Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich
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Name:
Milla Jovovich
Who is:
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Birth date:
(49 y.o.)
Place of birth:
Kiev
Height:
5'5 ft ()
Weight:
121 lb (55 kg)
Relationship:
single
Birth Sign:
(characteristic)
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Milla Jovovich's biography

Milla Jovovich is an American actress with Slavic roots who emigrated from the Soviet Union to the United States with her parents when she was a child. She became recognizable when she was very young, and after starring in such popular films as "The Fifth Element", "Apocalypse", "Ultraviolet" and "Resident Evil", she acquires worldwide fame. Beyond her successful acting career, Jovovich has also showcased her talents as a model and singer. She maintains an active lifestyle and remains in demand in Hollywood, starring in recent films "The Future World", "Beginners", and "Hellboy." Net worth: $50 million.
Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich

Early years

Milla Jovovich (real name - Militsa Bogdanovna Jovovich) was born in 1975 in the Soviet Union, in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Her parents met when her Dad, Bogdan Jovovich, of Serbian origin, studied medicine in the foreign student program in the USSR. Her mother, Galina Loginova, graduated from The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, and worked at the Dovzhenko film studio. As a student, she starred in the television version of "Shadows disappear at noon," a popular Soviet-era work by Anatoly Ivanov.
Milla Jovovich as a Child
Milla Jovovich as a Child
Milla's parents' marriage fell apart when her father was forced to leave the country because he couldn't get a visa. In those days, marriage to a foreigner caused many problems. Milla's mother came under the supervision of the KGB, and she was no longer invited to film. Unable to find a decent job and stay together, the parents decided to emigrate.

Childhood. First challenges

When Milla was 5, her parents moved first to London, then to America. The family settled in Los Angeles, but their rosy dreams of success quickly crumbled. Her father couldn't get his medical license, and her mother couldn't land acting roles due to her accent and fierce competition. Things got worse when Bogdan Jovovich was imprisoned for medical insurance fraud.
Milla Jovovich in her youth
Milla Jovovich in her youth
Milla's years in American school weren't great either. Her classmates didn't accept her—people from the USSR faced hostility during the Cold War. Without a full family and in an unfriendly school environment, Milla felt vulnerable and lonely.

Left alone and realizing that dreams could only be achieved through hard work, Milla's mother dedicated all her time and money to the development of her daughter. Milla attended music, ballet, and acting classes. Galina began organizing photo sessions for her daughter. This meant spending most of their time in the car, traveling to different cities for meetings and photo shoots. In the car, the teenage girl had to do homework, sleep, and apply her first makeup.
Milla Jovovich with her mother
Milla Jovovich with her mother
Galina tirelessly searched for new opportunities and contracts for her daughter, juggling the roles of mother, producer, teacher, and creative director all at once. She changed her daughter's name, adding a second "l" so it would sound more natural in English.
Speaking about her half-Russian heritage, Milla once told journalists that she gets her willpower and stubbornness from her mother, while admitting that her impulsiveness isn't her best trait.
Her "difficult" personality and struggles with work and school led teenage Milla into tough situations. When she started earning money and became financially independent at sixteen, Milla left home and began abusing alcohol and marijuana.

Milla's career as a model

Milla's first photo appeared in the Italian fashion magazine "Lei". When editors discovered the young beauty was only eleven, they initially refused to print the photo. However, the photographer Richard Avedon gave them an ultimatum. The buzz around the beautiful girl's age led to her being photographed constantly. The first contract with Milla was signed when she was 12 years old, and she began to appear in commercials for Revlon, Hugo Boss, and Calvin Klein, earning $3,000 per day of shooting.
The first photo of the 11-year-old Milla Jovovich appeared in the Italian fashion magazine "Lei"
The first photo of the 11-year-old Milla Jovovich appeared in the Italian fashion magazine "Lei"
Jovovich's photos were published in more than one hundred popular fashion magazines such as Cosmopolitan, The Face, Vogue. For many years she represented the products of fashion and perfume brands and continues to be an exclusive model of L'Oreal.
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Actor career

Riding her fashion success, Jovovich made her film debut in "Night Train to Kathmandu" (1988) and first gained recognition starring in the romantic "Return to the Blue Lagoon," the sequel to the famous film starring supermodel Brooke Shields. After Richard Linklater cut almost all of Milla's scenes from "Dazed and Confused" (1993), she took a break from acting and returned when Luc Besson offered her the lead in his sci-fi blockbuster "The Fifth Element" (1997) alongside Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman.
Milla Jovovich as an alien Lilu in The Fifth Element
Milla Jovovich as an alien Lilu in The Fifth Element
The role of alien Leeloo catapulted Jovovich to Hollywood's A-list, making her a major star. Two years later, she brought her own interpretation of warrior Joan of Arc to the screen in her then-husband Besson's action epic. Milla also starred alongside Mel Gibson in Wim Wenders' "The Million Dollar Hotel" (2000), which won awards at the Berlin Film Festival. Later, she starred in various films with actors such as Ben Stiller, Adrian Brody, Robert de Niro, and Edward Norton.
Milla Jovovich in the film "Resident Evil"
Milla Jovovich in the film "Resident Evil"
Milla's next big break came with her starring role in the zombie blockbuster "Resident Evil" by Paul W.S. Anderson, her current husband, and its five sequels. This fierce, action-hero persona became one of her most defining roles. Her filmography also saw less successful projects such as the thrillers ".45" and "The Fourth Kind."
Milla Jovovich on the set of the russian movie «Lucky trouble»
According to Zoomboola.com, in 2010, Milla was cast in Levan Gabriadze's Russian comedy "Lucky Trouble," and the following year she played Milady de Winter in Paul Anderson's adaptation "The Three Musketeers" with Christoph Waltz and Logan Lerman. In 2016, she starred in the final installment of the zombie saga "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" shortly after giving birth to her daughter.

Personal life of Milla Jovovich

At 16, Jovovich fell in love with her co-star from "Under the buzz and confusion," 21-year-old Sean Andrews, and married him just days later, much to her mother's dismay. Through her mother's intervention and Milla's own realization ("We were stupid and didn't understand what we were doing," she later admitted), their marriage was quickly annulled.
Milla Jovovich and Luke Besson were married
Milla Jovovich and Luke Besson were married
She married the famous French director Luc Besson in 1997. The marriage was happy, but in 1999 the couple divorced.
Milla Jovovich with Paul Anderson and children
Milla Jovovich with Paul Anderson and children
Now Milla is married to the film director Paul Anderson. They met in 2002 on the set of "Resident Evil" and married 7 years later. The couple loves each other and raises their daughters Ever (born in 2007) and Dashiel (born in 2015). In February 2020, Milla became a mother for the third time.
Milla Jovovich with her family
Milla Jovovich with her family
Milla spends all her free time with her family, considering the upbringing of children her priority. She also reads extensively and stays active with sports. The actress emphasizes that her heritage is very important to her—she teaches Russian to her children and introduces them to Russian culture.

Milla Jovovich Now

Milla Jovovich remains a popular Hollywood actress. In 2018, the actress worked on three projects—the film "Shock and Awe" with Woody Harrelson, the Chinese action film "The Beginners," and James Franco's adventure film "The World of the Future." Her fans were especially excited about the release of the "Hellboy" reboot "Hellboy: Revival of the Bloody Queen" in 2019. The movie didn't receive glowing reviews, but Milla was stunning as the Blood Queen.
Milla Jovovich in the new «Hellboy» (2019)
Milla Jovovich in the new «Hellboy» (2019)

Milla Jovovich: latest news and articles

  • Weird acting of some actors - leaving the country and then screaming `I`m Russian!`. That`s why I don`t like Milla Jovovich.
    2021-05-19 08:26:58
  • Year by year Milla Jovovich become more like her mother Galina Loginova :) I found out this while looking at the pictures
    2021-05-10 21:59:35
  • `Resident Evil` is the best role of Milla Jovovich. She is very realistic and dynamic there!
    2021-04-07 12:21:39
  • I`m still impressed how Milla Jovovich can look so nice without makeup and with makeup as well.
    2021-03-05 10:47:21
  • For me Milla Jovovich is only The Fifth Element. This is a masterpiece of a film and she played great in there.
    2021-02-17 12:48:12
  • Milla, a multifaceted woman has a great potency.......believe me.
    2018-11-17 00:02:14
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