‘1883’ Star Isabel May Was Bored by Other Kids but It Led Her to Acting
1883 was many Yellowstone fans’ introduction to Isabel May. Taylor Sheridan wrote the prequel for her to play Elsa Dutton. Other fans may already remember May from Alexa & Katie or Young Sheldon. Acting was something May wanted to do from a young age, because she did not get along very well with other kids.
May was a guest on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast on April 14. Discussing her background, May revealed her trouble socializing as a kid and how that led her to become an actor.
Long before ‘1883’, Isabel May avoided the school plays
At first, May avoided the school theater because it involved hanging out with the other kids. Fortunately, she found a path to acting. We’ll get to that later, but first May revealed her issues with other kids.
“I was terrified of theater and when I made the attempt to participate in a play, it was disastrous,” May said on Awards Chatter. “And I didn’t get the role I wanted, that whole thing. I didn’t know how to really interact with children my own age, but I just read like crazy. It’s all I really knew to do during school hours because I really found conversations with kids my own age quite boring. I just didn’t care. I couldn’t get myself to care.”
Isabel May understood why other kids didn’t respond to her
Given her apprehension around other kids, May understood if the feeling was mutual. She still takes her work seriously and doesn’t socialize.
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