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Izabella Anna Mikołajczak (born 21 January 1981), better known as Izabella Miko, is a Polish actress, dancer, producer, and environmental activist. While a dance student in Poland, Miko was recruited to study at the New York City Ballet at age fifteen and later studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. She made her American film debut in Coyote Ugly (2000), followed by a starring part in the vampire thriller The Forsaken (2001).
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Early life
Miko was born Izabella Anna Mikołajczak in Łódź, Poland, the daughter of actors Grażyna Dyląg and Aleksander Mikołajczak. She grew up in Warsaw, where she studied to be a ballerina at the Chopin Music School. An American choreographer invited her to study in New York City on a scholarship with the School of American Ballet, and she later enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Institute to study acting. After sustaining a back injury, Miko left New York City and returned to Poland.
Career
In the late 1990s, Miko returned to the United States and landed a role in the film Coyote Ugly in 2000. This was followed with a lead role in the 2001 vampire horror film The Forsaken, playing a young woman infected by a vampiric virus. In 2005, Miko appeared in a multi-episode story arc on the critically acclaimed HBO series Deadwood; the same year, she appeared in the music video for "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers (she would again collaborate with the band for the video of their 2012 single "Miss Atomic Bomb", breaking her foot during filming). In 2006, she had a lead role in Save the Last Dance 2, reprising the role of Julia Stiles in the original film.
Miko would appear in several independent films in the late 2000s, including Park (2007) opposite Melanie Lynskey and the comedy Flakes (2007) opposite Aaron Stanford and Zooey Deschanel, the latter of which premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival. The following year, she appeared as a seductive nightclub singer in Dark Streets (2008), an adaptation of the play of the same name by Glenn M. Stewart. She also appeared in the crime thriller Double Identity (2009) in a lead role opposite Val Kilmer and in the big-budget remake Clash of the Titans (2010) as Athena. She was also in a supporting role as an acrobat named Raia in the short lived television series The Cape, followed by a supporting role as a spy in the British war thriller Age of Heroes, based on the formation of Ian Fleming's No. 30 Commando during World War II.
In 2012, Miko appeared opposite Danny Huston and Sienna Miller in the period drama Two Jacks, directed by Bernard Rose, and in the South Korean dance film Make Your Move in 2013. Miko appeared in Billy Idol's music video for "Can't Break Me Down", and also had a supporting role in Step Up: All In, both in 2014. Also in 2014, she had a small role in the TV show Supernatural, episode "Ask Jeeves" of season 10, where she portrays a shape shifter working for a rich heiress who has died. In 2015, Miko co-produced the autobiographical film Desert Dancer, which tells the story of Iranian choreographer Afshin Ghaffarian. The same year, she had guest appearances in the television series Blue Bloods and Scorpion, as well as a recurring role in the NBC action-drama series Chicago Fire.
Personal life
Miko supports green politics and keeps a video blog titled Eko Miko to talk about her current concerns. She has supported Global Green USA, an environmentalist group and organization that constitutes the American branch of Green Cross International.
Filmography
Actress
2022
NCIS: Hawai'i (TV Series) as
Alina Nikitin
- Ohana (2022) - Alina Nikitin
2022
The Flight Attendant (TV Series) as
Cherri
- Drowning Women (2022) - Cherri
2020
NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) as
Michelle Boucher
- Raising the Dead (2020) - Michelle Boucher
2020
Hunters (TV Series) as
Helen Hirsch
- In the Belly of the Whale (2020) - Helen Hirsch
2019
People Just Do Nothing (TV Movie) as
Aldona
2019
Futro z misia as
'Futro'
2018
The Rake as
Cassie
2018
Planeta Singli 2 as
Singer Beata
2018
Criminal Minds (TV Series) as
Galina Kadlec
- Rule 34 (2018) - Galina Kadlec
2018
Sensitive Men (Short) as
Jenn
2017
The Mick (TV Series) as
Yulia
- The Wolf (2017) - Yulia
2016
Shooter (TV Series) as
Karlina Ordenko
- Danger Close (2016) - Karlina Ordenko
2015
Paradise Pictures (TV Movie) as
Norma Jean
2015
Chicago Fire (TV Series) as
Katya
- Let It Burn (2015) - Katya
- Spartacus (2015) - Katya
- Category 5 (2015) - Katya
- We Called Her Jellybean (2015) - Katya
- You Know Where to Find Me (2015) - Katya
2015
Scorpion (TV Series) as
Sonia Balasevic
- Cuba Libre (2015) - Sonia Balasevic
2015
Blue Bloods (TV Series) as
Milena
- Payback (2015) - Milena
2015
The Frontier as
Gloria
2014
Anger Management (TV Series) as
Mary Kathleen
- Charlie Gets Tied Up with a Catholic Girl (2014) - Mary Kathleen
2014
Supernatural (TV Series) as
Olivia
- Ask Jeeves (2014) - Olivia
2014
Billy Idol: Can't Break Me Down (Music Video) as
Izabella Miko
2014
The Mundane Goddess (Short) as
Aphrodite
2014
Step Up All In as
Alexxa Brava
2014
Starving in Suburbia as
Teagan / ButterflyAna
2013
Make Your Move as
Tatianna
2012
The Killers: Miss Atomic Bomb - Animated Version (Music Video short) as
Young Girl
2012
2 Jacks as
Dana
2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Lena
- Russian Brides (2011) - Lena
2011
Love Bites (TV Series) as
Audrey
- Boys to Men (2011) - Audrey
2011
Chaos (TV Series) as
Greta
- Deep Cover Band (2011) - Greta
2011
Age of Heroes as
Jensen
2011
Mother Nature: First MILF (Video short) as
Mother Nature
2011
The Cape (TV Series) as
Raia
- Razer (2011) - Raia
- Goggles and Hicks (2011) - Raia
- Dice (2011) - Raia
- Kozmo (2011) - Raia
- Tarot (2011) - Raia
- Pilot (2011) - Raia
2010
Repo as
Timmy
2010
Clash of the Titans as
Athena
2009
Double Identity as
Katrine
2009
Kochaj i tancz as
Hania
2008
Skip Tracer (TV Movie) as
Ludmila
2008
Dark Streets as
Madelaine Bondurant
2007
Waiting (Short) as
Young Woman
2007
Flakes as
Strawberry
2007
Crashing as
Kristen
2006
The Shore as
Kaliope
2006
Save the Last Dance 2 (Video) as
Sara
2006
The House of Usher as
Jill Michaelson
2006
Park as
Krysta
2005
Bye Bye Blackbird as
Alice
2005
Deadwood (TV Series) as
Carrie
- Something Very Expensive (2005) - Carrie
- Complications (2005) - Carrie
- Requiem for a Gleet (2005) - Carrie
2004
Gramercy Park (TV Movie) as
Sophie Mansour
2004
The Killers: Mr. Brightside (Music Video) as
Woman (uncredited)
2002
Minimal Knowledge as
Renee
2001
The Forsaken as
Megan
2000
LeAnn Rimes: Can't Fight the Moonlight (Music Video) as
Dancer
2000
Coyote Ugly as
Cammie
1993
Kuchnia polska (TV Mini Series) as
Zuzia Szymanko (as Izabela Mikolajczyk)
1991
Niech zyje milosc as
Kuba's Daughter (uncredited)
1988
Pan Kleks w kosmosie as
The Girl with the Matches
Producer
2018
Straight Talk Express (Short) (producer)
2018
Sensitive Men (Short) (executive producer)
2014
Desert Dancer (producer)
2012
Yellow (executive producer)
2011
Got a Teeny Weeny? (Short) (producer)
Director
2011
Got a Teeny Weeny? (Short)
Soundtrack
2018
Planeta Singli 2 (performer: "Pójdzmy wszyscy do stajenki")