Isabella Star LaBlanc explained

Isabella Star LaBlanc (born 2 January 1997)[1] is an American actress and writer.

Personal life

LaBlanc is a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota tribal nation.[2] [3] She was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and attended St. Paul Academy. LaBlanc is married. When traveling for work, she takes cotton fabric with her to use in a traditional tobacco tying practice.

Career

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[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.[7] She has also written a number of short performance works and a script ("Writing A War Novel").

In 2021, LaBlanc received a Princess Grace Award, nominated by the McCarter Theatre.[8] 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 .[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.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wurzer . Cathy . Moini . Nina . Finn . Ellen . Elder . Alanna . Kuznetsov . Aleesa . 2024-02-09 . Minnesota’s got talent: ‘Beef’, ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ and ‘True Detective’ all have roots in Minnesota . 2024-02-19 . MPR News . en.
  2. Web site: Ross . Jenna Ross . 24 February 2023 . Twin Cities actor Isabella Star LaBlanc gets big break in HBO show . 2023-02-24 . . 2023-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224161126/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-actor-isabella-star-lablanc-wolves-jungle-true-detective-jodie-foster-tv-show-hbo-max/600253516/ . live .
  3. Web site: Preston . Rohan . 15 September 2022 . Familiar faces in fresh roles and new talent surface on the theater scene . 2023-02-24 . Star Tribune . 2022-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006094736/https://www.startribune.com/familiar-faces-in-fresh-roles-and-new-talent-surface-on-the-theater-scene/600207344/ . live .
  4. Web site: Stoltenberg . John . 2019-12-16 . Isabella Star LaBlanc, who plays Tiger Lily in 'Peter Pan and Wendy' at Shakespeare Theatre Company, on why Native stories matter . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704003323/https://dctheaterarts.org/2019/12/16/isabella-star-lablanc-who-plays-tiger-lily-in-peter-pan-and-wendy-at-shakespeare-theatre-company-on-why-native-stories-matter/ . 2022-07-04 . 2023-02-24 . DC Theater Arts . en-US.
  5. Web site: Is Edward Snowden Single? . 2024-01-24 . Jungle Theater . en-US.
  6. Web site: Aalgaard . Mary . 2020-12-08 . Review of Is Edward Snowden Single? streaming from The Jungle Theater . 2024-01-24 . Play Off The Page . en-US.
  7. Web site: Stoltenberg . John . 2019-12-10 . 'Peter Pan and Wendy' at Shakespeare wows with wonder in a woke dream . 2023-02-24 . DC Theater Arts . en-US . 2022-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005031852/https://dctheaterarts.org/2019/12/10/peter-pan-and-wendy-at-shakespeare-wows-with-wonder-in-a-woke-dream/ . live .
  8. Web site: Isabella Star LaBlanc . 2023-02-24 . Princess Grace Foundation-USA . en-US . 2022-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127042148/https://pgfusa.org/isabella-star-lablanc/ . live .
  9. Web site: Smith . Candace . 15 April 2021 . Review: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley . . 24 February 2023 . 8 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608092150/https://www.booklistonline.com/Firekeeper-s-Daughter-/pid=9746549 . live .
  10. Web site: Campione . Katie . 2022-10-26 . 'True Detective': Aka Niviâna, Isabella Star Lablanc, Joel D. Montgrand Join Season 4 Of HBO Anthology Series . 2023-02-24 . Deadline . en-US . 2022-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119212712/https://deadline.com/2022/10/true-detective-night-country-aka-niviana-isabella-star-lablanc-joel-d-montgrand-season-4-cast-hbo-1235155258/ . live .
  11. Web site: Reilly . Caroline . 9 February 2024 . Isabella Star LaBlanc and Anna Lambe Are the Heart and Soul of True Detective: Night Country . 2024-02-19 . Glamour . . en-US.