Isabel May

Isabel May

Isabel May (born November 21, 2000) is an American actress. She first gained attention as high school student Katie Cooper, one of the co-lead roles on the Netflix series Alexa & Katie (2018–2020), and gained further attention as co-lead character (and narrator) Elsa Dutton on the Paramount+ series (/wiki/1883(TVseries)) (2021–2022), reprising the role as the narrator of its sequel series, (/wiki/1923(TVseries)) (2022–2025). In 2026, she joined the Scream franchise starring as Tatum Evans, daughter of Sidney Prescott in Scream 7.

Early life

Isabel May

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 landed the role of Katie in Alexa & Katie with no acting experience and limited training.

Career

Isabel May

May later joined the cast of Young Sheldon as the love interest of Sheldon's brother Georgie. She stars as the party host in the independent film Let's Scare Julie, a 90-minute one-shot film produced in 2018, about scaring the 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 starred as Elsa Dutton, the lead character and the show's narrator in the Paramount+ western limited series (/wiki/1883(TVseries)), a prequel of Yellowstone. She received positive reviews from critics and 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 (/wiki/1923(TVseries)). 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 also appeared in a supporting role in the romantic comedy film I Want You Back.

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

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

Filmography

Film

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Film</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2018</td><td>Age of Summer</td><td>Missing Poster Girl</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Let's Scare Julie</td><td>Taylor</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Run Hide Fight</td><td>Zoe Hull</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>I Want You Back</td><td>Leighton</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Moon & Back</td><td>Lydia Gilbert</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Scream 7</td><td>Tatum Evans</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Untitled John Tuggle film</td><td>TBA</td><td>Post-production</td><td></td><td>TBA</td><td>Falling</td><td>TBA</td><td>Post-production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Love Language</td><td>Olivia</td><td>Post-production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Karoshi</td><td>TBA</td><td>Post-production</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Last Mrs. Parrish</td><td>Amber Patterson</td><td>Filming</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2018–2020</td><td>Alexa & Katie</td><td>Katie Cooper</td><td>Main role; 39 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>Young Sheldon</td><td>Veronica Duncan</td><td>Recurring role (seasons 2–3)</td></tr><tr><td>2021–2022</td><td>1883</td><td>Elsa Dutton</td><td>Main role; 10 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2022–2025</td><td>1923</td><td>Narrator; 13 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Yellowstone</td><td>Uncredited vocal role; 1 episode</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>American Masters</td><td>Alta Hilsdale</td><td>Episode: "HOPPER: An American love story"; voice role</td></tr><tr><td>Masters of the Air</td><td>Marjorie "Marge" Spencer</td><td>Episode: "Part One"</td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards and nominations

Isabel May

<table><thead><tr><th>Awards</th><th>Year</th><th>Category</th><th>Work</th><th>Result</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Women's Image Network Awards</td><td>2022</td><td>Outstanding Actress in a Made For Television Movie / Limited Series</td><td>1883</td><td>Won</td></tr></tbody></table>