If you haven’t yet heard ofIsabel May, chances are, you will soon.
Although this is probably her biggest role to date, she had already established herself as an exciting up-and-comer.
In 2018, May landed her first professional role as Katie in Netflix’s “Alexa & Katie.”
Here is the stunning transformation of Isabel May.
Despite being a California native, May never really fit the stereotype.
Plus, after she saw “Jaws” at the age of 7, she was terrified of swimming.
Instead of spending her time at the beach, May was a diligent reader as a young girl.
Even today, she finds it hard to socialize because she’d much rather be reading.
However, that changed when one of her teachers suggested acting could help her break out of her shell.
May first tried theater but didn’t like it much, but TV and film was another story.
One thing led to another, and soon she was auditioning for films and TV shows.
Wow, it’s pretty amazing that May’s teacher completely changed the course of her life!
As a teenager, she also had a part-time job at the clothing store Brandy Melville.
“First teen job in real life: retail at 15,” she toldKTLA 5.
“It was horrible, I lasted a year.”
Instead, she did what she called “the nasty stuff.”
“It was fine, such a good experience,” she said.
According toEntertainment Weekly, she even went to a French school.
“I was devoted to school as were my parents,” she told Terroir Magazine (viaDistractify).
It sounds like she and her parents definitely made the right decision!
As she was so new, she learned a lot on set.
For one thing, she didn’t feel comfortable doing a sitcom.
“I almost passed out,” she recalled.
For May, avoiding the public eye and leading a “private life” seems to be the goal.
“I’m a homebody, what can I say?
“I love it, it’s so great.
“The writers are so talented and the actors are so talented and gifted,” she said.
“Just watching everyone work together was my favorite part …
It’s a joy to be a part of.”
When May first read the script, she was hesitant about taking on the part.
“I was very, very nervous,” she toldThe Daily Wire.
“It was … totally scary.”
Because of the film’s sensitive subject, May worried that people would assume she had certain political views.
In the end, May chose to make the movie because she hoped it would be meaningful.
We’re so glad she got over her initial fears!
So, how did May land such a major role?
“So I auditioned for that, and I was terribly wrong for it.”
She also told oneinterviewerin 2020 that, as a child, she “loved to write.”
“Maybe one day.
“So I’d like to do it and fail and just say I did it.”
