Milla Jovovich

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Bogdanovna and the family name is Jovovich.

Milla Jovovich
Jovovich in 2019
Born
Milica Bogdanovna Jovović

(1975-12-17) December 17, 1975 (age 48)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipUnited States (from 1994)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • singer
Years active1988–present
Spouses
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    (m. 1992; ann. 1992)​
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    (m. 1997; div. 1999)​
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    (m. 2009)​
Children3, including Ever Anderson
MotherGalina Loginova
Websitewww.millaj.com Edit this at Wikidata

Milica Bogdanovna Jovović[a][b] (/ˈjoʊvəvɪtʃ/ YOH-və-vitch; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovovich (MEE-lə), is an American actress and former fashion model.[2] Her starring roles in numerous science-fiction and action films led the music channel VH1 to deem her the "reigning queen of kick-butt" in 2006.[3] In 2004, Forbes determined that she was the highest-paid model in the world.[4]

Born in Kiev and raised in Los Angeles, Jovovich began modeling when Herb Ritts photographed her for the cover of the Italian magazine Lei in 1987.[5][6] Richard Avedon featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements.[7] In 1988, she made her screen debut in the television film The Night Train to Kathmandu and appeared in her first feature film, Two Moon Junction.

Jovovich gained attention for her role in the 1991 romance film Return to the Blue Lagoon.[8] She was considered to have a breakthrough with her role in the 1997 French science-fiction action film The Fifth Element, written and directed by Luc Besson. Jovovich and Besson married that year but soon divorced. She starred as Joan of Arc in Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). From 2002 to 2016, she portrayed Alice in the action horror film franchise Resident Evil,[9] which became the highest-grossing film series to be based on video games.[10]

Jovovich released her debut album, The Divine Comedy, in 1994, and a follow-up, The People Tree Sessions, in 1998. She continues to release demos for other songs on her official website and frequently contributes to film soundtracks. In 2003, she co-created the clothing line Jovovich–Hawk—which ran until 2008—with model Carmen Hawk.

  1. ^ Milla Jovovich's mother (August 23, 2005). "Галина Логінова: Сьогодні Київ, наче весела дiвчина, гарно вбрана i нафарбована". www.umoloda.kyiv.ua (Interview) (in Ukrainian). Україна Молода. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Milla Jovovich Official Site". millaj.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Bottomley, C. (March 2, 2006). "Milla Jovovich: Building a Perfect Action Star". VH1. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Forbes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Millaj: Purple Love". Purple magazine. MillaJ.com. 1990. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  6. ^ Leon, Sarah (October 19, 2011). "Milla Jovovich Magazine Cover, 1987: A Look Back". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  7. ^ Dolan, Maggie (December 17, 2013). "Milla Jovovich's Paper Covers, a Retrospective". Paper. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Milla Jovovich Filmography". MillaJ.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  9. ^ "Resident Evil: Afterlife Back to 2010". ShockTilYouDrop.com. CraveOnline. January 11, 2010. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  10. ^ Hopewell, John (May 21, 2017). "'Resident Evil' Franchise Set for a Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.


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