Isabella Blake-Thomas Explained

Isabella Blake-Thomas
Birth Name:Isabella Rose M. Blake-Thomas[1]
Birth Date:2002 9, df=y
Birth Place:London, England
Nationality:English
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2007–present

Isabella Rose M. Blake-Thomas (born 21 September 2002[2]) 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.

Career

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.

Personal life

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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Johnny English RebornIzzie
Little Glory Julie
2012 Rise of the Guardians British Girl Voice [14]
2013Let Me SurviveEmily[15]
2014 We Are Monster Little Girl [16]
Scarlett ThreadScarlett
2015Toxin: 700 Days Left on EarthYoung Sarah
2016JeanJean Sporkin
The Blimp TrapBillie Campbell
Broken WingsJemima
Trust, Prey, HopeHope
Sand AngelsEsperanza
2017ClockmakerMia
Community ServiceFelicity Tillman
Kepler's DreamElla
The League of Legend Keepers: ShadowsSophie
Pretty OutrageousPoppy
2018Sounds of SilenceJaime
Orphan HorseYoung Caroline
Maybe I'm FineSam
Running on Empty1st AD
TurnoverPepper
2019Evie-RoseCharlotte
UnseenJenny
2020Secret Society of Second-Born RoyalsPrincess JanuaryDisney+ film[17]
2023Et TuMargaret

Television

Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2008–09 Green Balloon Club Lily-Rose Presenter
2009 Enid Girl at Tea Party TV film
2010 Just William Violet-Elizabeth Bott 2 episodes [18]
2011 Young Lyra TV film [19]
Jelly Jamm Rita 52-episode series
2012 Doctors Ellie Wickens Episode: "Follow That Star!" [20]
Mr. Stink Annabelle Crumb TV film
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
2014 The Smoke Nieve 1 episode
Da Vinci's Demons Beatrice 2 episodes [26]
Work in Progress Madison Sterling Episode: "It's a Play Date, Not a Real Date"
2015 Married Harper 2 episodes
2016 Shameless Pregnant Teenager Episode: "I Only Miss Her When I'm Breathing" [27]
Once Upon a Time 2 episodes [28] [29]
Game Shakers Peggy Episode: "Party Crashers"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search Results for Civil Births in Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records. findmypast.co.uk. England & Wales Births 1837–2006. 15 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Tomorrow is my #birthday a year ago I had my #onceuponatime #party and I had no idea I would end…. Twitter. 2 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170602214726/https://twitter.com/Isabella_B_T/status/778306521373573120. 2 June 2017. 20 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Green Balloon Club Goes on Holiday – Credits. BBC. 2 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Stars line up just for William. BBC Press Office. 2 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Enid. BBC. 2 June 2017.
  6. Web site: BBC – Press Office – Just william: Cast.
  7. Web site: Omisore. Antoine. Burton actress wins film award for her role in The Blimp Trap. Burton Mail. 11 June 2017. 28 April 2016.
  8. Web site: Little Glory DVD. Microsoft Store. 11 June 2017.
  9. Web site: LITTLE GLORY. Cineuropa. 11 June 2017.
  10. Web site: Mr Stink. BBC Media Centre. 11 June 2017.
  11. Web site: Genzlinger. Neil. 'Mr. Stink' Stars Hugh Bonneville in a Holiday Fable. The New York Times. 11 June 2017. 20 December 2013.
  12. Web site: Munn. Patrick. BBC One Sets Premiere Date For 'Mr Stink' – TVWise. TVWise. 11 June 2017. 6 December 2012.
  13. Book: Gromit's tail-waggin' DVD. 2006. DreamWorks Home Entertainment. 64034088.
  14. Web site: Rise of the Guardians. Amazon UK . 11 June 2017.
  15. Web site: Let Me Survive. Film Fund Luxembourg. 11 June 2017.
  16. Web site: We are Monster – Full Cast & Crew. IMDb. 11 June 2017.
  17. Skylar Astin Joins Cast of Secret Society of Second-Born Royals on Disney+. BroadwayWorld. May 9, 2019. May 10, 2019.
  18. Web site: Just William – cast. BBC Press Office. 2 June 2017.
  19. Web site: Red Faction: Origins. Amazon UK . 11 June 2017.
  20. Web site: Doctors – Follow That Star!. BBC. 11 June 2017.
  21. Web site: Midsomer Murders. ITV Press Centre. 11 June 2017.
  22. Web site: Dancing on the Edge[18/02/2013] (2013)]. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909000226/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/511acc6b1ede6. dead. 9 September 2018. BFI. 11 June 2017.
  23. Web site: Dancing on the Edge[25/02/2013] (2013)]. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909000226/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/511acc6b1ede6. dead. 9 September 2018. BFI. 11 June 2017.
  24. Web site: 'WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?'… ANIMATED SERIES RECORDS COMPLETE FOR PLANET NEMO.. Tamborine.co.uk. 11 June 2017. 26 February 2013.
  25. Web site: The Bells of Saint John. BBC. 11 June 2017.
  26. Web site: The New Mexico Film Office Announces "Kepler's Dream" to begin production in New Mexico. 31 July 2014. New Mexico Film Office. https://web.archive.org/web/20170611160450/http://www.nmfilm.com/uploads/PressRelease/b3d3607ac74e4ab79d3032138ece88d3/Kepler_s_Dream.pdf. 11 June 2017. 11 June 2017.
  27. Web site: Derbyshire teen jets to LA after landing part in Hollywood film. Derby Telegraph. 11 June 2017. 15 September 2016.
  28. Web site: Mitovich. Matt Webb. Once Upon a Time Casts Tween Regina, Zelena – Which Fought S.H.I.E.L.D.?. TVLine. 11 June 2017. 9 February 2016.
  29. Web site: Listings – ONCE UPON A TIME on ABC TheFutonCritic.com. www.thefutoncritic.com. 29 April 2018.