [27] | |
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