Elize du Toit

British actress
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Elize du Toit 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.

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. 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.

Date of Birth21st February 1980
Age44 Years
Zodiac SignPisces
CountrySouth Africa
Current CityMakhanda
Birth PlaceMakhanda
NationalitySouth Africa
CitizenshipSouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
SpousesRafe Spall
Education
University of Edinburgh, Wellington College
Occupationactor, film actor, film director

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