Isabelle Kusman

Biography

Isabelle Kusman is an American actress who has achieved a rare feat in Hollywood: securing roles with three of cinema's most legendary directors, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Spielberg, and Francis Ford Coppola, within the first three years of her career. A former dancer from St. Louis, she discovered acting through high school theater before rapidly ascending to major film sets. In early 2026, Kusman transitioned to premium television with a key recurring role in the Netflix limited series "His & Hers" (premiered January 8, 2026). In the psychological thriller starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal, she plays Teen Rachel, the high school version of the murder victim. Her performance appears in pivotal flashbacks that unravel the toxic "mean girl" dynamic of the central characters' youth, with critics praising her ability to embody the "ultimate high school villain" that haunts the present-day narrative. This role follows her appearance in Francis Ford Coppola's polarizing epic "Megalopolis" (2024), where she played Claudine Pulcher, a member of the film's decadent Roman-inspired elite. Prior to that, she had breakout supporting roles as Claudia Denning in Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical "The Fabelmans" (2022) and as Sue Pomerantz in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza" (2021), establishing her reputation as a favorite among auteur filmmakers.

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