Born in the northern Polish town of Bialystok, Izabella Scorupco moved to Sweden with her mother as a young child. She studied drama and music and, at 17, was discovered by a Swedish film director who cast her in the movie Ingen kan älska som vi, which made her a local teenage idol. She then became a successful model in Sweden and throughout Europe, where she made good use of her fluency in four languages.

In 1989, Scorupco displayed another facet of her talents, launching her career as a pop singer with her first single, Substitute. The single and subsequent album, IZA, both went gold, and she followed with another hit single, Shame, Shame, which she recorded in 1991. Returning to acting in 1994, she immediately won the lead role in the Swedish film Petri tårar. Scorupco stars as a woman who lives her life as a man in the medieval drama, which was released in August 1995.
Has a daughter, Julia (b. September 1997), with former husband, hockey player Mariusz Czerkawski. Son, Jacob Martin Raymond, born 24 July, 2003 in Pasadena, Los Angeles. Father is Jeffrey Raymond, Scorupco's boyfriend. Measurements: 34-23 1/2-33 1/2 (Ford modeling card 1990), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Once said that when working for Ford Modeling, she went without food for 4 months, using water as her only nourishment. Was offered the lead female role in L.A. Confidential, but turned it down. The role went to Kim Basinger. Was offered the lead female role in The Mask of Zorro, but turned it down. The role went to Catherine Zeta-Jones.