Who is Izabella Scorupco? 6 Facts About the Polish-Swedish Actress

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Polish-Swedish actress Izabella Scorupco has made name for herself in the entertainment industry, as an actress, singer, and model. It has been a flourishing career for the actress since her breakthrough in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. The talented personality has shown great versatility over the years, although a greater part of her fame comes from her acting stints. There is so much to learn from the life of the multi-talented actress. Let’s get to know more about her.

Who is Izabella Scorupco?

Izabella grew up with an inclination to arts and entertainment. She was born on June 4, 1970. She started taking music lessons when she was very young and would often participate in her school plays. While still a kid she would write her own plays in school. Scorupco first found love in music and later went into modeling. Afterward, she made her way to the movie industry where she attained greater heights. Find out more about her in the 6 facts below.

6 Facts About the Polish-Swedish Actress

1. Background

Izabella Scorupco was born in Bialystok, Poland to parents; Lech (father) a musician and Magdalena Scorupco (mother) a doctor. She grew up with her mother who got separated from her father when she was very little. Even though she was away from her father, his music traits stayed with her. Scorupco was a popular singer in the 90s although her career as a singer was in a way shortlived. She learned how to speak three languages Swedish, English and French after moving with her mother to Stockholm, Sweden.

2. Career

Izabella started out as a model, although her first step into entertainment was in a movie. After she was discovered by director Staffan Hildebrand, she was cast in the movie Ingenkanälskasom vi (Nobody can Love Like Us) and became very popular. After her graduation, she worked as a model in the 80s and was well recognized in Europe. One of her greatest achievement as a model was appearing on the cover of Vogue. She also featured in lots of TV commercials and was making waves at her young age.

In the late 80s, she went into music debuting with the pop single Substitute. Scorupco’s debut single became a hit and topped various Swedish charts at the time. Motivated to do more, she released her debut album IZA in 1991. The album was certified gold and it conquered various charts at the time.

Izabella Scorupco went back into acting in 1991, starring in the television miniseries V som I Viking. She starred in some Swedish series before landing the role of Natalya Simonova in GoldenEye. After a brief hiatus from her career due to childbirth, she starred in the movie With Fire and Sword and went on to appear in a host of other interesting movies. Scorupco was very remarkable in the movie Vertical Limit where she played an action role.

3. Net Worth

Izabella Scorupco has her net worth estimated at $4 million. The multitalented personality not only makes money as an actress but also from her music as well as her modeling career. She proved that she is a master of all when she hosted the 2012 series of Sweden’s Next Top Model and this also added to her financial status. She may not be the richest but the talented actress is living a comfortable life.

4. Personal life – Husband, Kids

The actress, model, and singer has been married two times. She was married first to former professional ice hockey player Mariusz Czerkawski in 1996. Together the couple moved to the United States at the time. With Mariusz, Izabella had a daughter, Julia in 1997. However a year after their daughter’s arrival, the couple got divorced. she married again in 2003 to Jeffrey Raymond. The couple went their separate ways in 2015. They had a son together, Jacob Martin Raymond.

5. Body Measurements – Height and Weight

Izabella Scorupco stands at a height of 5ft 8.5in (1.7m) which is quite proportional to her weight of 54 kg (119 lbs). With her curvy figure which measures 34-26-32, the actress fits into size 4 (US) for her dresses. She wears size 8 (US) for her shoes and size 34B for her bra.

6. Social Media Presence

Izabella Scorupco is not much of a social media person. Regardless, she has her fans lurking around her pages and waiting for the next picture or event to comment on. She has over 15 thousand followers on Twitter and a large following on other platforms.

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