Isabella Giovinazzo

Isabella Giovinazzo is an Australian actress. From 2013 until 2017, she played Phoebe Nicholson in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. After leaving the series, she played Jessie Davies in the Network Ten drama series Playing for Keeps from 2018 until 2019. Giovinazzo has had supporting roles in web series Sex and Death, the 2021 miniseries Lie With Me, and soap opera Neighbours as Felicity Higgins.

Early life Giovinazzo was born in Melbourne. Her father is a music composer and educator of Italian descent. She has two younger sisters - Olivia and Greta.

Giovinazzo completed her secondary education at Melbourne Girls' College. After graduating, she enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Melbourne. However, during her first semester at university, she deferred her studies, choosing, instead, to travel Europe, spending an extended period in the Calabrian town where her paternal grandparents were born and grew up. She co-wrote the documentary Chong's World with Ella Carey, and it was selected for inclusion in the St Kilda Film Festival. It later screened at the Byron Bay Film Festival, and aired on the Australian television network SBS. She relocated to Sydney for the role and began filming mid-2013, before making her first appearance in the November 2013 season finale.

Following her departure from Home and Away, Giovinazzo was cast in the Network Ten drama Playing for Keeps. Playing for Keeps was cancelled after two seasons. Giovinazzo played a supporting role in the 2020 web series Sex and Death, alongside writer and director Kathleen Lee. The series later aired on SBS Viceland.

In 2021, Giovinazzo appeared in drama miniseries Lie With Me as Caroline Wilder. She also joined the cast of Neighbours in the recurring role of Felicity Higgins. The following year, she appeared in the web series Discontent, which follows five millennials who are linked through their phones and social media. Giovinazzo plays Apple.

Personal life Giovinazzo married her partner Charlie Ford in 2015. The couple separated in August 2016. Giovinazzo was in a relationship with her Home and Away co-star James Stewart from 2016 to 2017.

In January 2025, Giovinazzo confirmed on her social media that she was expecting her first child with her partner.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2001 Wee Jimmy Marcella Television film 2002 Out of Darkness Alice Short film 2012 One of Many Night Stands Lotty Short film 2012 Him Behind Her Marianne Short film 2012 Swim She Short film; also writer and producer 2013–2017 Home and Away Phoebe Nicholson Series regular 2018–2019 Playing for Keeps Jessie Davies 2020 Sex and Death Tanya Web series 2021 Lie With Me Caroline Wilder 2021 Neighbours Felicity Higgins Recurring role 2022 Discontent Apple Episodes: "Apple", "Maya"