Isabella Star LaBlanc (born 2 January 1997) [1] is an American actress and writer.
LaBlanc is a citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota tribal nation. [2] [3] She was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and attended St. Paul Academy. [2] LaBlanc is married. [2] When traveling for work, she takes cotton fabric with her to use in a traditional tobacco tying practice. [2]
Her first acting role was at the SteppingStone Theatre at eight years old. She subsequently performed in a number of plays in Minnesota, such as in The Wolves at the Jungle Theater as a teenager [2] [4] and Is Edward Snowden Single? in 2020. [5] [6] In 2019, she drew attention for her performance as Tiger Lily in the play Peter Pan and Wendy at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC. [4] [7] She has also written a number of short performance works and a script ("Writing A War Novel"). [4]
In 2021, LaBlanc received a Princess Grace Award, nominated by the McCarter Theatre. [8] [3] The same year, her work as an audiobook narrator for the young adult novel Firekeeper's Daughter was praised by Booklist, which called it a "sensitive reading." [9] On film, LaBlanc has appeared in Long Slow Exhale and a prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines . [2] [10] In 2022, LaBlanc was cast in the fourth season of True Detective on HBO; Glamour magazine described LaBlanc and Anna Lambe as the "heart and soul" of the season. [2] [11]