Born in what was then Communist Poland in January 1981 to accomplished thespian parents, Grazyna Dylag and Aleksander Mikolajczak, Izabella Miko could dance before she could walk. She began to pursue her dream career as a ballerina as soon as it was available to her at the age of 10. Izabella was accepted at the National Ballet School in Warsaw ...
Coyote Ugly, Step Up: All In, Clash of the Titans, Double Identity, Save the Last Dance 2, The Forsaken, Dark Streets, Love and Dance, Age of Heroes, Thinspiration, Make Your Move, Two Jacks, The House of Usher, Desert Dancer, Bye Bye Blackbird, The Frontier, Flakes, Crashing, Park, Repo, The Shore
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After training 6 months on a trapeze for film Bye Bye Blackbird (2005) she fell in love with the circus and has become a skilled aerialist- performing on a trapeze and silks.
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Came out with her own sustainable candle line called EkoMiko Candles, made out of coconut butter wax, to raise money for her eco foundation EkoMiko.
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Her first audition was for the role of Cammie in Coyote Ugly (2000) which she booked.
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Sold batteries on Times Square to pay for her point shoes.
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Moved to New York City at 15 on her own barely speaking English after accepting scholarship to School of American Ballet.
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Is a passionate environmentalist. She has created an eco foundation called EkoMiko.
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Has a brother.
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Replaced actress Gretchen Mol as the leading female in The Killers' music video for "Mr Brightside".
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Was a professional ballet and modern dancer.
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Enjoys reading.
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She loves learning new languages; and is currently learning to speak Italian. She is already fluent in Polish, English and French!
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