Meet Isabela Ferrer, Latina Actress Playing Young Blake Lively in ‘It Ends With Us’

Isabela Ferrer is having a big year. The 23-year-old actress has a major role in the film “It Ends With Us,” playing a younger version of Lily Bloom, the protagonist played by Blake Lively. The film, based on the beloved best seller, is the second most viewed film in the country and has been an enormous platform for Ferrer, whose career consists of three acting credits. Here’s what you should know about her:

Ferrer was born and raised in New York, spending most of her life in the West Village neighborhood. According to her now-defunct university page bio, she is of Irish and Puerto Rican descent.

Ferrer is a Carnegie Mellon University graduate, where she studied acting and music. She was part of one of the most prestigious acting schools in the country, with graduates going on to become notable figures in the arts. Some of these names include Holly Hunter, George A. Romero, Andy Warhol, Ming-Na Wen, and Zachary Quinto.

“It Ends With Us” is her first feature film, and also her biggest project to date. Prior to this, she made an appearance on the TV show “Evil” and in a short titled “Fire Burning.”

Ferrer has also developed a close friendship with Lively, whom she sees as a mentor. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ferrer revealed that one of the best things about Lively was how she treated her like an equal. “You came up to me and you were like, ‘I want you to know that this role is just as much yours as it is mine,’” Ferrer said, recounting one of their conversations.

“It was one of the most supportive and uplifting things to feel as a young actor coming into this, to feel like someone like you, who has such a high status and is so important in this project, would also be like, ‘What do you think?’ That’s the biggest privilege and compliment.”