Elize du Toit

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Elize du Toit (born 21 February 1980 in Grahamstown, South Africa[1]) is a South African 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.

Acting career

In 2000, whilst studying for a history degree at the University of Edinburgh she took part in the Hollyoaks "On the Pull" auditions, and subsequently beat 10,000 other hopefuls for a part in the show. She was cast as the character Izzy Cornwell an upper class, attractive blonde who studied at the local college.

After leaving Hollyoaks in 2004 to pursue work in film, she was cast in several new roles. These included: a part in a UPN pilot for a new drama series called Triangle, alongside Ivan Sergei which subsequently failed to be commissioned; a role in a British film Flirting with Flamenco opposite fellow Hollyoaks alumnus Jeremy Edwards; a guest appearance in an episode of the BBC drama series Dalziel and Pascoe; and the role of Sophie Tipper in the acclaimed BBC2 adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty.

In 2006, Du Toit filmed roles in three feature films: the British horror movie The Devil's Chair; the comedy In Your Dreams, starring alongside ER's Parminder Nagra and Dexter Fletcher; and her first US movie, the low-budget Homeland.

In 2007, Du Toit filmed a small role in the movie adaptation of Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance. She played a villain credited as 'Sinister Woman' in two episodes of the third series of Doctor Who: "42" and "The Sound of Drums" and shot an appearance in a comedy Pilot In your ears for Five which also featured Katy Brand, Rob Rouse and Neil Morrissey. In 2008, she appeared in a Sketch featured in the second series of Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and guest starred in the long running series Casualty and The Bill.

In Autumn 2008, she will appear as a contestant on the second series of The Underdog Show for Living TV.

She appeared in an episode of The Bill in November 2008.

The film 'In your Dreams' has been released onto DVD out early 2009.

She was seen on the red carpet at Bafta Television Awards 2009 because she was filming some scenes from new BBC drama 'Material Girl'.

Personal Life

She was educated at the prestigious Wellington College as a 6th form member of the Apsley Girls' House for two years.

She then attended the University of Edinburgh, with Pop Idol contestant and 3rd place runner up Darius Danesh, Tom Chaplin of Keane fame, and FA Championship footballer Jon Moncrieff.

Having been born in South Africa she is fluent in Afrikaans[2].

She has previously dated TV presenter Max Rushden and model Jamie Feaver.

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