Isabella Pappas
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 Pappas in 2022 | |
| Born | Isabella Noemi Pappas 21 August 2002 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Isabella Noemi Pappas (born 21 August 2002)[1] is a British-Italian actress based in London. She began her career on the London stage, earning Laurence Olivier and WhatsOnStage Award nominations. On television, she is known for her roles in the ITV series Finding Alice (2021) and the Disney Channel series The Villains of Valley View (2022–23).
Early life
[edit]Pappas was born in northern Italy and spent her early childhood on a farm.[2][3] Her father is a pilot, and her mother is an American autism specialist.[4] She also has French and Greek heritage. Pappas attended an international school and lived in Japan for two years for her mother's work.[5]
The family settled in Chiswick, West London when Pappas was 11. She attended Sylvia Young Theatre School and later Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) for sixth form, studying Drama and English Literature.[6][7] She also took classes at the British Theatre Academy and participated in Michael Xavier's MX Masterclass.[8]
Career
[edit]Upon moving to the city at 11 years old, Pappas made her London stage debut in the 2014 production of The Nether at the Royal Court Theatre in the role of Iris, which she shared with Zoe Brough. The production moved to the Duke of York's Theatre on the West End in 2015. Pappas, Brough, Adler, and Hibbins were jointly nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards for their performances.
Pappas then starred as the titular Annie! on the show's 2015 tour around the UK.[9] She made her television debut as Sarah Waingrow in the 2016 ITV crime drama miniseries Paranoid. She played Nina in the Stockwell Playhouse production of In the Heights in 2017. This was followed in 2018 by roles in 13 at Porthcurno's Minack Theatre, the Theatre Royal Stratford East's Terror at The Sweetshop, and Bring It On: The Musical at Southwark Playhouse.
For her performance as Cassidy Kramer-Lafayette in the 2019 run of the play Appropriate at the Donmar Warehouse, Pappas was nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Play.[10] She returned to television with guest appearances in the CBBC musical Almost Never in 2019 and the Channel 4 comedy-drama Home in 2020.
Pappas landed her first main television role as Charlotte Walsh, the daughter of Keeley Hawes' titular character, in the 2021 ITV comedy-drama Finding Alice.[11][12]
She was then cast in a Disney pilot (working titles included Amy from Amarillo and Meet the Mayhems),[13] which became The Villains of Valley View and premiered in 2022 on Disney Channel and Disney+.[14]
In 2023, Pappas was cast as Joyce Maldonado (later Byers) in the Stranger Things prequel stage play Stranger Things: The First Shadow,[15] which will premiere on 17 November 2023 at the Phoenix Theatre in London. Pappas also played the first victim of Jimmy Savile in an episode of the BBC One miniseries The Reckoning. She has a role in the upcoming film Beach Boys.[16]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Paranoid | Sarah Waingrow | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Young Nora | Video game; voice role |
| 2019 | Almost Never | Rosie | Episode: "The Single" |
| 2020 | Home | Gemma | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Finding Alice | Charlotte Walsh | Main role |
| 2022–23 | The Villains of Valley View | Amy Madden/ Havoc | Main role |
| 2023 | The Reckoning | Girl | 1 episode |
| TBA | Beach Boys | TBA | Film |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Le Nozze di Figaro | Ensemble | |
| 2014–2015 | The Nether | Iris | Duke of York's Theatre and Royal Court Theatre, London |
| 2015 | Annie! | Annie | UK tour |
| 2017 | In the Heights | Nina | Stockwell Playhouse, London |
| 2018 | 13 | Lucy | Minack Theatre, Porthcurno |
| 2018 | Terror at The Sweetshop | Emma | Theatre Royal Stratford East, London |
| 2018 | Bring It On: The Musical | Skylar | Southwark Playhouse, London |
| 2019 | Appropriate | Cassidy Kramer-Lafayette | Donmar Warehouse, London |
| 2022 | Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon | Ella | Southwark Playhouse, London[17] |
| 2023 | Stranger Things: The First Shadow | Joyce Maldonado | Phoenix Theatre, London |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Nether (with Jamie Adler, Zoe Brough, Perdita Hibbins) | Nominated | [18] |
| 2020 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Play | Appropriate | Nominated | [19] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Isabella Pappas - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Norman, Libby (19 August 2021). "Making of Me: Isabella Pappas on schooldays at ArtsEd". Absolutely Education UK. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Sturges, Connor (26 February 2021). "Actress Isabella Pappas on Finding Alice, Fame & the Future". Time & Leisure. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Forrest, Eleanor. "Isabella Pappas". 1883 Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Arthur, Jordan (15 July 2022). "Isabella Pappas". ReVamp. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Cast Interview: Isabella Pappas – Charlotte" (PDF). ITV. p. 15. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ McGinty, Áine (7 May 2019). "Local girl to perform at concert of West End stars". The Chiswick Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Robert J. Sherman to Take Part in Special Masterclass with Michael Xavier". BroadwayWorld. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Smith, Matt (2 July 2015). "UK Tour of ANNIE Announces Full Cast, Featuring Lesley Joseph & Craig Revel Horwood". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "ArtsEd Sixth Former, Isabella Pappas Nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award!". ArtsEd. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Baum, Suzanne (2 February 2021). "Finding Alice: Actor Isabella Pappas Opens Up About Her Breakout Role on ITV's New Show". PopSugar. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Blackett, L'Oréal (16 January 2021). "Isabella Pappas On What She Learned From Keeley Hawes During Finding Alice". Bustle. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (29 April 2021). "Isabella Pappas & Lucy Davis Lead Cast Of 'Amy From Amarillo' Super-Villains Comedy Pilot Ordered By Disney Channel". Deadline. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Genovese, Lena (21 June 2023). "EXCLUSIVE! The Villains of Valley View stars Isabella Pappas and Kayden Muller-Janssen took us behind the scenes of season two". Girls' Life. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Porter, Rick (20 September 2023). "'Stranger Things' Stage Play Sets Cast, Opening Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (11 May 2022). "Up & Comers Levi Miller, Solly McLeod, Isabella Pappas, Lou Llobell, Izuka Hoyle Star In Teen Thriller 'Beach Boys' – Cannes Market". Deadline. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Wild, Stephi (18 January 2022). "Amanda Abbington, Philip Glenister, and Isabella Pappas Will Be Featured in INSTRUCTIONS FOR A TEENAGE ARMAGEDDON". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "2015 Laurence Olivier Awards winners". There Ought to be Clowns. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Wood, Alex (1 March 2020). "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come From Away and Six". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Isabella Pappas at IMDb
- Isabella Pappas at Spotlight
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Actresses from London
- Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School
- Italian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Italian expatriates in England
- Italian people of American descent
- Italian people of French descent
- Italian people of Greek descent
- Actors educated at the Arts Educational Schools
- Actors from the London Borough of Hounslow
- People from Chiswick