| Elize du Toit | |
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at the 2009 BAFTA award ceremony in London |
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| Born | February 21, 1980 Grahamstown, South Africa |
| Occupation | Film, television actress |
| Years active | 2000 – present |
| Spouse | Rafe Spall (2010–present) |
Elize du Toit (born 21 February 1980 in Grahamstown, South Africa[1]) is a South African born 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.
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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, SA. She moved to Berkshire, United Kingdom in December 1994, where she completed her A-levels, attaining straight As in English, French, History and History of Art.[2] She studied History at Edinburgh University. She currently lives in Kensington, London with husband, actor Rafe Spall.[3]
Du Toit won the role of Izzy Davies in the Channel 4 Soap Opera Hollyoaks after an open audition – beating out 40,000 hopefuls. She left the show in 2004 after four years filming in Liverpool.[2]
In November 2011, Du Toit made an appearance in Coronation Street as Jenny, the ex-girlfriend of Matt Carter.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000–2004 | Hollyoaks | Izzy Cornwell | |
| 2005 | Triangle | Bailey Blake | American Pilot – not picked up [5] |
| 2006 | The Devil's Chair | Rachel Fowles | [6] |
| 2006 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Abigail Stewart | 2 episodes Glory Days Part 1 & 2[7] |
| 2006 | The Line of Beauty | Sophie Tipper | 1 episode. |
| 2007 | Flirting with Flamenco | Karen | Movie released to DVD [8] |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Sinister Woman | Series 3, 2 episodes |
| 2008 | The Bill | Claire Webster | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Casualty | Nicola Westland | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Homeland | Sylvie | |
| 2009 | Waterloo Road | Heather | |
| 2009 | Ghost Town | Rachel | A Sci-fi original horror film |
| 2010 | Material Girl | Katy Travis | 1 episode |
| 2010 | M.I. High | Sydney Barbour | [9] |
| 2011 | Waking the Dead | Bonnie Yorke | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Lewis | Andrea de Ritter | 1 episode The Gift of Promise |
| 2011 | Coronation Street | Jenny | 1 episode |