Isabella Rositano
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Isabella Rositano (born 2 January 1996) is an Australian multisport athlete. She performs music under the stage name Emcee Izzy. Rositano has represented Australia in canoeing and bobsleigh. She also played for Italy as an Australian rules footballer.[1][2]
She has been active in campaigning against gender inequality in sports and raising awareness for depression and mental health in Australia as an ambassador for the Black Dog Institute.[3]
Rositano was born in Adelaide and is of Italian and Polish descent.[4] She is 165 centimetres (5 ft 5 in) tall. She left Australia to complete high-school study at the Sylvia Young Theatre school in London.[5]
Arts career
Rositano was cast in Series 2 of the ABC Kids show Prank Patrol.[6] She appeared in local state theatre productions[7] and was a finalist in the 2011 Tropfest Jr short film competition for the film 'Fahrenheit'.[8][9]
In 2017 Rositano appeared on Series 9 of Australian Millionaire Hotseat and in 2018 Rositano appeared on Series 2 of Australian Ninja Warrior as Ninja Skippy.[10] She began studying medicine in 2018.[11][12]
After beginning her career Rositano began to campaign and volunteer for charities. Rositano completed 3,128 push-ups in 21 days to raise awareness and funds for PTSD and Depression alongside the Black Dog Institute, a mental health research foundation for which she is an ambassador.[13]
