Elize du Toit ( ; born 21 February 1980) is a South African-born English former actress best known for playing the role of Izzy Davies in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2000 to 2004, with a brief return in 2007.
Early life Elize du Toit was born in Grahamstown, South Africa, the second of four children, to an artist mother and an orthodontist father. She spent most of her childhood in Pretoria. She moved to Berkshire, United Kingdom, in December 1994, where she attended Wellington College, completed her A-levels; attaining straight As in English, French, history and history of art. She was a member of Reading's Progress Theatre. She studied history at the University of Edinburgh and performed with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company.
Career Elize du Toit won the role of Izzy Davies in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks after an open audition, beating 40,000 hopefuls. She left the show in 2004 after four years filming in Liverpool. In November 2011, du Toit made an appearance in Coronation Street as Jenny, the ex-girlfriend of Matt Carter.
Personal life In 2008, du Toit started dating actor Rafe Spall after the two met in a bar through mutual friends. The couple were married from 2010 to 2021, they lived in West Kensington, London. They have three children together.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2000–2004, 2007 Hollyoaks Izzy Cornwell 2005 Triangle Bailey Blake American pilot, not picked up2006 The Devil's Chair Rachel Fowles Dalziel and Pascoe Abigail Stewart Series 10, 2 episodes: "Glory Days, Part 1 & 2" The Line of Beauty Sophie Tipper 1 episode2007 Flirting with Flamenco Karen Straight-to-DVD Doctor Who Sinister woman Series 3, 2 episodes2008 The Bill Claire Webster 1 episode Casualty Nicola Westland 3 episodes2009 Homeland Sylvie Waterloo Road Heather Ghost Town Rachel 2010 Material Girl Katy Travis 1 episode M.I. High Sydney Barbour 2011 Waking the Dead Bonnie Yorke 2 episodes Lewis Andrea de Ritter 1 episode: The Gift of Promise Coronation Street Jenny 1 episode 2012 Skyfall Vanessa M's Assistant
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External links
http://www.elizedutoit.com/public/ Official Website