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. She now makes music under the name "Little Dog Star".
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 Released: 1 November 2019 Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles + List of singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "In Your Case" 2019 "Out for Breakfast" 2023 "The Book that I've Been Reading"
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2016 British Soap Awards Best Newcomer 2016 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer 2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer 2016 TVTimes Award Best Newcomer 2017 British Soap Awards Best Young Actor 2018 British Soap Awards Best Young Actor 2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor 2021 26th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2021 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress 2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress 2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (alongside Bradley Johnson) 2022 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (alongside Bradley Johnson) 2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Romance (alongside Bradley Johnson)
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