Elize du Toit
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Elize du Toit (/ɛˈliːz dəˈtɔɪ/ Script error: No such module "Respell". Script error: No such module "Respell".; 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.[1]
Early life
Elize du Toit was born in Grahamstown, South Africa,[1] 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.[2] She studied history at the University of Edinburgh and performed with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company.[3]
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.[2] In November 2011, du Toit made an appearance in Coronation Street as Jenny, the ex-girlfriend of Matt Carter.[4]
Personal life
In 2008, du Toit started dating actor Rafe Spall after the two met in a bar through mutual friends. The couple got married on 14 August 2010,[5] and lived in West Kensington, London.[6] Their daughter was born in 2011, and, in November 2012, their son was born.[5] They also have a third child, another son, born in 2015.[5] The marriage ended in 2021.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2004, 2007 | Hollyoaks | Izzy Cornwell | |
| 2005 | Triangle | Bailey Blake | American pilot, not picked up[8] |
| 2006 | The Devil's Chair | Rachel Fowles | |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Abigail Stewart | Series 10, 2 episodes: "Glory Days, Part 1 & 2"[9] | |
| The Line of Beauty | Sophie Tipper | 1 episode | |
| 2007 | Flirting with Flamenco | Karen | Straight-to-DVD[10] |
| Doctor Who | Sinister woman | Series 3, 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | The Bill | Claire Webster | 1 episode |
| Casualty | Nicola Westland | 3 episodes | |
| 2009 | Homeland | Sylvie | |
| Waterloo Road | Heather | ||
| Ghost Town | Rachel | ||
| 2010 | Material Girl | Katy Travis | 1 episode |
| M.I. High | Sydney Barbour | [11] | |
| 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 |
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."South African actress Elize Du Toit has been confirmed as playing M's Assistant in the new film 'Skyfall'". MI6-HQ. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Elize du Toit Official". Elize du Toit Official. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Bedlam Theatre | Elize Du Toit
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Hollyoaks' star Elize Du Toit joins 'Coronation Street'". Digital Spy. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gilbert, Gerard (20 August 2011), "Rafe Spall Profile", The Independent, London
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rafe Spall My London", Evening Standard, London, 2009, archived from the original on 12 April 2010
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Williams, Zoe (14 May 2024), "'It's great!' Rafe Spall on having a baby with his co-star in Trying, the infertility sitcom", Guardian
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Elize du Toit Official". Elize du Toit Official. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Series 10". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."British Council Film". Archived from the original on 10 November 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Elize du Toit". IMDb. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
External links
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- Elize du Toit at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- http://www.elizedutoit.com/public/ Script error: No such module "webarchive". Official Website
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