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Isabela Merced

Isabela Merced

Actor · Born July 10, 2001 (25) · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Isabela Yolanda Moner (born July 10, 2001), known professionally as Isabela Merced since 2019, is an American actress and singer. She played the lead role of CJ Martin on the Nickelodeon television series 100 Things to Do Before High School (2014–2016) and voiced Kate in Nickelodeon's animated spinoff series Dora and Friends: Into the City! (2014–2017). In film, she has played Izabella in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), Lizzy in Instant Family (2018), Isabel in Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), the titular character in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019), and Rachel Cooper in the Netflix film Sweet Girl (2021).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 10, 2001 (25)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 11% in 30 days

What are Isabela Merced's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
20%
Survival
14%
Society
9%
Morality
8%
Power
5%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 14
Ally
2 of 14
Herald
2 of 14
Trickster
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Tense
9
Hopeful
10
Warm
9
Thrilling
8
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Isabela Merced's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Isabela Merced's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Man of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Hawkgirl

  • Superman(2025)

    as Hawkgirl

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Alien: Romulus(2024)

    as Kay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Turtles All the Way Down(2024)

    as Aza Holmes

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Madame Web(2024)

    as Anya Corazón

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Rock, Paper, Scissors(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as The Susan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Migration(2023)

    as Kim (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Last of Us(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Dina

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Rosaline(2022)

    as Juliet

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Father of the Bride(2022)

    as Cora Herrera

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Spirit & Friends(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · as Lucky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Peacemaker(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Hawkgirl

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Maya and the Three(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · as Widow Queen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Girl(2021)

    as Rachel Cooper

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Spirit Untamed(2021)

    as Lucky Prescott (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Let It Snow(2019)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Dora and the Lost City of Gold(2019)

    as Dora

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Instant Family(2018)

    as Elizabeth “Lizzy” Viara

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado(2018)

    as Isabel Reyes

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature(2017)

    as Heather (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: The Last Knight(2017)

    as Izabella

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Legends of the Hidden Temple(2016)

    as Sadie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life(2016)

    as Jeanne Galletta

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The House That Jack Built(2013)

    as Young Nadia

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special(2015)

    as Isabela Moner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Splitting Adam(2015)

    as Lori

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • 100 Things to Do Before High School(2015)

    Show 25 episodes · as CJ Martin

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • 100 Things to Do Before High School(2014)

    as CJ Martin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Dora and Friends: Into the City!(2011)

    Show 20 episodes · as Kate (voice)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Growing Up Fisher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jenny

  • Dutch & Razzlekhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Carla Vargas

  • Ibelin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Psyche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Camila

  • The House of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 29 of them dated from 2014 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Superman (2025)

$619M worldwide

Highest rated

Instant Family (2018)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Last of Us (2023)

Film career

20142025

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 34: 32 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thProducing2 of 34: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

2010s15 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 28% of 18 roles
1520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Isabela Merced's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Spirit & Friends (2022)

98th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Instant Family (2018)

Midcredits 90th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Isabela Merced's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles16–89 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles14–39 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles26–72 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles8–38 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles8–88 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Isabela Merced work with?

People who share at least 2 of Isabela Merced's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Judge shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles