Isabella Shibuta

Isabella Shibuta is a Japanese-Brazilian and Polish actor and writer based in Toronto, ON. Her recent acting credits include "Designing Christmas" (Discovery+) and a recurring role in "Right Under My Roof" (BellTV). She is an alumnae of the nationally lauded CBC Actors' Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre, where she discovered her deep commitment as an actor and improviser translated to a talent for developing complex characters and a distinct voice as a writer. She proceeded to write and star in the short film "Melanie", and also starred in the short film "Gerry". Since graduation, Isabella created her original web series "Alice is Asian" (pre-development) and her first feature "Reassessment" (pre-development), both of which she is set to star in. In support of her proposals, Isabella was recently awarded the Ideas From I Grant and Fellowship from Ecru Club for pan-Asian filmmakers. A Theatre Performance alumna from George Brown College, Isabella wrote and starred in the play "The Letters of Jane Austen" during her studies and went on to work with established houses like Tarragon Theatre as an actor. Isabella is a graduate of Canterbury High School's Drama program, where she developed an improv background (Winner - Connors Cup) and was selected to travel to Winnipeg with the Next Act Festival as one of their youngest performers. She is grateful her immigrant parents made sacrifices and came to Canada so that she could drop out of the gifted program and competitive figure skating to do improv.