Milla Jovovich

Milica Bogdanovna Jovovichbetter known as Milla Jovovich (born 1975) is an American actress, musician, fashion model and fashion designer.

There are many interesting facts in the biography of Milla Jovovich, which we will talk about in this article.

So, here is a short biography of Milica Jovovich.

Biography of Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich was born on December 17, 1975 in Kiev. She grew up in an intelligent family. Her father, Bogdan Jovovich, worked as a doctor, and her mother, Galina Loginova, was a Soviet and American actress.

Childhood and youth

In her early years, Milla went to one of the kindergartens in Dnepropetrovsk. When she was about 5 years old, she and her parents moved to live in the UK, and then the USA.

Ultimately, the family settled in Los Angeles. Initially, the spouses could not find work in their specialties, as a result of which they were forced to work as servants.

Later, Bogdan and Galina began to quarrel more and more often, which led to their divorce. When Milla started attending a local school, she was able to master English in just 3 months.

Jovovich had a very uneasy relationship with classmates who called her a "Russian spy." In addition to her studies, she was professionally engaged in the modeling business.

On the advice of her mother, Jovovich began her studies at the Professional School of Actors. By the way, later Galina managed to return to the cinema, which she so dreamed of.

Model business

Milla began studying modeling at the age of 9. Her photos have appeared on the covers of various European magazines. After the publication of her photographs in the publication Mademoiselle, designed for an adult audience, a scandal erupted in the country.

Americans criticized the involvement of underage children in show business. Nevertheless, during this period of her biography, photographs of Milla Jovovich graced the covers of 15 magazines, including Vogue and Cosmopolitan.

Having gained great popularity, the 12-year-old girl decided to leave school and focus exclusively on the modeling business. Various brands aspired to work with her, among which were such companies as "Christian Dior" and "Calvin Klein".

After signing contracts with well-known firms, Jovovich was paid $ 3,000 per working day. Later, the authoritative edition "Forbes" named the girl one of the richest models on the planet.

Films

Success in the modeling field opened the way for Milla Jovovich to Hollywood. She appeared on the big screen at the age of 13, starring in 1988 in 3 films at once.

Real fame came to the actress after filming the famous drama "Return to the Blue Lagoon" (1991), where she got the main role. An interesting fact is that for this work she was awarded two awards - "Best Young Actress" and "Worst New Star".

Then Milla decided to take up music, continuing to act in films. Over time, she met Luc Besson, who selected the actors for the film "The Fifth Element". Among the 300 candidates for the role of Lillou, the man still offered the role of Jovovich.

After the premiere of this picture, the girl gained worldwide popularity. Later, Milla played the main character in the historical and biographical drama Jeanne d'Arc. It is curious that for this work she was nominated for the Golden Raspberry anti-award, in the Worst Actress category.

In 2002 the premiere of the horror film Resident Evil took place, which turned out to be one of the most striking projects in Jovovich's creative biography. It is worth noting that she performed almost all the tricks in this picture herself.

In subsequent years, Milla Jovovich played many key roles in a number of films, including Ultraviolet, Caliber 45, Perfect Getaway, and Stone. In 2010, viewers saw her in the Russian comedy "Freaks", where Ivan Urgant and Konstantin Khabensky also starred.

Among the latest projects, with Milla's participation, it is worth noting the superhero film "Hellboy" and the melodrama "Paradise Hills".

Personal life

In 1992, Jovovich married actor Sean Andrews, but a month later, the newlyweds decided to leave. After that, she became the wife of Luc Besson, with whom she lived for about 2 years.

In the summer of 2009, Milla went down the aisle with director Paul Anderson. It is worth noting that before legalizing the relationship, young people met for about 7 years. In this union, the couple had 3 girls: Ever Gabo, Dashill Eden and Oshin Lark Elliot.

An interesting fact is that Jovovich gave birth to her third daughter at the age of 44. It is important to note that in 2017, she underwent an urgent abortion due to premature birth (at that time she was 5 months pregnant).

Milla Jovovich speaks English, Russian, Serbian and French. She is a supporter of the legalization of marijuana, enjoys jiu-jitsu, is interested in art, and also enjoys music, painting and cooking. The girl is left-handed.