Isabel Durant
Isabel Durant, sometimes credited as Issi Durant, is an Australian actress and dancer. She is best known for her roles as Grace Whitney in Dance Academy, Ondina the mermaid in Mako: Island of Secrets and Claire Brady in Days of Our Lives.
Life and career
Durant is from Sydney, Australia. She began seriously dancing at age 15 while a student at Loreto Kirribilli.Durant appeared on and was a Top 20 finalist on So [You Think You Can Dance Australia (season 3)|the third season] of So You [Think You Can Dance Australia]. Following her elimination from So You Think You Can Dance Australia, she went to open auditions for the teen drama series Dance Academy 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 Camp which aired on NBC 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 soap opera Days of Our Lives, taking over the recurring role of Claire Brady. On September 10, 2020, she was promoted to a contract player.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance | Miss Elizabeth's Dance Troupe | Film |
| 2010 | So You Think You Can Dance Australia | Herself | Contestant ; as Issi Durant |
| 2012–2013 | Dance Academy | Grace Whitney | Main role, 39 episodes; credited as Issi Durant during season 2 |
| 2013 | Reef Doctors | Emma | Episodes 1.3, 1.12 |
| 2013 | Camp | Deanna | Episodes: "Capture the Flag", "The Mixer", "CIT Overnight" |
| 2015–2016 | Mako: Island of Secrets | Ondina | Main role |
| 2017 | This is Us | Kelly | Episode: "Number One" |
| 2018 | Life Itself | Shari Dickstein | Film |
| 2020–2021 | Days of Our Lives | Claire Brady | Contract role |