Isabelle Fuhrman

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Isabelle Fuhrman
Isabelle Fuhrman (Headshot).jpg
Born (1997-02-25) February 25, 1997 (age 24)
EducationRADA
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Parent(s)

Isabelle Fuhrman (born February 25, 1997) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Esther in the 2009 psychological horror film Orphan and Clove in the 2012 dystopian adventure film The Hunger Games.[1][2]

Early life[]

Isabelle Fuhrman was born in Washington, D.C., is child of Elina Fuhrman, a Russian-American journalist, author, wellness activist, and founder of the vegan soup company Soupelina, and Nick Fuhrman, who is an American former political candidate and business consultant.[3][4] She has an older sister, Madeline (born August 21, 1993). She and her family moved to Atlanta in 1999 when her mother joined CNN.[5] For high school, she attended the Buckley School, a private school in Sherman Oaks. Fuhrman also attended RADA, and briefly attended The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia.[6] Fuhrman graduated from Stanford University Online High School in 2015.[7][8]

Career[]

Fuhrman's acting career began at the age of seven, when a casting director from Cartoon Network spotted her waiting for her older sister Madeline and cast her for one of the shows, Cartoon Fridays.[9] Fuhrman made her big screen debut just a few years later in the 2007 drama Hounddog. The same year, Fuhrman was chosen to star in the movie Orphan alongside Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard.[10][11] Fuhrman was cast 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.[12][13]

Fuhrman's other credits include Grace O'Neil in the pilot episode of the 2006 television series Justice, and a number of national commercials for such brands as Pizza Hut and K-Mart. Her performance as Gretchen Dennis (also known as Girl Ghost) opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt in a 2008 episode of Ghost Whisperer earned her a Young Artist Award nomination. Fuhrman also appeared in comedy skits on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[11]

In 2011, Fuhrman played Angie Vanderveer in the dark comedy Salvation Boulevard (based on the novel by Larry Beinhart), with an ensemble cast that included Pierce Brosnan and Marisa Tomei, and which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[14] Also in 2012, Fuhrman voiced genetically enhanced assassin Victoria in Hitman: Absolution.

In 2012, Fuhrman played Clove, a career tribute who tries to kill the main character, Katniss, in the film The Hunger Games.[15] Originally, she auditioned to play Katniss Everdeen but was too young to play the part as she was 14 at the time. She was called back to audition for Clove, and successfully got the part.[16] On May 15, 2012, it was announced that Fuhrman would be starring in the remake of the 1977 horror classic, Suspiria;[17] however, it was later announced that the production was stuck in legal woes and that the film would be delayed or cancelled.[18]

On May 24, 2013, Fuhrman was cast as Max in Kevin Connolly's next movie, Dear Eleanor,[19] a film scheduled for release in 2015. That following year, Fuhrman was cast in the film Cell, an adaptation by Stephen King.[20] In 2015, she was cast in a "major recurring role" on the Showtime drama series Masters of Sex, playing Tessa, the daughter of Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan).[21] Fuhrman was also cast as the lead in the independent drama Hellbent.[22]

Charitable work[]

Fuhrman was approached by Save the Kids, in 2010, to be a celebrity advocate for their "Caps for Good" project. She and several volunteers with Save the Children have helped knit hundreds of baby caps in an effort to reduce the death rate of newborns in developing countries.[23] Fuhrman is on the advisory board of the Love & Art Kids Foundation, a Los Angeles based non-profit organization.[24]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Spy Kids Chiquita Nuggets
2007 Hounddog Wanda "Grasshopper"
2009 Orphan Esther
2010 Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage Hatchling Shelly (voice)
2011 Salvation Boulevard Angie
From Up on Poppy Hill Sora Matsuzaki (voice) English dub
2012 The Hunger Games Clove
2013 Don't Let Me Go Michelle
After Earth Rayna Uncredited
2014 All the Wilderness Val
The Snow Queen 2 Alfida (voice) English version
2016 Cell Alice Maxwell
Dear Eleanor Max the Wax
One Night Bea
Ink Ink Short Film
2018 Hellbent Danni Frost Complete
Down a Dark Hall Izzy
The Delta Girl Magnolia Short Film
Good Girls Get High Morgan
Otherland Rose Short Film
Tracks Martha Short Film
2020 Tape Pearl
2021 The Novice Alex Dall
The Last Thing Mary Saw Eleanor
Orphan: First Kill Esther / Leena Klammer Post-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Justice Grace O'Neil Episode: "Pilot"
2008 Ghost Whisperer Gretchen Dennis Episode: "Pieces of You"
2009 Children of the Corn Additional Voices Television film
2010 Pleading Guilty Carrie
2011 The Whole Truth Lyric Byrne Episode: "Perfect Witness"
2013 Adventure Time Shoko Episodes: "The Vault" and "Together Again"; voice role
2015 Masters of Sex Tessa Johnson Recurring role, 8 episodes

Video games[]

Year Title Voice role Notes
2007 Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey Heroine
2012 Hitman: Absolution Victoria
2016 Let It Die Mushroom Magistrate
2016 Sid Meier's Civilization VI Quote Technology quote

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result
2009 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Ghost Whisperer Nominated
2009 Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards Best Actress – 4th place Orphan Won
2009 Fright Meter Awards Best Actress Orphan Won
2010 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actress Orphan Nominated
2014 Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special From Up on Poppy Hill Nominated
2016 Madrid International Film Festival Best Lead Actress Don't Let Me Go Won
2021 Tribeca International Film Festival Best Actress in a Leading Role The Novice Won

References[]

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  19. ^ Tomasi, Rollo (May 24, 2013). "Dear Eleanor (2014): Isabelle Fuhrman cast in Eleanor Roosevelt Film". FilmBook. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  20. ^ McNary, Dave (February 6, 2014). "Berlin: Isabelle Fuhrman, Stacy Keach Join Stephen King Adaptation 'Cell'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  21. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 17, 2015). "Isabelle Fuhrman Joins 'Masters Of Sex'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  22. ^ McNary, Dave (February 18, 2015). "Isabelle Fuhrman, Martin Henderson to Star in 'Hellbent' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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  24. ^ "Love & Art Children's Foundation | children's art | children artists". www.loveandart.org. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2012.

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