Isabella Rose M. Blake-Thomas (born 21 September 2002) is an English actress, known for her roles as Princess January in Secret Society of Second-Born Royals, Young Zelena in Once Upon a Time, and Peggy Kendall in Game Shakers.
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Career
Blake-Thomas was born in London. Her first role was at the age of five, when she was selected to present the CBeebies television programme Green Balloon Club. This ran for one season between 2008 and 2009. Later in 2009, she had a minor role in the biographical television film Enid, In 2010, she was cast in an adaptation of the Just William series of books, playing Violet-Elizabeth Bott. Blake-Thomas had a role as 'Izzie', in the 2011 film Johnny English Reborn. Her first lead role was in the 2011 independent film Little Glory as Julie, alongside Cameron Bright. In 2012, Blake-Thomas played the part of Annabelle Crumb in the BBC One television film adaptation of the David Walliams book Mr Stink. She also appeared in the DreamWorks animation of Rise of the Guardians.
In 2013, she appeared in Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who and Dancing on the Edge alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor. In 2014, Blake-Thomas appeared in The Smoke on BBC and Da Vinci's Demons. She later appeared in the FX show Married, in 2015. The following year she appeared in Game Shakers, Shameless and ABC's Once Upon a Time as the recurring younger version of Rebecca Mader. In 2017, she re-appeared in Once Upon a Time and continued on as the lead role in Keplers' Dream with Holland Taylor, Kelly Lynch, Sean Patrick Flanery and Steven Michael Quezada. She also starred in The League of Legend Keepers: Shadows and Pretty Outrageous. In 2018 Blake-Thomas appeared in the leading role of Sam in Maybe I'm Fine alongside Kelly Sullivan, Rob Mayes, Flex Alexander and Daniela Alonso. She can be seen as Jon Voight's daughter in Orphan Horse and Pepper in Turnover. She also made her 1st AD debut on the film Running on Empty. In February 2018, Blake-Thomas released her debut single "Blame" which can be found on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music and more. Her music video is available for viewing on YouTube starring, Blake-Thomas and Matt Cornett. Blake-Thomas then went on to release two EP's and a remix in 2019. Her debut EP was Stronger and her second was Painless.
In 2017, Isabella Blake-Thomas and her mother, director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas, founded Mother & Daughter Entertainment, their production company whose slogan is "Making content that matters". Since it's creation, the company has produced over 20 feature films of a variety of genres.
Personal life
Blake-Thomas was born in London, England, and was raised by her mother, filmmaker Elizabeth Blake-Thomas. She spent much of her childhood being homeschooled while working as a child actor. In a 2019 interview, Blake-Thomas said that she also attended several schools part-time, including St Wystans and Hampton Court House School, where she studied alongside her acting work. She has described her unconventional education as extending beyond the classroom, with her mother frequently taking her to museums and galleries while they traveled for work.
At the age of ten, Blake-Thomas moved with her mother from London to the United States as her acting career developed. The pair initially lived in the South Bay area of Los Angeles before later settling more permanently in Los Angeles. Blake-Thomas has described the move as an important transition in both her personal life and career, saying that growing up around the entertainment industry gave her greater exposure to filmmaking and production.
Blake-Thomas later attended Santa Monica College, where she earned three associate degrees in psychology, liberal arts and humanities, and social and behavioral sciences. She remained active in the entertainment industry while attending college and has continued to live in Los Angeles while running Mother Daughter Entertainment.
Outside of film and television, Blake-Thomas has spoken about interests including weightlifting, aerial arts and aviation, including flying Cessna aircraft. She has also discussed environmental sustainability and mental health advocacy as areas of personal interest.
