The amazing talent and work of actress Isabella Charlton

An inside look at the amazing career of actress Isabella Charlton

Isabella Charlton started studying performance at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and the Actor’s Summer Conservatory at Yale Drama School. She has continued training throughout her career taking courses with Philippe Gaulier in Paris and exercising her improv muscles at Second City in Chicago.

 

Perhaps the most unique fact about Isabella is the fact that she grew up in Hong Kong where her family is based. Thanks to this, Isabella was able to learn Mandarin Chinese at primary school. “I started acting in film and TV productions in Chinese when I moved to China”, she says. Isabella managed to win numerous roles in TV and film before getting her big role in a 30-episode comedic TV series called ‘Dragon Train’ set in the Qing dynasty and directed by Ying da, a well known director in China. Isabella believes her most interesting role was playing a US spy during the Cultural Revolution, based on true events, in the TV series ‘Begonia’ directed by Chén lì.

 

Among other projects she’s currently doing a Chinese theatre adaptation of Macbeth, directed by Huang Ying, and produced by Tadashi Suzuki. Theatre has always been central to her acting career. “In the past, I’ve loved being able to play roles powerful female theatrical roles such as the Duchess of Malfi and Viola from Twelfth Night”, says Charlton.

 

Isabella Charlton, like any performer, says she hopes to continue to grow as a performer and also spend more time in the US, but she always returns to China for projects as well. Isabella says she hopes to write more and hopefully perform more of what she writes on stage and screen. She also loves directing and has even filmed a documentary about stand up comedy, which is currently in the process of being edited.

 

We can’t wait to see what this talented girl does next!