Isabela Moner

Isabela Moner (born July 10, 2001[3]), also known as Isabela Merced, 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. In film, she played Izabella in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), Lizzy in Instant Family (2018), and Isabel in Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018). In 2019, Moner starred as the titular character of Dora in the film Dora and the Lost City of Gold. From 2014 to 2017, she provided the voice of Kate in Nickelodeon's animated television spinoff series Dora and Friends: Into the City!.

Isabela Moner
Moner in 2018
Born (2001-07-10) July 10, 2001
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Other namesIsabela Merced
Citizenship
  • American
  • Peruvian[1]
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2013–present
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Websiteisabelamerced.com

Early life and education

Isabela Moner was born in Cleveland, Ohio.[3][4] She is the daughter of Katherine, who was born in Lima, Peru, and Patrick Moner, who was born in Louisiana.[3][5] Moner has stated that Spanish was her first language, and she struggled with English when she first started grade school,[5] adding that she considers herself more Peruvian than American.[6] At age 15, Moner was accepted into college.[7]

Career

Moner has said that she wanted to be an actress from a very young age, inspired by movies featuring Shirley Temple and Judy Garland and starting in local community theatre at age 6.[8] Moner made her Broadway debut at the age of 10 in a production of Evita,[9] in which she sang in Spanish with Ricky Martin.[5] She released an album produced by Broadway Records in September 2015 entitled Stopping Time.[10]

Moner first starring performance was as CJ Martin, the lead role on the Nickelodeon television series 100 Things to Do Before High School,[5][9][11] from 2014 to 2016. The same year, she began providing the voice of Kate, one of the main characters in the Dora the Explorer spinoff, Dora and Friends: Into the City!, a role she performed from 2014 to 2017.[12] In 2015 she appeared as Lori Collins in the Nickelodeon Original Movie Splitting Adam.[13] Moner was cast as Sadie, one of the leading roles, in the 2016 Nickelodeon Original Movie Legends of the Hidden Temple.[14][15] In May 2016, Moner was cast in the film Transformers: The Last Knight, which was released in June 2017.[16][17] She voiced Heather in the animated film The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, which was theatrically released on August 11, 2017.[18]

Moner had a major role in the 2018 film Sicario: Day of the Soldado, playing the daughter of a drug cartel head.[19][20] The same year she played Lizzy, the adopted daughter of the characters played by Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, in the comedy film Instant Family.[21] In 2019, Moner starred as the title character in Dora and the Lost City of Gold, a live action film adaptation of the animated series Dora the Explorer.[22][23] In January 2019 she was cast in the Christmas romantic comedy ensemble film Let It Snow.[24] She will next star opposite Jason Momoa in the film Sweet Girl for Netflix.[25]

On October 14, 2019 Moner announced to her fans via a post on her Instagram account,[26] that she had decided to change her stage name to Isabela Merced, in memory of her late grandmother whom she never met.[27] Moner later explained that she had not legally changed her name and said that it was "just a stage name but it's got a deeper meaning".[28] Her first single, "Papi", was released on October 25, 2019, followed by her first music video released on November 6, 2019.[29] On May 22, 2020, Moner released her debut EP, the better half of me.[30] In July 2020 Billboard Magazine named her one of the top 15 new Peruvian artists to listen to.[31]

Filmography
Film and video game roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The House That Jack Built Young Nadia
2016 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Jeanne Galleta
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Izabella
2017 The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Heather Voice role
2017 Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover Ava Video game; voice role
2018 Sicario: Day of the Soldado Isabel Reyes
2018 Instant Family Lizzy
2019 Dora and the Lost City of Gold Dora
2019 Let It Snow Julie as Isabela Merced[24]
TBA Sweet Girl TBA Post-production[25]
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Growing Up Fisher Jenny Recurring role, 7 episodes
2014–2017 Dora and Friends: Into the City! Kate Main voice role
2014–2016 100 Things to Do Before High School CJ Martin Lead role
2015 Splitting Adam Lori Collins Television film
2016 Legends of the Hidden Temple Sadie Television film
2019 The Amazing Race Canada Herself Episode: "Clamageddon Continues"[32]
2020 #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall Herself Television special

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Imagen Awards Best Young Actress – Television 100 Things to Do Before High School Nominated [33]
2016 Imagen Awards Best Young Actor – Television 100 Things to Do Before High School Won [34]
2017 Teen Choice Award Choice Summer Movie Actress Transformers: The Last Knight Nominated [35]
2017 CinemaCon Award Rising Star of the Year Herself Won [36]
2017 Young Entertainers Award Best Young Ensemble Cast - Feature Film Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Nominated [37]
2019 Young Entertainers Award Best Leading Young Actress Instant Family Won [38]
2019 Imagen Awards Best Actress – Feature Film Instant Family Won [39]
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  2. merced, isabela (February 9, 2019). "Republic Records' Class of 2019 Billboard's The Power 100 Issue : @joepug Congrats Monte and Avery pic.twitter.com/lEExjlgQVb".
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  21. Galuppo, Mia (February 23, 2018). "Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro Join Mark Wahlberg Comedy 'Instant Family'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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