Isabella Star LaBlanc is an American actress and writer.

Personal life

LaBlanc is a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota tribal nation.[1][2] She was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and attended St. Paul Academy.[1] LaBlanc is married.[1] When traveling for work, she brings cotton fabric with her to use in a traditional tobacco tying practice.[1]

Career

Her first acting role was at the SteppingStone Theatre at eight years old, and she subsequently performed in a number of plays and stage acts in Minnesota, such as in The Wolves at the Jungle Theater as a teenager.[1][3] In 2019, she drew attention for her performance as Tiger Lily in the play Peter Pan and Wendy at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC.[3][4] She has also written a number of short performance works and a script ("Writing A War Novel").[3]

In 2021, LaBlanc received a Princess Grace Award, nominated by the McCarter Theatre.[5][2] The same year, her work as an audiobook narrator for the young adult novel Firekeeper's Daughter was praised by Booklist, which called it a "sensitive reading."[6] On film, LaBlanc has appeared in Long Slow Exhale and a prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines.[1][7] In 2022, LaBlanc was cast in the fourth season of True Detective on HBO in a lead role.[1][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ross, Jenna Ross (24 February 2023). "Twin Cities actor Isabella Star LaBlanc gets big break in HBO show". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Preston, Rohan (15 September 2022). "Familiar faces in fresh roles and new talent surface on the theater scene". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  3. 1 2 3 Stoltenberg, John (2019-12-16). "Isabella Star LaBlanc, who plays Tiger Lily in 'Peter Pan and Wendy' at Shakespeare Theatre Company, on why Native stories matter". DC Theater Arts. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. ↑ Stoltenberg, John (2019-12-10). "'Peter Pan and Wendy' at Shakespeare wows with wonder in a woke dream". DC Theater Arts. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  5. ↑ "Isabella Star LaBlanc". Princess Grace Foundation-USA. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  6. ↑ Smith, Candace (15 April 2021). "Review: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley". Booklist. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. 1 2 Campione, Katie (2022-10-26). "'True Detective': Aka Niviâna, Isabella Star Lablanc, Joel D. Montgrand Join Season 4 Of HBO Anthology Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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