Isabel May

Early life

May was born on November 21, 2000, in Santa Monica, California. After auditioning for three years without landing a role, May and her parents decided to have her schooling done online starting in tenth grade so that she could concentrate on acting. Six months later, she was cast as Katie in Alexa & Katie as her first acting role, playing Katie Cooper, Alexa Mendoza's next-door neighbor and best friend. as Veronica Duncan, the love interest of Sheldon's brother (Georgie). She appeared as the party host in the independent film Let's Scare Julie, a 90-minute one-shot film produced in 2018, about scaring a reclusive "girl next door" at a Halloween party. Run Hide Fight had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 10, 2020.

In 2021, May played Elsa Dutton, the lead character and the show's narrator in the Paramount+ Western limited series 1883, a prequel of Yellowstone. She was named as one of the most promising young stars in Hollywood by The Hollywood Reporter. She later returned to role as the narrator for 1923. For her role, May won the Outstanding Actress in a Made for Television Movie/Limited-Series at the 24th Women's Image Network Awards. In 2022, May appeared in a supporting role in the romantic comedy film I Want You Back.

In 2025 May was cast alongside Jennifer Lopez in the Robert Zemeckis directed The Last Mrs. Parrish.

In 2026, she joined the Scream franchise as Tatum Evans, the daughter of Sidney Prescott in Scream 7.

Filmography Film

Television

Awards and nominations