Early Life
Toppano was born in Finsbury Park, London, England, and grew up in Cammeray, New South Wales, Australia. The daughter of classical musician Enzo Toppano and actress Peggy Mortimer, she was a middle child, having an younger brother Lorenzo, and a younger brother Dean. She trained at the Ensemble Theatre under the guidance of American stage actor Hayes Gordon. As a teenager, Toppano won a scholarship to study ballet in the South of France, but an injury prevented progression in that field.
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