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Isabelle Fuhrman (born February 25, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her breakthrough role as Esther in the horror film Orphan (2009) and its prequel (2022). She played Clove in the dystopian adventure film The Hunger Games (2012), Alex in the independent film The Novice (2021), and Diamond in the Western film series (2024–present).
/ref> a one-time Wisconsin primary candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, former Dane County Republican Party chairman and business consultant. Her father, who was of Irish descent, was adopted by a Jewish family. Her mother is a Russian Jewish immigrant from Soviet Moldova. Fuhrman has an older sister who was born in 1993. She and her family moved to Atlanta in 1999 when her mother joined CNN. She attended the Buckley School, a private school in Sherman Oaks for high school. Fuhrman also briefly attended the RADA, and briefly was a student at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta. She graduated from Stanford Online High School in 2015.
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. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
In 2012, Fuhrman voiced the genetically enhanced assassin Victoria in . In the same year she played Clove, a career tribute who tries to kill the main character, Katniss Everdeen, in the film The Hunger Games. She originally auditioned to play Katniss, but was too young to play the part; she was 14 at the time. She received a call-back to audition for Clove and got the part. On May 15, 2012, it was announced that Fuhrman would star in the remake of the 1977 horror classic Suspiria; however, it was later announced that the production was stuck in legal woes and that the film would not be made.
On May 24, 2013, Fuhrman was cast as Max in Dear Eleanor (2016), directed by Kevin Connolly. In 2014, Fuhrman was cast in the film Cell, an adaptation by Stephen King. 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). Fuhrman was also cast as the lead in the independent drama Hellbent.
In 2021, Fuhrman starred as Alex in Lauren Hadaway's directorial debut The Novice. Her performance gained critical praise, with critics calling Fuhrman's turn "a Daniel Day-Lewis transformation" and "the year's best performance". For The Novice, she won the Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. It was announced in 2020 that Fuhrman would reprise her role as Esther in an Orphan prequel; the film, titled , was released in August 2022, with Fuhrman's performance again being lauded.
In September 2022, Fuhrman joined the cast of the Kevin Costner-directed western film and Face, a film directed by Justine Bateman.
Fuhrman starred as Charlotte in the leading role opposite Mena Massoud in Julia Stiles romance drama film Wish You Were Here which was released on January 17, 2025.
| 2007 | Hounddog | Grasshopper | |
| 2009 | Orphan | Leena Klammer / Esther Coleman | |
| 2010 | Hatchling Shelly | Voice foley | |
| 2011 | Salvation Boulevard | Angie | |
| From Up on Poppy Hill | Sora Matsuzaki | Voice role | |
| 2012 | Clove | ||
| 2013 | Don't Let Me Go | Michelle | Also titled The Healer and The Between |
| After Earth | Rayna | Uncredited | |
| 2014 | All the Wilderness | Val | |
| The Snow Queen 2 | Alfida | Voice role (English version) | |
| 2016 | Cell | Alice Maxwell | |
| Dear Eleanor | Max the Wax | ||
| 1 Night | Bea | ||
| 2018 | Down a Dark Hall | Izzy | |
| Good Girls Get High | Morgan | ||
| Hellbent | Danni Frost | ||
| 2020 | Tape | Pearl | |
| 2021 | The Novice | Alex | |
| The Last Thing Mary Saw | Eleanor | ||
| Claire | Extended edition version | ||
| 2022 | Leena Klammer / Esther Albright | ||
| 2023 | Sheroes | Ezra | |
| 2024 | Diamond Kittredge | ||
| Laurie Saltair | |||
| Diamond Kittredge | |||
| 2025 | Wish You Were Here | Charlotte | Also executive producer |
| TBA | Diamond Kittredge | Filming | |
| TBA | also executive producer |
| 2006 | Justice | Grace O'Neil | Episode: Pilot |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Gretchen Dennis | Episode: "Pieces of You" |
| 2010 | Pleading Guilty | Carrie | Television film |
| 2011 | Lyric Byrne | Episode: "Perfect Witness" | |
| 2013, 2020 | Adventure Time | Shoko | Voice role; episodes: "The Vault", "" |
| 2015 | Masters of Sex | Tessa Johnson | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2007 | Heroine | Voice role | |
| 2012 | Victoria | ||
| 2016 | Let It Die | Mushroom Magistrate | |
| 2016 | Sid Meier's Civilization VI | Quote | Technology quote |
| 2017 | All the Fine Boys | Emily | Pershing Square Signature Center | |
| 2019 | Mac Beth | Macbeth | Lucille Lortel Theatre |
| 2009 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress | Ghost Whisperer | ||
| 2009 | Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards | Best Actress – 4th place | Orphan | ||
| 2009 | Fright Meter Awards | Best Actress | Orphan | ||
| 2010 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Orphan | ||
| 2014 | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special | From Up on Poppy Hill | ||
| 2016 | Madrid International Film Festival | Best Lead Actress | Don't Let Me Go | ||
| 2021 | Tribeca Film Festival | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Novice | ||
| 2022 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Lead | The Novice |
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