Elize du Toit

Elize du Toit born 21 February 1980 is a South Africanborn 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 Alevels attaining straight As in English French history and history of art She was a member of Readings 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 40000 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 exgirlfriend of Matt Carter