1. Izabella Miko is best known for starring in the film Coyote Ugly and the music videos "Mr Brightside" and "Miss Atomic Bomb" by The Killers.
17 Facts About Izabella Miko
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Izabella Miko made her American film debut in Coyote Ugly, followed by a starring part in the vampire thriller The Forsaken.
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Izabella Miko has had recurring roles on the television series Deadwood, The Cape, and Chicago Fire, in addition to roles in dance films such as Save the Last Dance 2, Make Your Move, and Step Up: All In.
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Izabella Miko made her debut as a film producer on the British biographical drama Desert Dancer in 2014.
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Izabella Miko has a sustainable candle line named EkoMiko Candles as well as an eco foundation named EkoMiko.
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Izabella Miko grew up in Warsaw, where she studied to be a ballerina at the Chopin Music School.
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At the age of 18, Izabella Miko returned to the United States and landed her first major film role as Cammie in Coyote Ugly.
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In 2005, Izabella Miko appeared in a multi-episode story arc on the HBO series Deadwood; the same year, she appeared in the music video for "Mr Brightside" by The Killers.
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Izabella Miko was nominated for Best Young Character Actress at the 2008 Undine Awards for her role in Bye Bye Blackbird.
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Izabella Miko had a lead role as Sara Johnson in the dance film Save the Last Dance 2, replacing Julia Stiles from the original film.
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Izabella Miko appeared in several independent films in the late 2000s, including Park and the comedy Flakes, the latter of which premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
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Izabella Miko appeared in the crime thriller Double Identity in a lead role and in the big-budget remake Clash of the Titans as Athena.
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Izabella Miko was in a supporting role as an acrobat named Raia in the 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.
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In 2012, Izabella 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.
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Izabella Miko appeared in Billy Idol's music video for "Can't Break Me Down", and had a supporting role in Step Up: All In, both in 2014.
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In 2015, Izabella Miko co-produced the biographical film Desert Dancer, which tells the story of Iranian choreographer Afshin Ghaffarian.
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Izabella Miko has supported Global Green USA, an environmentalist group and organization that constitutes the American branch of Green Cross International.