Olivier Award nominated actress Isabella Pappas recently wowed audiences in ITV’s Sunday night drama ‘Finding Alice’ – a contemporary series, about a woman who’s life unravels following the sudden death of her husband.
Starring alongside a stellar cast that includes Keeley Hawes (The Durrells, It’s A Sin), Nigel Havers (Chariots Of Fire, Empire Of The Sun) and Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous, The New Avengers), Isabella plays the part of Charlotte, a smart, practical and self sufficient young lady who finds herself having to step up to support her Mother and family during their darkest hour.
Since making her professional stage debut in the role of Iris in The Nether at the Royal Court Theatre and its West End transfer to the Duke of York’s Theatre, at just 11 years old, Isabelle Pappas’ gone on to enjoy quite the incredible career – wowing audiences with her authentic and convincing portrayal of a diverse number of characters both on stage and on screen.
As a graduate of the highly renowned Sylvia Young Theatre School London and The Arts Educational School, Isabella played the title role of Annie in the UK Tour directed by Nikolai Foster, before later going on to star in the Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins play Appropriate at The Donmar Warehouse, London.
On television Pappas’ has enjoyed similar success, appearing in the Netflix and ITV drama Paranoid, as well as Channel 4’s Home – a comedy series written by and starring Rufus Jones.
We caught up with Isabella for the latest in our ‘My London’ interview series.
Favourite place for brunch:
Best coffee in London:
Chief’s in Chiswick – everyone is so nice and they have the best coffee ever!
Favourite gallery or museum:
I am always inspired at the Tate Modern.
Tell us a secret:
I have my own homemade banana pancakes for breakfast almost every morning.
Favourite place to shop:
Shoreditch vintage markets are my favourite and Frock Me! vintage fairs.
Favourite place to find inspiration:
I love to walk down by the river Thames – it’s always full of flowers and cute dogs along the way.
Best London destination for a date:
O’ver (Italian restaurant) is such a romantic place for a date – and their tiramisu is perfect to share!
Favourite park:
Regents Park in spring is like being in Bridgerton – especially walking through the flower gardens.
Favourite food market:
Borough Market – I love free samples!
Your sanctuary in the city:
Kew Gardens – I loved the Chihuly exhibit it was like walking through an abstract painting.
What inspires you?:
Writing is a huge creative outlet for me – it inspires me to notice the little things in my day to day life.
This season I’m loving:
Red Valentino’s new collection which I’ve been lucky enough to wear in some photoshoots – the pilgrim style collars and school girl silhouette’s are very in keeping with my style!
