Milla Jovovich

, 2002
Milla Jovovich (Serbian: ?????? ??????? (Milica Jovovi?) Russian: ?????? ???????, born December 17, 1975), is an actress, musician, and model currently living and working in the United States.

Early life

Jovovich was born Milica Natasa Jovovi? in Kiev, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union) to a Serbian doctor Bogi? Jovovi? and Ukrainian actress mother Galina Loginova Jovovi?. The family moved to London, and then in 1981 to Sacramento, California when Milla was five years old. Seven months later they settled in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Milla Jovovich, 11, on the cover of Italian magazine Lei
At the age of just eleven, Jovovich was spotted by the photographer Richard Avedon who featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements. In October 1987, she was featured on the cover of the Italian fashion magazine Lei which was to be the first of her many cover shoots. She continued to model, and released a music CD prior to appearing in her first film Two Moon Junction in 1988. Her appearance in Return to the Blue Lagoon in 1991 led to inevitable comparisons between her and another child model-turned-actress, Brooke Shields (who had starred in the original Blue Lagoon eleven years earlier). Most of her early appearances were in supporting or cameo roles.

By the late 1990s, Jovovich was receiving top billing and entered the world of action heroes with her performances in The Fifth Element and in two popular movies based upon the survival horror series, Resident Evil (she has reportedly signed for two more films in this series for release in 2006 and 2007).

In 1994, Jovovich, billed under her first name, Milla, released her critically acclaimed first musical album, The Divine Comedy. Featuring many original songs, the album led to comparisons with Tori Amos and Kate Bush. Though she began to concetrate more on her acting than her musical career, her vocals appeared on the 2004 album Legion of Boom by The Crystal Method.

Personal life

Milla Jovovich, 22, models for German magazine P.TV
Jovovich married Shawn Andrews in October of 1992 during the filming of Dazed and Confused; the marriage was annulled a month later. She later married The Fifth Element director Luc Besson in 1997, but they later divorced in 1999. She dated Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante for some time, but they were together for several years. She was briefly engaged to writer/director Paul W. S. Anderson (Resident Evil) in 2003.

Jovovich is multilingual and speaks SerbianMarko Lopusina: Holivud je srpsko selo, Russian, French and English fluently, and is of Ukrainian nationality.

Family history

Her family is Montenegrin in origin, their estate being at Metohija in Zlopek near Pe?. Her great-grandfather Bogi? Cami? Jovovi? was flag-bearer of the Vasojevi?i tribe, and officer of the guard of the King Nicholas I of Montenegro; his wife's name was also Militza. Her grandfather Bogdan Jovovi? was a commander in the Pristina military area, and later investigated finances in military areas of Skopje and Sarajevo, where he uncovered massive gold embezzlement. He was punished for refusing to convict his friend for the crime. Later, the communist government imprisoned him on Goli Otok. When he feared that he could be arrested again, he escaped to Albania and later came to the Soviet Union, in Kiev. Another version of the story claims that he actually was the one to have taken the gold. Milla's father, Bogi? Jovovi?, later joined her grandfather in Kiev, where he and his sister graduated in medicine.Glas Javnosti, July 17 2000: Koreni iz lepih Vasojevi?a (an interview with Milla's father)

Filmography

film (2002)

| Year | Movie | Role | Other notes |
| 2007 | Resident Evil 4 | Alice | (announced) |
| 2007 | Resident Evil: Extinction | Alice | (pre-production) |
| 2006 | .45 | Unknown | (post-production) |
| 2006 | Ultraviolet | Violet |
| 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Alice |
| 2002 | You Stupid Man | Nadine |
| 2002 | No Good Deed | Erin |
| 2002 | Resident Evil | Alice |
| 2002 | Dummy | Fangora 'Fanny' Gurkel |
| 2001 | Zoolander | Katinka Ingabogovinanana |
| 2000 | The Claim | Lucia |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel | Eloise |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Joan of Arc |
| 1998 | He Got Game | Dakota Burns |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element | Leeloo |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | Michelle Burroughs |
| 1992 | Kuffs | Maya Carlton |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Mildred Harris |
| 1991 | Return to the Blue Lagoon | Lilli Hargrave |
| 1988 | The Night Train to Kathmandu | Lily McLeod | (TV) |
| 1988 | Two Moon Junction | Samantha Delongpre |
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Discography

*The Divine Comedy - released April 1994 (single: "Gentleman Who Fell")
*The People Tree Sessions - unauthorized 1998 release that still turns up with Amazon and other retailers

Compilations that include Milla:
*The Million Dollar Hotel - "Satellite of Love"
*Hollywood Goes Wild benefit compilation - "On the Hill" by her band, Plastic Has Memory
*Underworld - "Rocket Collecting"
*The Prince and Me - "Separate Worlds"
*The Rules of Attraction - "The Gentleman Who Fell"

Trivia

* She has bluish-green eyes and brown hair.
* Her last name is pronounced Yov-o-vitch ( in IPA).
* She is an "international spokesmodel" for L'Oreal cosmetics.
* She once fronted a band called Plastic Has Memory.

Sources

* Official site
* Official forum
* Milla Jovovich's profile in the Fashion Models database
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* Milla Jovovich Photos
* Yahoo!Movies bio
* Official European Milla site
* Exclusive Trailer for Ultraviolet. Watch Milla fight the future!
* Unofficial Polish Milla fansite
* Milla Info

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