What is Isabela Merced's Net Worth?
Isabela Merced is an American actress and singer who has a net worth of $3 million. Isabela Merced, formerly known as Isabela Moner, has appeared in such films as "Transformers: The Last Knight," "Instant Family," "Dora and the Lost City of Gold," "Rosaline," and "Alien: Romulus." On television, she has acted in such series as "Growing Up Fisher," "100 Things to Do Before High School," and "The Last of Us." Merced has also done voice acting, with credits including the animated television series "Dora and Friends: Into the City!" and the animated film "Migration."
Early Life and Education
Isabela Merced was born as Isabela Moner on July 10, 2001 in Cleveland, Ohio to Katherine and Patrick. Her mother is from Peru, and her father is from Louisiana. She has two brothers. Merced started acting after her family's home was destroyed by a fire, and she was encouraged by her parents to audition for a local production of "The Wizard of Oz" to keep her distracted. She went on to attend the Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory, where Broadway producer Fred Sternfeld urged her parents to take her to New York to audition for Broadway shows. At the age of ten, Merced made her Broadway debut in a production of "Evita."
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Film Career
In 2013, Merced made her film debut with a small part in "The House That Jack Built." She next appeared in the 2016 family comedy film "Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life," based on the novel of the same name. The following year, Merced played streetwise orphan Izabella in the science-fiction action film "Transformers: The Last Knight," the fifth entry in the "Transformers" film series. She also voiced Heather Muldoon in the animated comedy "The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature." Merced went on to play Isabel Reyes, the daughter of a drug cartel leader, in the 2018 action thriller "Sicario: Day of the Soldado." The same year, she played the eldest child of Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne's characters in the family dramedy "Instant Family." Merced had her first lead role in a film in 2019, as Dora in the adventure comedy "Dora and the Lost City of Gold." Based on the animated television series "Dora the Explorer," it co-stars Eugenio Derbez, Michael Peña, and Eva Longoria. Later in 2019, Merced starred in the Netflix Christmas romcom "Let it Snow," based on the YA novel of the same name.
In 2021, Merced voiced the main character Lucky Prescott in the animated adventure film "Spirit Untamed." She also starred as the daughter of Jason Momoa's character in the Netflix action thriller "Sweet Girl." Next, in 2022, Merced played the rebellious daughter of Andy García and Gloria Estefan's characters in a reimagining of the romcom "Father of the Bride," and played Juliet in the romcom "Rosaline," based on the YA novel "When You Were Mine." She went on to voice a duck named Kim in the 2023 animated adventure comedy "Migration." Merced had a big year in 2024, appearing in three films. First, she played Anya Corazón in the Marvel Comics superhero film "Madame Web." Merced next starred as Aza Holmes in an adaptation of John Green's YA novel "Turtles All the Way Down." Finally, she played Kay Harrison in the science-fiction horror film "Alien: Romulus," part of the "Alien" franchise. Merced's next role was as Hawkgirl in James Gunn's 2025 reboot of "Superman."
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Television Career
Merced first began acting on television in 2014. That year, she played the recurring role of Jenny on the short-lived NBC sitcom "Growing Up Fisher," and began playing the main role of CJ Martin on the Nickelodeon series "100 Things to Do Before High School." The latter show ran until 2016. Meanwhile, from 2014 to 2017, Merced voiced Kate on the Nickelodeon animated series "Dora and Friends: Into the City!" During that time, she starred in a pair of Nickelodeon television films, "Splitting Adam" and "Legends of the Hidden Temple." Merced later had a voice role in the Netflix animated miniseries "Maya and the Three," which premiered in 2021. In 2024, she was cast as Dina in the second season of the HBO series "The Last of Us," to air in 2025.
Music Career
As a singer, Merced released her debut album, "Stopping Time," in 2015. Later, in 2019, she released the single "Papi" along with a music video. Merced followed that in 2020 with her debut EP, "The Better Half of Me."
