| Isabelle Fuhrman | |
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| Born | February 25, 1997 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Isabelle Fuhrman (born February 25, 1997) is an American teen actress. Fuhrman is best known for playing Esther in Orphan.
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Isabelle Fuhrman was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Atlanta. Her Soviet-born mother, Elina Fuhrman, is a journalist, and her father, Nick Fuhrman, was at one time the chairman of the Republican Party in Dane County, Wisconsin.[1] She has one sister, Madeline Fuhrman.
Fuhrman starred as Esther in the 2009 film Orphan alongside Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga in which she received critical acclaim. Her other film credits include "Grasshopper" in the 2007 film Hounddog, the role of Gretchen Dennis (aka Girl Ghost) opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt on the hit TV show Ghost Whisperer, Grace O'Neil in the pilot episode of the 2006 television series Justice, and a number of national commercials like Pizza Hut and K-Mart. Her performance as Gretchen Dennis in Ghost Whisperer earned her a Young Artist Award nomination.[2] Fuhrman also appeared in comedy skits on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and she is known to have provided character voices for Cartoon Network's "Cartoon Fridays".
| Year | Film | Role | Status |
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| 2006 | Justice | Grace O'Neil | TV |
| 2007 | Hounddog | Grasshopper | |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Gretchen Dennis | TV |
| 2009 | Orphan | Esther | |
| Children of the Corn | (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Around the World in 50 Years | Hatchling Shelly (voice) | post-production |
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