| Izabella Miko | |
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Izabella Miko, 19 August 2010 |
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| Born | Izabella Anna Mikołajczak 21 January 1981 Łódź, Poland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Izabella Anna Mikołajczak (born 21 January 1981), better known as Izabella Miko, is a Polish-born actress, dancer, and environmentalist.
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Miko was born in Łódź, Poland, the daughter of actors Grażyna Dyląg and Aleksander Mikołajczak. She grew up in Warsaw, where she studied to be a ballerina. An American choreographer invited her to study in New York City on a scholarship, and she traveled there with her mother on her 15th birthday.
Miko's American film debut was in Coyote Ugly in 2000. In addition, she appeared in three episodes of HBO's Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning Deadwood, and in The Killers' music video for Mr. Brightside. In 2010, Miko appeared in the big-budget remake Clash of the Titans as Athena. She is currently working in a supporting role as an acrobat named Raia in the new television series The Cape.
Miko supports green politics and keeps a video blog to talk about her current concerns.[1] Miko was ranked #48 on Maxim's Hot 100 Women of 2001 list.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Cammie | American film debut |
| 2001 | The Forsaken | Megan | International title is Vampires of the Desert |
| 2002 | "Minimal Knowledge" | Renee | Also known as "Murder Reincarnated" |
| 2005 | Bye Bye Blackbird | Alice | German title is Adieu, schöner, schwarzer Vogel |
| The Shore | Kaliope | Shot on location in Wildwood, New Jersey | |
| 2006 | Save the Last Dance 2 | Sara Johnson | Direct to DVD release |
| Park | Krysta | Film won Garden State Film Festival "Best Feature Comedy" | |
| The House of Usher | Jill Michaelson | Directed by Hayley Cloake | |
| 2007 | Flakes | Strawberry | Shot on location in New Orleans |
| Crashing | Kristen | Written and directed by Gary Walkow | |
| 2008 | Skip Tracer | Ludmila | Directed by Stephen Frears |
| Dark Streets | Madelaine | Film won Special Jury Prize at CineVegas International Film Festival | |
| 2009 | Love and Dance | Hania | Polish title is Kochaj i tańcz |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Athena | Scenes deleted |
| Double Identity | Katrine | Originally titled Fake Identity | |
| Repo | Timmy | Written and directed by Ben Gourley | |
| 2011 | Age of Heroes | Jensen | Starring Sean Bean and Danny Dyer |
| Two Jacks | Dana | Completed |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Gramercy Park | Sophie Mansour | Pilot episode only |
| Mr. Brightside | Prostitute/Singer's love interest | Music video for The Killers; directed by Sophie Muller | |
| 2005 | Deadwood | Carrie | Appeared in three episodes |
| 2011 | The Cape | Raia | |
| CHAOS | Greta | Episode "Deep Cover Band" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lena | Episode "Russian Brides" |