Izabella Dorota Scorupco was born June 4th, 1970. She lived in Bialystock, Poland, with her parents, Lech and Magdalena. At age one, her mother, who was a doctor, left her father. They moved to Sweden when Izabella was eight, and settled in Stockholm.

In 1989, she was cast as Annelie, in the Swedish film Ingen kan alska som vi, and became a teenage idol. In that same year, she released a single "Substitute" which went gold in Sweden. She released two albums and a few hit singles before ending her singing career. Izabella began pursuing her modelling career and appeared in many magazines and other advertisements.

In 1994 she returned to her acting career and starred in the mediaeval film Petri Tarar, as Carla Marcellini. In 1995, she became the Bondgirl of Goldeneye. She played the role of Natalya Simonova, which she is best known for.

In December 1996, Izabella married hockey-player Mariusz Czerkawski. The following September, Iza gave birth to a daughter, Julia. Izabella and Mariusz divorced last year.

Iza's next role was as Helena in the Polish film, Ogniem I Mieczem, which is set in the 17th century. The film was released in 1998. In 1999, the filming of her 7th movie, Dykaren, began. That same year, filming for her second American film, The Vertical Limit, started. She played Monique Aubertine, a Canadian medic. The film came out in the U.S. December 2000.

Recently, Izabella has been doing publicity work for the Swedish Cosmetic Company, Oriflame. Oriflame runs her official site. In Feburary, filming began for her latest project, Reign of Fire.