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Milla Jovovich is a Actor and Executive producer Russe born on 17 december 1975 at Kiev (Ukraine)

Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich
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Birth name Milica Bogdanovna Jovovitch
Nationality Russie
Birth 17 december 1975 (48 years) at Kiev (Ukraine)

Milica Bogdanovna "Milla" Jovovich (/joʊvəvɪtʃ/ YOH-və-vich; born December 17, 1975) is an American actress, model, musician, and fashion designer. She has appeared in numerous science fiction and action films, leading the music channel VH1 to deem her the "reigning queen of kick-butt" in 2006.

Born in Kiev, Jovovich immigrated with her parents to the United States when she was five. In 1987, she began modeling at the age of 12 when Herb Ritts photographed her for the cover of the Italian magazine Lei. Richard Avedon featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements. In 1988, Jovovich had her first acting role in the television film The Night Train to Kathmandu, and that year also appeared in her first feature film, Two Moon Junction.

Jovovich gained attention for her role in the explicit 1991 romance film Return to the Blue Lagoon, as she was then only 15. She was considered to have a breakthrough with her role in the 1997 French science-fiction film The Fifth Element written and directed by Luc Besson. She and Besson married that year, but soon divorced. She starred as the heroine and martyr in Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999).

In 2002, Jovovich starred in the science fiction horror film Resident Evil, adapted from the video game series of the same name. It was disliked by critics, but was commercially successful. She reprised her role in four sequels, all in the apocalyptic fiction action horror genre, made between 2004 and 2012.

Jovovich released an album, The Divine Comedy, in 1994. She continues to release demos for other songs on her official website and contributes to film soundtracks. In 2003, she and model Carmen Hawk created the clothing line Jovovich-Hawk. Jovovich has her own production company, Creature Entertainment.

Biography

Jovovich was born in the Ukrainian SSR of the former Soviet Union to a Russian mother. She has stated that her native language is Russian, and that she never learned to speak Serbian well. In addition to Russian and English, she speaks some French. She had referred to the role the Russian culture played in her life when she stated in 2005: "I have a Russian mother, she was a famous actress in the USSR (Galina Loginova). And the first books, which I read, were in Russian. I was raised in the atmosphere of the Russian classical theatre school. The art, built on the system of Stanislavsky – that's the most realistic art. And the modern cinema stands on the same principle. A Russian person wants to find the truth. This is the base of the Russian culture. I never forget it, especially since I have Russian roots". Jovovich established a charitable foundation in 2005 to help Ukrainian children. At the time she referred to herself: "I am a strong Ukrainian girl, that is why I work a lot".

Jovovich currently resides in homes in Los Angeles and New York with her husband, film writer and director Paul W. S. Anderson, whom she married on 22 August 2009. The two met while working on the 2002 film Resident Evil, which Anderson wrote and directed, and in which Jovovich starred. Anderson proposed to Jovovich in 2003, but the two separated for a period of time before becoming a couple again. On November 3, 2007, Jovovich gave birth to her and Anderson's first child, a daughter, Ever Gabo. The child was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. On April 1, 2015 their second daughter, Dashiel Edan, was born.

Prior to her relationship with Anderson, Jovovich married on-screen boyfriend Shawn Andrews in 1992 while filming Dazed and Confused together. Andrews was 21, while Jovovich was 16; the marriage was annulled by her mother two months later. Shortly after the annulment, Jovovich moved to Europe with her friend and musician Chris Brenner where she met and then lived with her new boyfriend, ex-Jamiroquai bassist Stuart Zender, in London from May 1994 to October 1995. From 1995 to 1997, she dated photographer Mario Sorrenti. In Las Vegas, she married The Fifth Element director Luc Besson in 1997 where they went skydiving directly after the ceremony; they divorced in 1999. Between 1998 and 2001, she befriended the young poet and musician, Anno Birkin, and each was the other's inspiration behind many of their compositions. Jovovich became involved with Birkin romantically just before his death in a car accident on November 8, 2001. Jovovich also dated former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, for seven months in 2000.

In addition to being a former smoker, Jovovich has advocated the legalization of cannabis, and appeared in a spread and on the cover for High Times. In an article published in 1994, she admitted that her only vices were cigarettes and cannabis. She practices yoga and meditates often in attempts to live a healthy lifestyle; although not affiliating with any specific religion, she prays and considers herself a "spiritual person". She avoids junk foods and prefers to cook for herself. She practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in addition to other varieties of martial arts. Jovovich also enjoys playing the guitar, and writing poems and lyrics for songs.

Best films

Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
(Actress)
The Fifth Element (1997)
(Actress)
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
(Actress)
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
(Actress)
The Three Musketeers (2011)
(Actress)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
(Actress)

Usually with

Jeremy Bolt
Jeremy Bolt
(8 films)
Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
(2 films)
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
(2 films)
Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Milla Jovovich (44 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2020Monster HunterActressArtemis
2019HellboyActressVivienne Nimue, the Blood Queen
2018Future WorldActressDrug Lord
2016Zoolander 2ActressKatinka
2016Resident Evil: The Final ChapterActressAlice
2015SurvivorActressKate Abbott
2015Savva. Heart of the WarriorActressSavva (voice, English version)
2014CymbelineActressQueen
2012Resident Evil: RetributionActressAlice
2011Bringing Up BobbyActressOlive
2011Crazy, Stupid, Love.ActressAnnie
2011The Three MusketeersActressMilady de Winter
2011Faces in the CrowdActress, Executive producerAnna Marchant
2011Lucky TroubleActressNadya
2010Resident Evil: AfterlifeActressAlice
2010StoneActressLucetta
2010Blood Into WineActressHerself
2010Dirty GirlActressSue-Ann
2010The Red Carpet IssueActress
2009The Fourth KindActressDr. Abigail 'Abbey' Tyler
2009Bringing Up BobbyActress
2009A Perfect GetawayActressCydney
2008Palermo ShootingActressSelf (uncredited)
2007Resident Evil: ExtinctionActressAlice
2006UltravioletActressViolet Song Jat Shariff
2006.45ActressKat
2004Resident Evil: ApocalypseActressAlice
2002Resident EvilActressAlice
2002DummyActressFangora "Fanny" Gurkel
2002No Good DeedActressErin
2002You Stupid ManActressNadine
2001ZoolanderActressKatinka Ingabogovinanana
2000The ClaimActressLucia
2000The Million Dollar HotelActressEloise
1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcActressJoan of Arc
1998He Got GameActressDakota Burns
1997The Fifth ElementActressLeeloo
1996The Mirror Has Two FacesActressGirl in Commercial (uncredited)
1993Dazed and ConfusedActressMichelle Burroughs
1992ChaplinActressMildred Harris
1992KuffsActressMaya Carlton
1991Return to the Blue LagoonActressLilli
1988The Night Train to KathmanduActressLily McLeod
1988Two Moon JunctionActressSamantha Delongpre