Izabella Scorupco

Izabella Scorupco was born to Lech and Magdalena Skorupko in Białystok Poland on 4 June 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 English and French In the late 1980s Scorupco travelled throughout Europe working as a model and appeared on the cover of 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 which was certified gold in Sweden in 1991 On December 25 1996 Scorupco married Polish ice hockey player Mariusz Czerkawski then with the Edmonton Oilers They had one daughter together Julia born September 15 1997 They separated in 1998 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 and New York City In 2011 Scorupco reprised her singing career duetting with Swedish musician Peter Jöback in his single Jag Har Dig Nu and featuring in the songs music video She also starred in Jöbacks short extension film La vie Lamour Le mort Scorupco went on to host the spring 2012 series of Swedens Next Top Model but did not continue it for a second series Scorupco moved into the comedy world in July 2013 when she was named to a lead role in a new Swedish romantic comedy Micke Veronica alongside David Hellenius It premiered on December 25 2014