Biography

Isabelle Fuhrman is an Independent Spirit Award nominated actress. Known for playing iconic characters since she broke into the industry as Esther Coleman in Warner Brothers' Orphan at the ripe age of ten years old. Fuhrman has cemented a name for herself in Hollywood with her critically acclaimed and honest performances.

In 2021, Fuhrman starred as Alex Dall in Lauren Hadaway's directorial debut, The Novice. Her performance garnered awards buzz, and had critics calling Fuhrman's turn "a Daniel Day-Lewis transformation" and "the year's best performance". For The Novice, she won the Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. Fuhrman's dedication to the role consisted of gaining 12lbs of muscle and learning how to row at collegiate level in just two months. Her performance was called, "riveting," "explosive," "decisive," "defining," "searing," "human" and "honest."

Fuhrman started her impressive acting career at the young age of seven in Atlanta, GA and made her screen debut in the drama Hounddog opposite Dakota Fanning. She was only ten when she was cast as the star of the 2009 cult horror classic Orphan, after an exhaustive nationwide search of young actresses to portray the lead in the Warner Bros. collaboration between Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way and Joel Silver's Dark Castle Entertainment. Her breakout performance was hailed as "awards-worthy," "mind-blowing," and "one of the most momentous examples of acting from a child performer in years." Holding her own against Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard in the film, Fuhrman displayed impressive range and this elevated her to the forefront of her craft.

In 2022, Fuhrman returned to her iconic role as 'Esther' in Orphan: First Kill and made cinema history for reprising a role she played as a child, 13 years after the original film's release. The prequel received high marks from film critics, with Fuhrman's performance again being at the forefront of the film's success.

Never to shy away from meaty roles, Fuhrman recently starred in Kevin Costner's 4 Part Western Sage Horizon; An American Saga Part 1 (and 2) opposite Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Danny Houston, Giovanni Ribisi and Luke Wilson. She also recently starred in Julia Stiles' directorial debut Wish You Were Here opposite Kelsey Grammar and Jennifer Grey. Fuhrman signed onto the blockbuster franchise The Hunger Games at just 14, she joined the cast of Showtime's critically acclaimed series, Masters of Sex, playing Virginia's (Lizzy Caplan's) whip-smart sparring partner of a daughter, she voiced award-winning Studio Ghibli's From Up On Poppy Hill, and even led an an-female cast in Erica Schmidt's off-Broadway adaptation of "Mac Beth" as Macbeth. All while balancing her studies at Stanford University's EPGY OHS and two intensive courses at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Fuhrman's upcoming releases include Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga Part Two, Andy Tennant's Unit 234, opposite Don Johnson, Littlemouth, opposite Dennis Quaid and Josh Hutcherson, and Justine Bateman's-directed Face.

In addition to her work in front of the screen, Fuhrman has her own production company and has been writing and developing her own projects. Fuhrman is an ultra marathon runner, triathlete, skilled guitar & banjo player, western-horseback rider, singer, gourmet cook and certified holistic doula.

- IMDb mini biography by: Kad