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Milla Jovovich (Full Name: Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich) is a popular American actress and model whose starring roles in many science-fiction and action films led the music channel VH1 to deem her the “reigning queen of kick-butt” in 2006. In 2004, Forbes determined that Milla was the highest-paid model in the globe.
She started modeling in 1987 when Herb Ritts photographed her for the cover of the Italian magazine Lei. Richard Avedon featured Milla in Revlon’s “Most Unforgettable Women in the World” advertisements. In 1988, Milla made her screen debut in the television film The Night Train to Kathmandu and was seen in her first feature film, Two Moon Junction.
She gained fame for her role in the 1991 romance film Return to the Blue Lagoon, as Milla was 15 years old at the time. Milla became 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. Milla starred as the heroine and martyr in Besson’s The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). From 2002 until 2016, Milla portrayed Alice in the action horror film franchise Resident Evil, which became the highest-grossing film series to be based on video games.
She released a debut album, The Divine Comedy, in 1994, and a follow-up, The People Tree Sessions, in 1998. Milla proceeds to release demos for other songs on her official website and frequently contributes to film soundtracks. In 2003, model Carmen Hawk and Milla created the clothing line Jovovich–Hawk, which ran until 2008. She has her own production company, Creature
Milla Jovovich Age
Milla was born on December 17, 1975, in Kyiv, Ukraine. She is 48 years old. Milla celebrates her birthday on December 17, every year.
Milla Jovovich Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Milla stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (Approx 1.75 m).
Milla Jovovich Family
She was born in Kiev (Kyiv), Ukrainian SSR, the daughter of Galina (née Loginova), a Russian actress, and Bogdan Jovović, a Serbian doctor. Milla’s maternal ancestors were from the Russian city of Tula. Milla’s paternal ancestors are from the Vasojevići clan in Montenegro. Milla spent most of her early childhood in Moscow, Russian SFSR, her mother’s native city, and says she was born in Ukraine “pretty much by accident”.
In 1980, when Milla was five years old, her family left the Soviet Union and emigrated to London. Her family subsequently emigrated to Sacramento, California, settling in Los Angeles seven months later. Her parents divorced soon after their arrival in Los Angeles. In 1988, Milla’s father had a relationship with an Argentine woman, and they had a son, Marco Jovovich. Because of her parents’ divorce years before, Milla saw little of her half-brother.
In Los Angeles, her mom tried to get acting jobs but found little success because of language barriers, and finally resorted to cleaning houses to earn money. Both parents worked as cooks and housekeepers for director Brian De Palma. Milla’s father was convicted and imprisoned for participating in the largest health-insurance fraud ever investigated; he was given a 20-year sentence in 1994 but was released in 1999 following serving five years.
Milla Jovovich Spouse
Milla is married to her husband Paul W. S. Anderson a filmmaker who regularly works in science fiction films and video game adaptations. The two met while working on the 2002 film Resident Evil, which Paul W. S. Anderson wrote and directed, and in which Milla starred. Paul W. S. Anderson proposed to Milla in 2003, and the two became “engaged on-and-off for four years” prior to becoming a couple again early in 2007 and married on August 22, 2009.
On November 3, 2007, Milla gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Ever Anderson, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. The couple’s second child, daughter Dashiel Edan, was born on April 1, 2015, also at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. In 2019, Milla disclosed she was pregnant with her third daughter after miscarrying two years before. The pair welcomed their third daughter, Osian Lark Elliot, on February 2, 2020.
Formerly, Milla married on-screen boyfriend Shawn Andrews in 1992 while filming Dazed and Confused together. Shawn was 21, while Milla was 16; the marriage was annulled by her mother two months later. Shortly following the annulment, Milla 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 until October 1995. Milla married The Fifth Element director Luc Besson in 1997 in Las Vegas where they went skydiving directly following the ceremony.
Milla Jovovich Daughter
She has three daughters. On November 3, 2007, Milla gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Ever Anderson, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Milla’s second child, daughter Dashiel Edan, was born on April 1, 2015, also at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. In 2019, Milla disclosed she was pregnant with her third daughter after miscarrying two years before. She welcomed her third daughter, Osian Lark Elliot, on February 2, 2020.
Her daughter Ever Anderson is an actress and model known for portraying a young Natasha Romanoff in the 2021 film Black Widow and will star as Wendy Darling in the 2023 film Peter Pan & Wendy.
Milla Jovovich Education
She went to public schools in Los Angeles, becoming fluent in English in three months. At age 12, Milla left seventh grade to focus on modeling, which she had started at age nine.
Milla Jovovich Movies
– Two Moon Junction (1988) as Samantha Delongpre
– Dazed and Confused (1993) as Michelle Burroughs
– The Fifth Element (1997) as Leeloo de Sabat
– The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) as Joan of Arc
– The Claim (2000) as Lucia
– Zoolander (2001) as Katinka Ingaborgovinanana
– You Stupid Man (2002) as Nadine
– Palermo Shooting (2008) as himself
– Lucky Trouble (2011) as Nadya
– A Warrior’s Tail (2015) as Savva
– Shock and Awe (2017) as Vlatka
– Future World (2018) as The Drug lord
– Hellboy (2019) as Vivienne Nimue, the Blood Queen
– Monster Hunter (2020) as Captain Natalie Artemis
Milla Jovovich Dazed And Confused
In 1993, Milla acted in Richard Linklater’s film Dazed and Confused. Milla played Michelle Burroughs, the on-screen girlfriend to Pickford (played by her then-boyfriend Shawn Andrews). Strongly featured in promotions for the film, Milla was upset to find her role much reduced in the released film. Discouraged, Milla took a hiatus from acting roles, moving to Europe.
Milla Jovovich Fifth Element
She came back to acting in 1997 with a lead role in the French science-fiction action film The Fifth Element, with Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman. This became written and directed by Luc Besson. Milla portrayed Leeloo, an alien who helps to save the planet. Milla said she “worked like hell: no band practice, no clubs, no pot, nothing” to acquire the role and impress Besson. She co-created and mastered an alien fictional language of more than 400 words for her role. Milla wore a costume that came to be known as the “ACE-bandage” costume; the body suit designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier was made of medical bandages.
The Fifth Element became selected as the opening film for the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and its worldwide box office gross was more than $263 million, over three times it’s budget of $80 million. It became often praised for its visual style; critic James Berardinelli wrote, ” Mila makes an impression, although her effectiveness has little to do with acting and less to do with dialogue”. She became nominated for “Favorite Female Newcomer” at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and “Best Fight” at the MTV Movie Awards. The movie inspired a video game and a planned Leeloo action figure, but the figure was never released because of licensing problems. In a 2003 interview, Milla said Leeloo was her favorite role.
Milla Jovovich Resident Evil
In 2002, Milla starred in the horror-action film Resident Evil, released in the United States on March 15, 2002, and based on the Capcom video game series of the same name. Milla portrayed Alice, the film’s heroine, who fights a legion of zombies formed by the Umbrella Corporation. She had accepted the role because she and her brother Marco had been fans of the video game franchise.
Milla had performed all the stunts required in the film, apart from for a scene that would involve her jumping to a cement platform, which her management deemed too dangerous, and had trained in karate, kickboxing, and combat training. The film became commercially successful, grossing US$17 million on its opening weekend; it finally made US$40 million domestically and $102 million worldwide.
Milla Jovovich Modeling
It was Milla’s early work with Herb Ritts, Richard Avedon, and Peter Lindbergh that resulted in her success in advertising, bringing the young model contracts. Since 1998, Milla has been an “international spokesmodel” for L’Oréal cosmetics. She became referred to in a minor cameo in Bret Easton Ellis’ novel Glamorama, a satire of society’s obsession with celebrities and beauty.
Milla was said to be designer Miuccia Prada’s muse in 2002; a 2003 article claimed she was Gianni Versace’s “favorite supermodel”. In 2004, Milla topped Forbes magazine’s “Richest Supermodels of the World” list, getting a reported $10.5 million, and in 2006, she was picked up by Mango, a Spanish clothing line, as their new spokesmodel and is featured in their advertising campaigns; Milla can also be seen in adverts for Etro. Milla has said that “Modeling was never a priority” and that the money she gets enables her “to be selective about the creative decisions [she] make[s]”.
In 2012, Milla was hired as the new “face” of a global advertising campaign for wristwatch and jewelry retailer Jacob & Co. In 2018, she also became the “face” of a global advertising campaign for Balmain. She joined over a hundred models who signed a petition to help protect Victoria’s Secret models against sexual misconduct in 2019.
Milla Jovovich Net Worth
Milla gets her wealth from her work as an actress and model whose starring roles in many science-fiction and action films led the music channel VH1 to deem her the “reigning queen of kick-butt” in 2006. Therefore, Milla has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Paul’s estimated net worth is $80 million.
Is Milla Jovovich Married
Yes, Milla is married to her husband Paul W. S. Anderson a filmmaker who regularly works in science fiction films and video game adaptations. The two met while working on the 2002 film Resident Evil, which Paul W. S. Anderson wrote and directed, and in which Milla starred.
How Old Is Milla Jovovich
Milla is a 48-year-old who was born on December 17, 1975, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Who Is Milla Jovovich
Milla is an actress and model whose starring roles in many science-fiction and action films led the music channel VH1 to deem her the “reigning queen of kick-butt” in 2006. In 2004, Forbes determined that Milla was the highest-paid model in the globe.
Milla Jovovich Social Media Account
Instagram – millajovovich