Isabella Blake-Thomas

I can't believe I was on my favorite show! Working on Once was a dream come true. (…) Being Young Zelena was the best thing I could have wished for.

—Isabella Blake-Thomas ^src

Isabella Blake-Thomas is the British actor who plays Young Zelena on ABC's Once Upon a Time.

Biography

Isabella Rose Merson Blake-Thomas was born in London, England, and currently lives in Hermosa Beach, California, with her mother Elisabeth and her dog, Chai.^[3] Her first role was at the age of five, when she was selected to present the CBeebies television program Green Balloon Club. This ran for one series between 2008 and 2009. Later in 2009, she had a minor role in the biographical television film Enid, playing a girl who attends a tea party.

In 2010, she was cast in an adaptation of the Just William series of books, playing Violet-Elizabeth Bott.^[4] Isabella had another minor role as Izzie, in the 2011 film Johnny English Reborn. Her first lead role was in the 2011 little known, independent film Little Glory as Julie, alongside Cameron Bright.^[5]

In December 2012, she played the part of Annabelle Crumb in the BBC Christmas adaptation of the David Williams book Mr Stink. At the age of 13, she booked a guest star role in the Nickelodeon show Game Shakers.

Over the years, she has booked over 32 roles in TV shows and movies, including the computer-animated fantasy film 2012 film Rise of the Guardians, the comedy-drama series Shameless, the Doctor Who episode "The Bells of Saint John," the comedy series Married, the medical soap opera Doctors and the detective drama series Midsomer Murders.^[1] In May 2019, Blake-Thomas joined the cast of Disney's Secret Society of Second Born Royals.^[6]

Trivia

Her hair was dyed red to match her older self, Rebecca Mader.^[7]

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Five
"The Dark Swan":	"The Price":	"Siege Perilous":	"The Broken Kingdom":	"Dreamcatcher":	"The Bear and the Bow":	"Nimue":	"Birth":	"The Bear King":	"Broken Heart":	"Swan Song":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Souls of the Departed":	"Labor of Love":	"Devil's Due":	"The Brothers Jones":	"Our Decay":	"Her Handsome Hero":	"Ruby Slippers":	"Sisters":	"Firebird":	"Last Rites":	"Only You":	"An Untold Story":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Six
"The Savior":	"A Bitter Draught":	"The Other Shoe":	"Strange Case":	"Street Rats":	"Dark Waters":	"Heartless":	"I'll Be Your Mirror":	"Changelings":	"Wish You Were Here":	"Tougher Than the Rest":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Murder Most Foul":	"Ill-Boding Patterns":	"Page 23":	"A Wondrous Place":	"Mother's Little Helper":	"Awake":	"Where Bluebirds Fly":	"The Black Fairy":	"The Song in Your Heart":	"The Final Battle Part 1":	"The Final Battle Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent