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Isobel Steele
Born
Isobel Victoria Steele

(2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 (age 23)
Education Philips High School
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active 2008–present

Isobel Victoria Steele (born 28 December 2000) is an English actress and singer. She is known for her role as Liv Flaherty in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from February 2016 to October 2022, for which she was 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.

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. Steele appeared in Our Zoo in 2014 as Barbara. 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. In 2016, Steele was cast as Liv Flaherty in Emmerdale, the half-sister of Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller). She took a break from the show in 2017 to sit her GCSE exams. Steele also began posting original and cover songs on her YouTube channel in 2017. In November 2019, Steele released an extended play, 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. She released the single "Out for Breakfast" in April 2023.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Our Zoo Barbara 1 episode
2016 A Father's Day Chloe Short film
2016 The Dumping Ground Kara Episode: "Getting to Know You"
2016–2022 Emmerdale Liv Flaherty Regular role

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details
Sounds from the Lounge

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"In Your Case" 2019 Non-album single
"Out for Breakfast" 2023 TBA
"The Book that I've Been Reading"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated
2016 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer Nominated
2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated
2016 TVTimes Award Best Newcomer Won
2017 British Soap Awards Best Young Actor Nominated
2018 British Soap Awards Best Young Actor Won
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Won
2021 26th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated
2021 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress Shortlisted
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (alongside Bradley Johnson) Nominated
2022 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (alongside Bradley Johnson) Nominated
2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Romance (alongside Bradley Johnson) Nominated
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