Isobel Steele
Isobel Victoria Steele[2] (born 28 December 2000)[3] is an English actress, known for her role as Liv Flaherty in Emmerdale since February 2016. For her role as Liv, she has been nominated for and won various awards, including a nomination for the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer in 2016, and winning the Best Young Actor award at both the British Soap Awards and the Inside Soap Awards.
Isobel Steele | |
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Born | Isobel Victoria Steele 28 December 2000 Salford, Greater Manchester, England |
Education | Philips High School[1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
Career
Between 2008 and 2010, Steele appeared in commercials for Park Foods, Iceland, Harveys Furniture and Bernard Matthews Ltd. For BBC Learning in 2013, she played Nicky in Lost.[4] Steele appeared in Our Zoo in 2014 as Barbara.[5] She also played Chloe in a short film, A Father's Day. Steele appeared in episode of The Dumping Ground in series 4 playing Kara.[6] In 2016, Steele was cast as Liv Flaherty in Emmerdale, the half-sister of Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller).[7][8] She took a break from the show in 2017 to sit her GCSE exams.[9] Steele also posts original and cover songs on her YouTube channel.[10] In November 2019, Steele released an extended play, Sounds from the Lounge.[11]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Our Zoo | Barbara | 1 episode |
2016 | A Father's Day | Chloe | Short film |
2016 | The Dumping Ground | Kara | Episode: "Getting to Know You" |
2016–present | Emmerdale | Liv Flaherty | Series regular |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | The British Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated | [12] |
2016 | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Newcomer | Nominated | [13] |
2016 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated | [14] |
2016 | TVTimes Award | Best Newcomer | Won | [15] |
2017 | The British Soap Awards | Best Young Actor | Nominated | [16] |
2018 | The British Soap Awards | Best Young Actor | Won | [17][18] |
2018 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Young Actor | Won | [19] |
References
- Philips High School [@PhilipsHigh] (4 May 2016). "Watch our very own Isobel Steele in action on our TV screens #Emmerdale #NominatedForBestNewcomer #SoapAwards2016" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Isobel Victoria Steele (Liv Flaherty – Emmerdale)". 5 Day Driving Tests. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- "Our little @Isobel_steele is little no more! Happy 18th sis! ❤️". 28 December 2018.
- "Isobel Steele Profile". Take 2 Management. 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "Our Zoo - Episode 6". BBC. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- The Dumping Ground Series 4 Episode 16 - CBBC on YouTube
- Lindsay, Duncan (23 May 2016). "Emmerdale star Danny Miller talks Aaron Dingle future and reassures Robron fans". Metro. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- Kilkelly, Daniel (16 February 2016). "Emmerdale is introducing Aaron Livesy's half-sister Liv as part of his child sex abuse plot". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- Bourne, Dianne (22 May 2017). "Emmerdale teen Isobel Steele sings Harry Styles and Adele - and it's utterly mesmerising". Manchester Evening News. Reach plc. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- Nissim, Mayer (11 January 2018). "Emmerdale's Isobel Steele wows fans with her secret singing talent in new video". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- Rodrigues, Charlotte (1 November 2019). "Soap stars support Emmerdale's Isobel Steele as her EP is released". Entertainment Daily. Digitalbox. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- McAloon, Jonathan (30 May 2016). "British Soap Awards 2016: Emmerdale wins Best Soap for the first time, Danny Miller and Lacey Turner win in acting categories – plus full list of winners". Telegraph. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- "TVChoice Awards 2016: Emmerdale nominated!". ITV. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "Inside Soap Awards 2016: Emmerdale nominated!". ITV. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- Selwood, Sarah (2 December 2016). "The winners of the 2016 TV Times Awards winners are..." What's On TV. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- Brown, David (9 May 2017). "British Soap Awards 2017 - full shortlist sees EastEnders miss out in Best Actor Category". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- Kilkelly, Daniel (1 May 2018). "Coronation Street tops the British Soap Awards 2018 shortlist as the full nominations are revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- Kilkelly, Daniel (2 June 2018). "British Soap Awards 2018 winners updated live: Find out which of your favourite shows and stars won a trophy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- "Coronation Street wins big at Inside Soap Awards". BBC. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.