Isobel Victoria Steele (born 28 December 2000) is an English actress, she is best known for her role as

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in ''

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'' from February 2016 to October 2022 when her character was killed off as part of the show's 50th anniversary. For her role as Liv, she has been nominated for and won various awards, including a nomination for the

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in 2016, and winning the Best Young Actor award at both the

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and the ''Inside Soap'' Awards.

Career

Between 2008 and 2010, Steele appeared in commercials for Park Foods,

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and

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in 2013, she played Nicky in ''Lost''. Steele appeared in ''

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'' in 2014 as Barbara. She also played Chloe in a short film, ''A Father's Day''. Steele appeared in episode of ''

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'' in

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playing Kara. In 2016, Steele was cast as

in ''

'', the half-sister of

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( Danny Miller). She took a break from the show in 2017 to sit her

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exams. Steele also posts original and cover songs on her

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channel. In November 2019, Steele released an

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, ''Sounds from the Lounge''. In October 2022, it was announced that Steele had made the decision to leave ''Emmerdale'' to focus on her music career.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Steele, Isobel 2000 births Living people English television actresses English soap opera actresses English child actresses British child actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Salford Actresses from Lancashire