Isabel Durant (born 21 December 1991), sometimes credited as Issi Durant, is an Australian actress and dancer. She is known for her roles as Grace Whitney in ''

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'' (2012–2013), Ondina the mermaid in '' Mako: Island of Secrets'' (2015–2016) and

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in ''

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'' (2020–2021).

Life and career

Durant is from

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, Australia. She began seriously dancing at age 15 while a student at

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. Durant appeared on and was a Top 20 finalist on the third season of ''

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''. Following her elimination from ''So You Think You Can Dance Australia'', she went to open auditions for the teen drama series ''

'' and was cast in the role of troublemaker Grace Whitney for the show's second season, a role she continued playing into the series' third season. She also appeared in three episodes of American-Australian comedy-drama television series ''

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'' which aired on

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in 2013. In 2014, Durant joined the cast of '' Mako: Island of Secrets'' with its second season, playing mermaid Ondina, staying on with the show through its third season. In August 2020, it was announced that Durant had joined the cast of American

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'', taking over the recurring role of

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. On September 10, 2020, she was promoted to a contract player.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Durant, Isabel Australian television actresses Living people 1991 births Actresses from Sydney Australian female dancers So You Think You Can Dance Australia contestants