Isabel May has few roles under her belt so far, butthe ones she has playedhave certainly been memorable.
She first burst onto the scene in 2018, where she’s worked steadily since.
May may be just getting started, but she’s definitely one to watch.
The truth about Isabel May is something you don’t want to miss.
“Meanwhile I had zero experience and was terrified.”
Getting her career off the ground took a while, though.
May screen tested alongside Paris Berelc, and the two ended up cast as the titular characters.
“It was the most bizarre thing,” she said.
“I can speak some French,” she revealed in an interview withBello.
“I play some piano.
I love to cook and bake (when it’s convenient).
And I’m a marathon reader, I can go all day and all night.”
In fact, it was her love of reading that led to her acting career.
In an effort to get her out of her shell, her English teacher suggested she try acting.
The show follows the family as they journey westward.
What you see of Elsa on “1883” is what you get.
May revealed she doesn’t wear any makeup on screen just “dirt and sweat.”
“I’m just trying to look my age, like a real person,” she said.
“And if I have a zit on my face, then the zit is gonna show.”
May also grew out her hair including her underarm hair to properly portray a 19th century pioneer woman.
“I actually really like it,” she toldTown & Countryof going natural.
“You don’t care what you look like.
There’s none of that ridiculousness, you’re just fully invested.”
She joked, “You’re a little bit miserable, but I secretly loved it … That’s what happened to Isabel May when she auditioned for “Mayor of Kingstown.”
She added, “It’s just crazy.”
The Western also got her on a horse for the first time ever.
“I’ve been very fortunate in that I picked it up very quickly.
For some reason, it felt organic and natural.”
“They’re incredible people.
They’re not, you know, music stars, which was really nice.”
“It’s not a bad thing at all,” she said.
“It’s the biggest compliment in the world.
I admire that woman to death.”
It’s not just the physical resemblance to Lawrence that has people buzzing, though.
“I saw she could represent innocence and hope,” he said.
“I’m not so into the ‘blood, guts, gore!’
trope,” she revealed to Bello.
“But a good thriller with a tad of horror?”
“Either way, anyone can have a discussion about it.”
Then there’s another co-star, Eric Nelsen, who plays Elsa’s love interest, Ennis.
“She’s such a special individual and a real intellect.”
High praise, indeed!
While she boasts over 640,000Instagramfollowers, she rarely posts.
Still, the account has garnered over 17,000 followers.
The star concluded, “I’m a homebody, what can I say?
Getting to work in this industry and then race back home to a good book is my cloud-nine.”
