Isabel May (born November 21, 2000) is an American actress. She first gained attention as high school student Katie Cooper, one of the co-lead roles on the Netflix series Alexa & Katie (2018–2020), and gained further attention as co-lead character (and narrator) Elsa Dutton on the Paramount+ series 1883 (2021–2022), reprising the role as the narrator of its sequel series, 1923 (2022–2025), and the series finale of Yellowstone (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Isabel May, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 21, 2000 (25)
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Known for
What are Isabel May's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Katie Cooper in Alexa & Katie (2018)
- Heraldas Taylor in Let's Scare Julie (2019)
- Heroas Zoe Hull in Run Hide Fight (2020)
- Heroas Elsa Dutton in 1883 (2021)
- Heroas Lydia in The Moon & Back (2022)
- Heroas ? in Love Language (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous2
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 Isabel May's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Isabel May'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
25 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Gravity II: Legacy - An AI Fan Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Karoshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Mr. Irrelevant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Love Language(2026)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Falling(2025)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Scream 7(2026)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Masters of the Air(2024)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
1923(2022)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Moon & Back(2022)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
I Want You Back(2022)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
1883(2021)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Run Hide Fight(2020)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Let's Scare Julie(2019)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all filmsPenjejak Ifrit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Age of Summer(2018)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Yellowstone(2018)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Alexa & Katie(2018)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Young Sheldon(2017)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Kenyalang I'm In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
American Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Love Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Sunflower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Last Mrs. Parrish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Wild World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles, 17 of them dated from 1986 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Scream 7 (2026)
Highest rated
1883: The Road West (2022)
Most popular right now
1923 (2022)
Film career
Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.
- 2017Screen debut· Young Sheldon
- 2020First film· Let's Scare Julie
- 2021First top-billed film· Run Hide Fight
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.
How do Isabel May's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 31. 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 Isabel May's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Isabel May work with?
People who share at least 2 of Isabel May's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Manny Jacinto shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Manny JacintoShared titles: Love Language (2026), I Want You Back (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Manny Jacinto
- Mason GoodingShared titles: Scream 7 (2026), I Want You Back (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Mason Gooding
- Audie RickShared titles: 1883: The Road West (2022), 1883 (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Audie Rick
- Faith HillShared titles: 1883: The Road West (2022), 1883 (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Faith Hill
