Isabela Yolanda Moner, known professionally as Isabela Merced since 2019, is an American actress. Her first starring role was as CJ Martin, the lead role on the Nickelodeon television series 100 Things to Do Before High School. After starring in the series from 2014 to 2016, she starred in the movies Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), and Instant Family (2018).
She played the lead in the romance drama Turtles All the Way Down (2024) and the horror movie Alien: Romulus (2024), and she appeared as the main character in the adventure movie Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019).
Isabela Merced’s movies and TV shows
Here is a complete list of Isabela Merced's work in films and television series throughout her career:
| Movies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Film Title | Role |
| 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 |
| The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Heather (voice) | |
| 2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Isabel Reyes |
| Instant Family | Lizzy | |
| 2019 | Dora and the Lost City of Gold | Dora |
| Let It Snow | Julie | |
| 2021 | Spirit Untamed | Lucky Prescott (voice) |
| Sweet Girl | Rachel Cooper | |
| 2022 | Father of the Bride | Cora Herrera |
| Rosaline | Juliet | |
| 2023 | Migration | Kim (voice) |
| 2024 | Madame Web | Anya Corazon |
| Turtles All the Way Down | Aza Holmes | |
| Alien: Romulus | Kay | |
| 2025 | Superman | Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl |
| Television | ||
| Year | Show Title | Role |
| 2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Jenny |
| 2014–2017 | Dora and Friends: Into the City! | Kate |
| 2014–2016 | 100 Things to Do Before High School | CJ Martin |
| 2015 | Splitting Adam | Lori Collins |
| 2016 | Legends of the Hidden Temple | Sadie |
| 2019 | The Amazing Race Canada | Herself |
| 2020 | #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall | Herself |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three | Widow Queen |
| 2024 | Rock Paper Scissors | The Susan |
| 2025 | The Last of Us | Dina |
Isabela Merced’s early career
Merced stated that she began performing in local community theater at the age of six and that she had always wanted to be an actor, having been influenced by films starring Judy Garland and Shirley Temple. She spent the summer auditioning in New York City, and on what was to be her last day there, Merced landed her first job: a Claritin ad. At the age of ten, she sang in Spanish with Ricky Martin in a production of Evita on Broadway.
From 2014 to 2016, Merced played the lead character of CJ Martin on the Nickelodeon television series 100 Things to Do Before High School, which was her first leading role. She began voicing Kate, one of the main characters in the Dora the Explorer spinoff, Dora and Friends: Into the City!, that same year. She played the part from 2014 to 2017.
FAQs about Isabela Merced
Yes, Isabela Merced will be appearing in season 2 of The Last of Us. She is portraying the character of Dina in the series.
Yes, Merced decided to change her stage name to Isabela Merced in honor of her late grandmother and shared the news with her fans on her Instagram account on October 14, 2019.
Isabela Merced is 23 years old.
