Isabelle Allen

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| birth_name = Isabelle Lucy Allen

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|03|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2012–present

| known_for = Les Misérables

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Isabelle Lucy Allen (born 16 March 2002) is an English stage and screen actress known for her role as the young Cosette in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables. The role earned her critical acclaim and various film cast awards such as the National Board of Review Award for Best Cast and the Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture.

Career

Allen was discovered by Jeremy James Taylor, head of the British National Youth Music Theatre after seeing her in the play The Pied Piper in Eastbourne, East Sussex, her hometown.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/les-mis-meet-isabelle-allen-400453 |title='Les Mis': Meet Isabelle Allen, the Face of the Film |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date= 11 December 2012|accessdate=31 December 2012}} She made her professional debut in the 2012 film Les Misérables as the younger version of Amanda Seyfried's character Cosette, which earned her the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Young Actress Age Ten and Under.{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html |title=34th Annual Young Artist Awards |accessdate=31 March 2013 |work=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403013454/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html |archivedate=3 April 2013 }} She was later cast in the same role in the West End stage production of the show. She continued in the show until March 2013, sharing her role with Lois Ellington, Ashley Goldberg and Sarah Huttlestone. From July to September 2013, Allen played Brigitta Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, sharing her role with Imogen Gurney and Ava Merson O'Brien.{{cite web|title=The Sound of Music|url=http://openairtheatre.com/production/the-sound-of-music|accessdate=19 May 2013}}{{cite web| url=http://www.london-theatreland.co.uk/theatres/open-air-theatre-regents-park/the-sound-of-music-cast-creative.php| title=Open Air Theatre| accessdate=1 February 2014}} She has also appeared in Hetty Feather, a CBBC drama.

Personal life

Her parents are Elaine and Nigel Allen.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9711135/British-girl-to-star-in-Les-Miserables-after-being-spotted-in-a-school-play.html|title=British girl to star in Les Miserables after being spotted in a school play|accessdate=10 March 2013|date=2012-11-29}}

Filmography

=Film=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
2012 \| Les Misérables \| Young Cosette \| National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Ten and Under Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Youth Performance in a Lead or Supporting Role-Female Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2015 \| Lady of Csejte \| Aletta \| Released as Blood Countess in the UK
2016 \| The Contract \| Casey \|
2016 \| Let's Be Evil \| Cassandra \|
2016 \| In Extremis \| Anna \|
2019 \| Killers Anonymous \| Morgan \|
2020 \| The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud \| Sarah \|

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2012

| Les Misérables

| Young Cosette

| National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress Ten and Under
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble
Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Youth Performance in a Lead or Supporting Role-Female
Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

2015

| Lady of Csejte

| Aletta

| Released as Blood Countess in the UK

2016

| The Contract

| Casey

2016

| Let's Be Evil

| Cassandra

2016

| In Extremis

| Anna

2019

| Killers Anonymous

| Morgan

2020

| The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud

| Sarah

=Television=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
2015 \| Guin and the Dragon \| Guin \| Television film
2015–2017 \| Hetty Feather \| Elizabeth \| Main role (series 1–3)
2018 \| Safe \| Carrie Delaney \| Main role
2018–2019 \| In the Long Run \| Kerry \| 4 episodes
2020 \| Find Me in Paris \| Romy Jensen \| Recurring role

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2015

| Guin and the Dragon

| Guin

| Television film

2015–2017

| Hetty Feather

| Elizabeth