Milla Jovovich is a Ukrainian-born American actress, supermodel, and musician known for her roles in numerous action and science fiction films. She was called the reigning queen of kick-butt in 2006 by the music channel VH1. Milla has starred in 1997’s The Fifth Element, 2006’s Ultraviolet and 2002’s The Resident Evil franchise.
Milla rose to international fame at the age of 11 after she was spotted by Richard Avedon (photographer), and appeared in Revlon’s “Most Unforgettable Women in the World”. According to Forbes, she was the highest-paid model in the world in 2004. She has also done several ad campaigns for various brands. Besides this, she is a fashion designer, and public figure and has appeared in a hundred plus magazines.
Born Name
Milica Natasha Jovovich (Pronounced mee-luh yo-vo-vitch)
Nick Name
Mila Jovović, Mishach, Мила Јововић
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Born Place
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Residence
New York and Los Angeles in the USA. She divides her time in both cities.
Nationality
American
In 1995 (at 19), she became a US citizen.
Education
At the age of 12, when Milla was in 7th grade, she left school for modeling.
Occupation
Supermodel, Actress, Fashion Designer, and Musician
Family
- Father – Bogdan Jovovich (Doctor)
- Mother – Galina Jovovich (Russian Actress)
- Siblings – Marco Jovovich (Brother)
Manager
Untitled Entertainment
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 8 in or 173 cm
Weight
64 kg or 141 pounds
Spouse
Milla Jovovich married
- Shawn Andrews (1992) – Shawn Andrews is an American actor, whom she married when she was just 16 and Andrews was 21. But, the marriage was annulled (not divorced) by Milla’s mother, 2 months later.
- Luc Besson (1997–1999) – Luc is a French film director, writer, and producer and they both married in 1997 but divorced in 1999.
- (1999-2000) – She reportedly dated singer and musician John Frusciante from 1999 to 2000.
- Paul W. S. Anderson (2009-Present) – Paul is an English film screenwriter, producer, and director with whom Milla tied the knot on August 22, 2009. The two met during the filming of Resident Evil in 2002 and started dating. Paul proposed Milla in early 2003 and they soon got engaged in March 2003. She gave birth to her and Anderson’s first child on November 3, 2007, named (Daughter). The couple welcomed their second child, daughter Dashiel Edan on April 1, 2015. In 2019, Milla revealed that she is pregnant with her third daughter.
Race / Ethnicity
White
She has Serbian ancestry on her father’s side while she is of Russian descent on her mom’s side.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Green
Distinctive Features
Big green eyes
Measurements
33-25-34 in or 84-63.5-86 cm
Brand Endorsements
L’Oreal cosmetics, Banana Republic, Christian Dior, , Versace,
Religion
Russian Orthodox
Best Known For
Her role in the Resident Evil series as Alice. The first Resident Evil film was released in 2002 and for that Milla Jovovich was nominated for the Saturn Award for best actress.
First Film
1988 film “Two Moon Junction” for her role as Samantha Delongpre.
Personal Trainer
Harley Pasternak
He has also trained , , .
Milla Jovovich Favorite Things
- Favorite Food – Bagels with butter, peanut butter, jelly, cakes, soba noodles made of buckwheat
- Favorite TV Programs – The Simpsons (1989), King of the Hill (1997-2010), Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006)
- Favorite Color – Pink
- Favorite Movie – The Shining (1980)
- Favorite Book – One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
- Favorite Band – Electric Light Orchestra (British Rock Group)
- Favorite Drink – Sprite
- Favorite Childhood Memory – Going to Magic Mountain (Amusement Park) with dad
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Milla Jovovich Facts
- Milla’s mother enrolled her in acting classes at the age of 10 and as she started getting recognition in acting, she was sent to attend the school for young actors.
- Milla was a rebellious teen and was engaged in the usage of drugs, credit-card fraud, and shopping mall vandalism.
- Milla Jovovich has an interest in publishing her private diaries as an autobiography.
- Milla smokes and advocated for the legalization of Cannabis (drug). She says that these 2 are her only bad habits.
- Milla has fluency in English and Russian and knows a little bit of French.
- To help Ukrainian children, she established a charitable trust in 2005.
- She avoids junk food, exercises daily, practices yoga and meditation, practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and other forms of martial arts.
- She likes preparing her own food and avoids consuming junk food.
- Jovovich also writes poems, lyrics for songs and enjoys playing the guitar.
- She was romantically involved with Anno Birkin before his death in a car crash. They were each other’s inspiration behind their compositions.
- In 1998, Milla appeared on television also, for her TV movie The Night Train to Kathmandu as Lily McLeod.
- Milla, along with her business partner and model friend Carmen Hawk, launched their clothing line named Jovovich-Hawk, which is inspired by her personal style. It was shut in 2008.
- In 1998 and 2012, she appeared in the Pirelli calendar also.
- In 2017, Milla suffered from a miscarriage.
- Music channel VH1 (Video Hits One) referred to her as the “Reigning Queen of Kick-Butt” for her roles in various science-fiction and action films in the past.
- When she was 11, she appeared in Revlon’s “Most Unforgettable Women in the World” advertisements.
- Milla is also the owner of Creature Entertainment – her own production company.
- As per Vogue, she wants to change her name from Milla Anderson-Jovovich to Milla Jovovich-Anderson and the same is the case for her daughter Ever Gabo.
- She is left-handed.
- Milla Jovovich used to get teased at high school and was called “commie” and “Russian spy.”
- At the age of 9, she left school and started modeling.
Facts of Milla Jovovich
- full nameMilla Jovovich
- Date of Birth December 17, 1975
- Age 48 years 11 months
- Horoscope Sagittarius
- Lucky Number 6
- Lucky Stone Turquoise
- Lucky Color Orange
- Best Match for Marriage Leo, Aquarius
- weight64 kg
- height5 ft 8 in