Recall that a compact manifold $M$ with a $G$-action, where $G$ is a compact Lie group, is such that $M$ contains an open, dense and convex subset where the points have the smaller possible isotropy group.
Assuming the action is effective, does $M$ has a point with trivial isotropy?
This is false.
Consider the $SO(3)$ action on $S^2$. It is effective but every point has isotropy.