Izabella Scorupco (born Izabela Dorota Skorupko , June 4, 1970) is a Polish people|Polish - Swedish people|Swedish actress and model, best known for her portrayal of Bond girl Natalya Simonova in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye .
Biography
Scorupco was born to Lech and Magdalena Skorupko in Bialystok , Poland , in 1970. When she was one year old, her parents separated, and she remained with her mother. In 1978, they moved to Bredäng in Stockholm , Sweden , where Scorupco learned to speak Swedish language|Swedish , English language|English , French language|French and Arabic language|Arabic .
In the late 1980s, Scorupco travelled Europe working as a model, and appeared on the cover of Vogue (magazine)|Vogue . In 1987, she was discovered by director Staffan Hildebrand and starred in the film Ingen kan älska som vi ("Nobody can love like us"). In the early 1990s, she had a brief but successful career as a pop singer, releasing the album IZA (album)|IZA , which went gold album|gold in Sweden in 1991. In 1995, she played Natalya Simonova in the James Bond film GoldenEye , starring opposite Pierce Brosnan .
On December 25, 1996, Scorupco married Polish ice hockey player Mariusz Czerkawski , then a player for the Edmonton Oilers . They separated in 1998, having had one daughter together, Julia (born September 15, 1997). http://www.starshub.com/izabella_scorupco.htm Profile/Biography of Izabella Scorupco. StarsHub.com. Retrieved January 25, 2010. On January 30, 2003, Scorupco married an American, Jeffrey Raymond; they have a son, Jakob (born July 24, 2003), and now live in Los Angeles . http://www.nordicreach.com/its_about/people/17/ Izabella Scorupco: Bond girl (GoldenEye). Nordic Reach. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
In 2011, Scorupco reprised her singing career, duetting with Swedish musician Peter Jöback in his single Jag Har Dig Nu and featuring in the song's music video. She also starred in Jöback's short extension film '' La vie, L'amour, Le mort ''. It has been confirmed that Scorupco will be hosting the spring 2012 series of Sweden's Next Top Model . http://jamesbond007.se/events.asp? id=2944 "Izabella Scorupco Hosts Top Model Sweden". JamesBond007, 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
Modelling career
Scorupco has modelled for Tiffany and Co. , H& M , Oriflame , Dr Irena Eris and Wera .fact|date=February 2012
Filmography
Title
1989
1991
1991
1995
1995
1999
2000
2002
2004
2006
2007
2010
Discography
Albums
IZA (album)|IZA (1991) Sweden #11
Singles
Year
Title
Chart positions
Sweden
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Norway
1991
"Substitute"
3
-
-
-
-
1991
"I Write You a Love Song"
10
93
1992
"Brando Moves"
37
-
-
-
-
1992
Shame, Shame, Shame "
3
37
22
39
2
References
Reflist
External links
http://actionadventure.about.com/library/weekly/aa121200a.htm An interview with Scorupco taken after filming "Vertical Limit"
IMDb name|id=0001713
http://www.jamesbond007.se/stars.asp? starid=208 Izabella Scorupco - From Sweden With Love
s-starts-bef | before= Carey Lowell s-ttl | title= Bond girl | years=1995s-aft | after= Michelle Yeoh s-end Persondata | NAME =Scorupco, Izabella | ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Scorupco, Iza | SHORT DESCRIPTION =Polish born model, actress and singer, most famous for starring as the Bond girl in GoldenEye | DATE OF BIRTH =June 4, 1970 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Bialystok , Poland | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Scorupco, Izabella Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Polish film actors Category:Polish female models Category:People from Bialystok
