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{{Infobox actor
| image = Milla Jovovich CC.JPG
| caption = Jovovich at the 2007 [[Comic Con]] to promote ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]''. About four months into her pregnancy, she made her first ever appearance at the Comic Con in July.
| birthname = Milica Jovović
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1975|12|17}}
| birthplace = [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]], [[Soviet Union|USSR]]
| yearsactive = 1985 - present
| spouse = [[Shawn Andrews (actor)|Shawn Andrews]] (1992-1992)<br>[[Luc Besson]] (1997-1999)
| domesticpartner = [[Paul W.S. Anderson]]
| website = http://www.millaj.com
}}

'''Milla Jovovich''' ({{PronEng|ˈjɔvɔviʧ}}; [[Serbian language|Serbian]]: '''Milica Jovović'''/'''Милица Јововић'''; {{lang-ru|'''Милла Йовович''';}} [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: '''Мiлла Йовович'''; born as '''Milica Jovović''', on [[December 17]], [[1975]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[model (person)|model]], [[actor|actress]], [[musician]], and [[fashion design]]er. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of [[science fiction]] and action themed films, for which music channel [[VH1]] has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".<ref name="queen">{{cite news | title= NO MORE ACTION MOVIE | publisher= ''The Electric Newspaper''| date= [[2006-03-26]]| url= http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,104056,00.html | accessdate= 2007-12-29}}</ref>

Jovovich began modeling at eleven, when [[Richard Avedon]] featured her in [[Revlon]]'s "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements, and she continued her career with other notable campaigns for [[L'Oreal]] cosmetics, [[Banana Republic]], [[Christian Dior]], [[Donna Karan]] and [[Gianni Versace S.p.A.|Versace]]. In 1988, she had her first professional acting role in the television film ''[[The Night Train to Kathmandu]]'', and later that year she appeared in her first feature film, ''[[Two Moon Junction]]''. Following more small television and film roles, she gained notoriety with the romance film ''[[Return to the Blue Lagoon]]'' (1991), the sequel to ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]''. Jovovich then acted alongside [[Bruce Willis]] in the science fiction film ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' (1997), and later played the title role in ''[[The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc]]'' (1999). In 2002, she starred in the video game adaptation, ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'', which has gone on to spawn two sequels: ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'' (2004) and ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]'' (2007).

In addition to her modeling and acting career, Jovovich released a critically acclaimed musical album, ''[[The Divine Comedy (album)|The Divine Comedy]]'' in 1994. She continues to release demos for other songs on her official website and contributes to film soundtracks as well; Jovovich has yet to release another album. In 2003, she and model Carmen Hawk created the clothing line [[Jovovich-Hawk]]. Now in its third season, the pieces can be found at [[Fred Segal]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[Harvey Nichols]], and over 50 stores around the world. Jovovich also has her own production company, Creature Entertainment.<ref name="H&Q"/>

==Early life and family==
Jovovich was born in [[Kiev]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]], the daughter of Bogdan Bogdanović Jovović, a [[Yugoslavs|Yugoslav]] pediatrician of [[Serbians|Serbian]] extraction<ref name="father">{{cite web | title=MillaJ.com & Vogue Australia | work=Milla Jovovich | url=http://www.millaj.com/art/gallery0702.shtml | accessdate=September 8 | accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref name="ancestry">{{cite web | title=MillaJ.com & Vogue Australia | work=Milla's Arc | url=http://www.millaj.com/art/vogueaus0100.shtml | accessdate=September 8 | accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref name="origin">{{cite web | title=Times Online | work=Last piece of Yugoslav jigsaw is about to fall off the board | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2065184,00.html | accessdate=September 8 | accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref name="heritage">{{cite web | title=Vogue Russia | work=Honest Milla | url=http://www.millaj.com/art/voguerus500.shtml | accessdate=May 18 | accessyear=2008}}</ref><ref name="montenegrin northern blood">{{citeweb | title=Dazed&Confused | work=The Real Life of Angels | url=http://www.millaj.com/art/dazed699.shtml | accessdate=May 18 | accessyear=2008}}</ref> and Galina Loginova, a [[Soviet]] stage actress of ethnic [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]]-[[Russians|Russian]] descent.<ref name="Forbes"/><ref>{{cite interview| subject= Milla Jovovich| title= "Я мечтаю сыграть Анну Ахматову"| publisher= russiannightsfest.com| date= [[2005-04-11]]| url=http://www.russiannightsfest.com/?pt=50&article=98| accessdate= 2007-12-29| language=Russian|}}</ref><ref name="telegraph"/><ref>{{cite web| title= Milla Jovovich Biography (1975–)| publisher= filmreference.com| url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/14/Milla-Jovovich.html| accessdate= 2007-11-04}}</ref>

Jovovich's paternal family's estate was at [[Metohija]] in Zlopek near [[Peć]]. Her paternal great-grandfather, Bogić Camić Jovović, was a flag-bearer of the [[Serbians|Serbian]] [[Vasojevići]] clan and an officer in the guard of the King [[Nicholas I of Montenegro]]; his wife's name was [[Milena Vukotić|Milica]]. Her paternal grandfather, Bogdan Jovović, was a commander in the [[Priština]] military area, and later investigated finances in the military areas of [[Skopje]] and [[Sarajevo]], where he uncovered massive [[gold]] [[embezzlement]]. He was punished for refusing to convict a friend of the crime. Later, the government briefly imprisoned him in [[Goli Otok]] for refusing to testify. When he feared that he could be [[arrest]]ed again, he escaped to [[Albania]] and later moved to [[Kiev]]. A different version of the story claims that he was the one who took the gold. Bogich later joined Bodgan in Kiev, where he and his sister graduated in [[medicine]].<ref name="history">{{cite web | title=arhiva.glas-javnosti.co.yu | work=Mila Jovović peva zanimljive pesme | url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.co.yu/arhiva/2000/07/18/srpski/F00071702.shtm | accessdate=March 25 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> In 2000, her grandfather, Bogdan Jovović, died in [[Kiev]].<ref name="V Russia">{{citation| last= Paperny| first= Vladimir| title= Honest Milla| magazine= Vogue (Russia)| year= 2000| date= May 2000| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/voguerus500.shtml| accessdate= 2007-11-19}}</ref>

In 1981, when Jovovich was five years old, her family left the [[Soviet Union]] for political reasons<ref name=SSS>{{cite book| last = Lopusina| first = Marko| authorlink = Marko Lopusina| title = Svi Srbi sveta| url = http://www.suc.org/culture/library/svi_srbi_sveta/| chapter = Holivud je srpsko selo| chapterurl = http://www.suc.org/culture/library/svi_srbi_sveta/tekstovi/sad_holivud_je_srpsko_selo.htm| accessdate = 2006-09-07| publisher = Princip| location = Belgrade| year = 1998| language = Serbian| id = ISBN 86-82273-07-1}}</ref> and moved to [[London]]. They subsequently lived in [[Sacramento, California]] before settling in [[Los Angeles, California]] seven months later; Jovovich's parents divorced soon after.

In 1988, as a result of her father's relationship with an [[Argentina]]n woman,<ref>{{cite interview| subject= Milla Jovovich| interviewer= J. Rentilly| title= Milla Jovovich| publisher= ''Gallery''| year= 2002| date= July 2002| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/gallery0702.shtml| accessdate= 2007-12-29}}</ref> Jovovich's half-brother<ref>{{cite web| title= Frequently Asked Questions| publisher= millaj.com| url= http://www.millaj.com/faq.shtml| accessdate= 2007-12-28}}</ref> Marco Jovovich, was born.<ref>{{cite web| title= Milla Jovovich| publisher= [[E!]]| url= http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/?uuid=c0c3a631-15a9-4901-b728-13cbb74e660f| accessdate= 2007-12-28}}</ref> Jovovich's mother attempted to support the family with acting jobs, but found little success, and eventually resorted to cleaning houses to earn money. Both her father and mother provided house cleaning services for director [[Brian de Palma]].<ref name="Wang">{{cite magazine| last= Wang| first= Jen| title= Thoroughly Modern Milla| publisher= ''California Style'' | url= http://millaj.com/art/c0506.shtml | accessdate= 2006-09-24}}</ref> Jovovich's father was [[incarcerated]] for most of her childhood for partaking in an illegal operation with medical insurance; he was given a twenty year sentence in 1994,<ref name="prison"/> but was released in 1999 after serving five years in an American prison.<ref name="V Russia"/><ref>{{cite news| title= Milla Storms Off French TV| publisher= [[Internet Movie Database]] | date= [[2002-04-01]]| url=http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2002-04-01#celeb10| accessdate= 2007-11-19}}</ref> Jovovich has stated that "Prison was good for him. He's become a much better person. It gave him a chance to stop and think."<ref name="telegraph"/>

Jovovich attended public schools shortly after arriving in the United States, and learned fluent English in three months.<ref>{{citation| last= Eaton| first= Anne| title= Dressed to Kill| magazine= [[Star (magazine)|Star]]| year= 1988| date= March 1988| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/star030888.shtml| accessdate= [[2007-11-02]]}}</ref> During school, many of the students had teased her because she had immigrated from the Soviet Union during the [[Cold War]]. Jovovich said, "I was called a [[communist|Commie]] and a Russian spy. I was never, ever, ever accepted into the crowd".<ref name="Europe">{{citation| last= Cushing| first= Colin| title= Just Milla, please| year= 1996| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/eol96eng1.shtml| accessdate= [[2007-10-20]]}}</ref> At age twelve in seventh grade, Jovovich left school to focus on her growing career.<ref name="cafe">{{cite interview| subject= Milla Jovovich| interviewer= Dominick A. Miserandino| title= Jovovich, Milla - supermodel, actress, singer, songwriter| date= 1994| url= http://thecelebritycafe.com/interviews/milla.html| accessdate- 2007-10-20}}</ref> As a young teenager, she claimed to be rebellious, engaging in drug use, shopping mall vandalism, and credit-card fraud.<ref name="telegraph"/>

== Modeling career ==
At the age of nine, Jovovich began going to modeling auditions,<ref name="Wang"/> and was signed by Prima modeling agency.<ref name="H&Q"/> At eleven, Jovovich was noticed by the photographer [[Richard Avedon]].<ref name=SSS/> Avedon was head of marketing at [[Revlon]] at the time, and chose Jovovich to appear with models Alexa Singer and Sandra Zatezalo in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements.<ref>{{cite web| last= Templeton| first= Sara| last2= Mendoza| first2= Ines| title= Milla Jovovich| publisher= webwombat.com| url= http://www.webwombat.com.au/lifestyle/fashion_beauty/milla.htm| accessdate= 2007-10-21}}</ref> In 1987, photographers Gene Lemuel and Peter Duke took polaroids of the twelve year old Jovovich, and Lemuel later showed the photographs to [[Herb Ritts]]. Impressed, Ritts re-shot the polaroids for the October 1987 cover of the Italian fashion magazine ''[[Lei]]'';<ref>{{cite web| title= An Artist and his Muse| publisher= [[Flickr]]| date= 1990| url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigduke6/400467406/| accessdate= 2007-10-21}}</ref> this was the first of her many cover shoots. In 1988, she made her first professional model contract.<ref name=SSS/> Jovovich was among other models who gained controversy for becoming involved in the industry at a young age.<ref name="arena">{{citation| last= Kelly| first= Catherine| title= Milla's Melody: Multiple-Media-Threat Milla Jovovich Discusses Modeling, Music And Money| magazine= Oneworld| year= 1997| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/oneworld97.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref>

Later Jovovich made it to the cover of [[The Face (magazine)|''The Face'']], which led to new contracts and covers of [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']] and [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|''Cosmopolitan'']].<ref name=SSS/> Since then, she has graced over one hundred magazine covers, including [[Seventeen magazine|''Seventeen'']], [[Mademoiselle (magazine)|''Mademoiselle'']], [[Glamour (magazine)|''Glamour'']], ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' and ''[[In Style]]''.<ref>{{cite web| title= Profile of Milla Jovovich| publisher= [[Fashion Model Directory]]| url= http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Milla_Jovovich| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> Her modeling career has included various campaigns for [[Banana Republic]], [[Christian Dior]], [[Damiani (jewelry company)|Damiani]], [[Donna Karan]], [[Gap (clothing)|Gap]], [[Gianni Versace S.p.A.|Versace]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[DKNY]], [[Coach (company)|Coach]], [[Giorgio Armani]], [[H&M]], and [[Revlon]]<ref name="fmd"/>. Since 1998, Jovovich has been an "international spokesmodel" for [[L'Oreal]] cosmetics. She also appeared in the [[Pirelli]] calendar<ref name="fmd">[http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Milla_Jovovich Milla Jovovich Profile] in the [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com FMD]-[[database]]. Accessed 2008-07-10.</ref> in 1998 and had a minor cameo in [[Bret Easton Ellis]]'s novel ''[[Glamorama]]'', a satire of society's obsession with celebrities and beauty.<ref>{{cite magazine| last= Beale| first= Steve| title= Wonder woman | magazine= ''[[Arena (magazine)|Arena]]''| year= 2002| date= July 2002| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/arena0702.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-22}}</ref>

In an article published in 2002, Jovovich was said to be [[Miuccia Prada]]'s [[muse]]<ref name="arena"/> and in an article published in 2003, ''[[Harpers & Queen]]'' magazine claimed Jovovich was [[Gianni Versace]]'s "favourite supermodel".<ref name="H&Q">{{cite magazine| title= Milla's Tale | year= 2003| date= January 2003| magazine= ''[[Harpers & Queen]]''| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/harpersqueen0103.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-22}}</ref> In 2004, Jovovich topped ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine's "Richest Supermodels of the World" list, earning a reported [[USD|$]]10.5 million.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web| title= Milla: The world's richest model| publisher= ''[[Forbes]]''| date= [[2004-07-28]]| url= http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2004/jul/28look.htm| accessdate= 2007-12-29}}</ref> In 2006, Jovovich was picked up by Spanish clothing line Mango as their new spokesmodel and is currently featured in their ad campaigns;<ref>{{cite news| last=Jones| first= Dolly| title=Milla for Mango| publisher= ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''| date= [[2006-05-11]]| url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=35184| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> she can also be seen in ads for Etro. She has noted that "Modeling was never a priority"<ref>{{citation| last= Blackerby| first= Jeffries| magazine= [[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]| year= 1999| date= June 1999| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/allure699.shtml| accessdate= [[2007-10-20]]}}</ref> and it instead enables her "to be selective about the creative decisions [she] make[s]".<ref name="H&Q"/>

== Acting career ==
===Early work (1985-1993)===
Jovovich's mother had "raised [her] to be a movie star"<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news| title= A Slav to love| publisher= ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''| date= [[2007-08-04]]| url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/04/08/stmilla108.xml | accessdate= 2007-09-24}}</reF> and in 1985, enrolled Jovovich to the Professional Actors school in [[California]].<ref name=SSS/><ref>{{citation| title= Lookout| magazine= [[People (magazine)|People]]| year= 1988| date= June 1988| url= http://www.millaj.com/pics/people6688.jpg| accessdate= 2007-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{citation| last= Lebowitz| first= Lisa| title= Milla| magazine= Model| year= 1988| date= September 1988| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/model88.shtml| accessdate= [[2007-11-02]]}}</ref> In 1988, she appeared in her first professional role in the made for television film ''[[The Night Train to Kathmandu]]'' as Lily McLeod. Later that year she made her debut in a theatrically released picture with a small role, as Samantha Delongpre, in the romantic thriller ''[[Two Moon Junction]]''. Following roles on the television series ''[[Paradise (TV series)|Paradise]]'' (1988) and ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]'' (1990), Jovovich was cast as the lead as Lilli Hargrave in ''[[Return to the Blue Lagoon]]'' (1991). This sequel to ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]'' (1980) placed her opposite [[Brian Krause]]. ''Return to the Blue Lagoon'' lead to comparisons between her and [[child model]]-turned-actress, [[Brooke Shields]] (who had starred in the original) &ndash; Jovovich was often called by press the "Slavic Brooke Shields".<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web| title= Milla Jovovich Biography| publisher= [[Yahoo!]] | url= http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022709/bio| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> The role also gained her controversy, much like Shields gained in ''The Blue Lagoon'', for appearing nude at a young age.<ref name="Europe"/> For her portrayal of Lili, Jovovich was nominated for both "Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture" in the 1991 [[Young Artist Awards]], and "Worst New Star" in the 1991 [[Golden Raspberry Awards]].<ref name="awards">{{cite web| title= Awards| publisher= [[International Movie Database]]| url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000170/awards| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref>

In 1992, Jovovich co-starred with [[Christian Slater]] in the comedy ''[[Kuffs]]''. Later that year, she portrayed [[Mildred Harris]] in the [[Charlie Chaplin]] biographical film ''[[Chaplin (1992 film)|Chaplin]]''. 1993 saw Jovovich in the [[Richard Linklater]] cult film ''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]'', in which she played Michelle Burroughs, on screen girlfriend to Pickford (played by her then real life boyfriend [[Shawn Andrews (actor)|Shawn Andrews]]). Jovovich was heavily featured in the promotional material for the film, however, upon the film's release, she was upset to find her role was considerably trimmed from the original script.<ref name="yahoo"/> The bulk of Jovovich's role was to be shot on the last day of filming, however, she was misinformed of the date, and ultimately had one line in the film, "No", in addition to singing a line from "The Alien Song" from her album, ''[[The Divine Comedy (album)|The Divine Comedy]]''.<ref name="Oxymoron"/> Discouraged, she took a hiatus from acting roles,<ref>{{cite web| title= Dazed and Confused (1993)| publisher= millaj.com| url= http://www.millaj.com/film/dazed.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> during which time she moved to Europe and began focusing on a music career.[[Image:Milla 5th Element.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Jovovich wears the "Ace-Bandage" costume for a portion of the film, ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' (1997).]]

=== Breakthrough (1997-2001) ===
Jovovich returned to acting in 1997 with a lead in the [[Luc Besson]] directed science fiction action film ''[[The Fifth Element]]'', alongside [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Gary Oldman]]. She portrayed Leeloo, an alien who was the "perfect being". Jovovich said she "worked like hell: no band practice, no clubs, no pot, nothing"<ref name="work"/> to acquire the role and impress Besson, whom she later married and eventually divorced. She took part in eight months of acting classes and karate practice prior to filming.<ref name="work">{{citation| last= Brill| first= Amy| title= Hollywoodland | magazine= [[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]| year= 1997| date= May | url=http://www.millaj.com/art/premiere597.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> Jovovich also co-created and mastered an over 800-word alien language for her role.<ref name="yahoo"/> She wore a costume that came to be known as the "ACE-bandage" costume, a revealing body suit made of medical bandages designed by [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]].<ref name="yahoo"/><ref>{{cite web| title= Modeling/Picture Gallery| publisher= millaj.com| url= http://www.millaj.com/model/index.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> ''The Fifth Element'' was selected as the opening film for the 1997 [[Cannes Film Festival]] and its worldwide [[box office]] gross was over [[USD|$]]263 million, more than three times its budget of [[USD|$]]80 million.<ref>{{cite web| title= The Fifth Element| publisher= [[Box Office Mojo]]| url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fifthelement.htm| accessdate= 2007-12-28}}</ref> ''The Fifth Element'' was often praised for its visual style and unique costumes, and film reviewer James Berardinelli, explained "Jovovich makes an impression, although her effectiveness has little to do with acting and less to do with dialogue".<ref>{{cite web| last= Berardinelli| first= James| title= The Fifth Element| publisher= reelreviews.com| date= 1997| url= http://www.reelviews.net/movies/f/fifth.html| accessdate= 2007-12-29}}</ref> Jovovich was nominated for "Favorite Female Newcomer" at the [[Blockbuster Inc.|Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]] and "Best Fight" at the [[MTV Movie Awards]]. However, she was also nominated for "Worst Supporting Actress" at the [[Razzie Awards]].<ref name="awards"/> Jovovich's portrayal of Leeloo garnered a video game and a planned action figure, but the figure was never released due to licensing problems.<ref>{{cite web| title= The Fifth Element (1993)| publisher= millaj.com| url= http://www.millaj.com/film/fifth.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> In a 2003 interview, Jovovich said Leeloo was her favorite role to portray.<ref name="Leeloo">{{cite magazine| last= Howell| first= Peter| title= Even zombie killers are insecure | magazine= ''[[Toronto Star]]'' | year= 2003| date= [[2003-09-08]]| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/torontostar090803.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-22}}</ref>
In 1998, Jovovich had a role in the [[Spike Lee]] drama ''[[He Got Game]]'' as abused prostitute Dakota Burns, appearing with [[Denzel Washington]] and [[Ray Allen]]. In 1999, she appeared in the music video for the song [[If You Can't Say No]] by [[Lenny Kravitz]]. In 1999, Jovovich returned to the action genre playing the [[Joan of Arc|title role]] in ''[[The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc]]'', re-uniting her with director Luc Besson. She was featured in armor throughout several extensive battle scenes, and cut her hair to a short length for the role. Jovovich received generally good reviews for her performance, although she also received a [[Razzie Award]] nomination for "Worst Actress".<ref name="awards"/><ref name="yahoo"/> ''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' did moderately well at the box office, gaining [[USD|$]]66 million world wide.<ref>{{cite web| title= THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC| publisher= [[Box Office Mojo]]| url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=messenger.htm| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> Afterwards, In 2000, Jovovich appeared as the troubled Eloise in ''[[The Million Dollar Hotel]]'', a film based on a concept story by [[Bono]] of the band [[U2]] and Nicholas Klein. Directed by [[Wim Wenders]], Jovovich starred along side [[Jeremy Davies (actor)|Jeremy Davies]] and [[Mel Gibson]], in addition to providing vocals on the film's soundtrack. Afterwards, she portrayed bar owner, Lucia, in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Western (genre)|western]] film ''[[The Claim]]'' (2000), and the evil Katinka in the celebrity cameo laced comedy ''[[Zoolander]]'' (2001).

=== International success (2002-2006) ===
[[Image:Resident Evil Milla.jpg|thumb|225px|Jovovich, in a scene from ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'', in which she battles a [[Licker]].]]

In 2002, Jovovich starred in the horror/action film ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'', released in the United States on [[March 15]], [[2002]]. Based on the [[Capcom|CAPCOM]] video game series of [[Resident Evil|same name]], she portrayed [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]], the film's hero who fights a legion of [[zombies]] created by the evil [[Umbrella Corporation]]. Jovovich had accepted the role of Alice because she and her brother had been fans of the video game franchise, saying "it was exciting for me just watching him play, I could sit for 5 hours and we would sit all day and play this game".<ref>{{cite web| title= Resident Evil (2002)| publisher= millaj.com| url= http://www.millaj.com/film/resident.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> Jovovich had performed all the stunts required in the film, save for a scene that would involve her jumping to a cement platform, which her management deemed too dangerous,<ref>''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'' DVD commentary (2002)</ref> and had trained in karate, kick-boxing and combat-training.<ref>{{citation| last= Bradberry| first= Grace| title= Modern Milla| magazine= [[In Style|In Style (UK)]]| year= 2002| date= July 2002| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/instyleuk0702.shtml| accessdate= 2007-12-29}}</ref> The film was commercially successful, grossing [[USD|$]]17 million on its opening weekend, and gaining [[USD|$]]40 million domestically and [[USD|$]]102 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web| title= Resident Evil| publisher= [[Box Office Mojo]]| url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=residentevil.htm| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> Later, she portrayed the manipulative gang wife Erin in ''[[No Good Deed]]'' (2002), Nadine in the romantic comedy ''[[You Stupid Man]]'' (2002), punk rocker Fangora ("Fanny") in ''[[Dummy (film)|Dummy]]'' (2003), and provided a guest voice on the television series ''[[King of the Hill]]''. The role of Fangora in ''Dummy'', allowed Jovovich to act in film with [[Oscar Award|Oscar]]-winning [[Adrien Brody]], who was a friend prior to filming. Jovovich found it easy to identify with this role because she felt Fangora, as opposed to previous characters, possessed similar qualities to the actress's own life.<ref name="Leeloo"/>

In 2004, Jovovich reprised the role of Alice in the sequel to ''Resident Evil'', ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]''. The role required her to do fight training for three hours a day,<ref name="Leeloo"/> in addition to the three months prior to filming in which she had "gun training, martial arts, everything".<ref>{{citation| last= Grove| first= David| title= Alice Get Your Guns| magazine= Film Review (UK)| year= 2004| date= September 2004| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/filmreview0904.shtml| accessdate= 2007-12-29}}</ref> ''Apocalypse'' received even more negative reactions from the critics than the first film. Following the release of the film, Jovovich was unhappy with the results and director [[Alexander Witt]]'s effort.<ref name="punk"/> She noted during an interview that year that her large action films take care of the commercial part of her career, while she acts in "independent little films that never come out" to appease her artistic side, and "It's a good balance".<ref name="Leeloo"/> The following year, she was featured in [[Gore Vidal]]'s faux trailer remake of ''[[Caligula]]'', as [[Drusilla (sister of Caligula)|Drusilla]]. In 2006, Jovovich's film, the [[science fiction]]/action thriller ''[[Ultraviolet (film)|Ultraviolet]]'', was released on [[March 3]]. She played the title role of [[Violet Song jat Shariff]], a role that also involved heavily choreographed fight sequences and [[Gun Kata]], a fictional martial art combining statistical analysis and gunplay. It was not screened for critics, but when reviewed, it was critically panned,<ref name="Tomatoes">{{cite web | title= Ultraviolet| publisher= [[Rotten Tomatoes]]| url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10004504-ultraviolet/ | accessdate=2006-06-18}}</ref> grossing [[USD|$]]31 million world wide.<ref>{{cite web | title= Ultraviolet| publisher= [[Box Office Mojo]]| url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ultraviolet.htm| accessdate= 2007-12-28}}</ref> That year Jovovich also starred in ''[[.45 (film)|.45]]'', as Kat, the revenge driven wife of a drug dealer.

=== Recent and future roles (2007-present) ===

In 2007, Jovovich reprised her role as Alice in ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]'', the third of the ''Resident Evil'' series. The film grossed an estimated [[USD|US$]]24 million in 2,828 theaters on its opening weekend, topping the box office gross for that week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=residentevil3.htm |title=Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) |accessdate=2007-09-23 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> It opened stronger than its predecessor, ''Resident Evil: Apocalypse'', which opened with [[USD|$]]23 million in 3,284 theaters (over 450 more theaters than ''Extinction'').<ref>{{cite web| title= Resident Evil: Apocalypse| publisher= [[Box Office Mojo]]| url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=residentevilapocalypse.htm |accessdate=2007-09-23}}</ref> In a March 2006 interview, Jovovich said that she would not appear in another action film "for a long time", expressing a desire to portray more diverse roles,<ref name="queen"/> but she added that talks of another sequel in the ''Resident Evil'' franchise were a "real possibility".<ref>{{cite web| title= 'Resident Evil' rules weekend box office | publisher= [[Yahoo!]]| url= http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070923/ap_on_en_mo/box_office;_ylt=Ap6Gt9uFT1VGMqbWL7rqSm.s0NUE | accessdate= 2007-09-23}}</ref>

Jovovich was set to portray Amalia Bezhetskaya in ''[[Azazel (2009 film)|Azazel]]'' in 2007, however, with the announcement of her pregnancy early that year, the film was postponed until Summer of 2008. Also in 2008 Milla will star in [[David Twohy]]'s ''[[A Perfect Getaway]]'' with [[Kiele Sanchez]], [[Timothy Olyphant]], and [[Steve Zahn]]. The film is a thriller about a newlywed couple (Milla and Zahn) on their honeymoon in Hawaii who run into two hikers who turn out to be vicious killers. Filming is scheduled to begin Spring 2008
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== Music career ==
[[Image:Divine Comedy.jpg|thumb|right|The cover of Jovovich's debut album, ''[[The Divine Comedy (album)|The Divine Comedy]]''.]]

Jovovich had begun working on a music album as early as 1988, when she was signed by [[SBK Records]] after the company heard a demo she recorded.<ref name="music">{{cite web| title= Milla's Music| publisher= millaj.com| url= http://www.millaj.com/music/tdc.shtml| accessdate= 2007-11-02}}</ref> In August 1990, she asserted in an interview that the then-forthcoming album would be "a mix between [[Kate Bush]], [[Sinéad O'Connor]], [[This Mortal Coil]] and the [[Cocteau Twins]]."<ref>{{citation| title= Milla| magazine= [[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone (Australia)]] | year= 1990| date= August 1990| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/rs890.shtml| accessdate= 2007-11-02}}</ref> After it was initially presented by SBK strictly as a [[pop music|pop]] album, Jovovich protested, insisting on using her personal poetry for lyrics and recording her own instrumental material.<ref name="music"/> Jovovich had written the songs when she was fifteen, with the exception of a Ukrainian folk song, "In a Glade", that she covered. In April 1994, billed under her first name, she released ''[[The Divine Comedy (album)|The Divine Comedy]]'', a title that was a reference to the [[epic poem]] by [[Dante Alighieri]] of the [[The Divine Comedy|same name]]. Jovovich had chosen the title after seeing Russian artist Alexis Steele's proposed cover artwork sketch for the then untitled album. Jovovich found that the sketch had "all the struggle that I'm singing about. It IS the divine comedy".<ref name="music"/> ''The Divine Comedy'' was well received by critics, and featured pop-infused traditional Ukrainian folk songs that led to comparisons with musicians [[Tori Amos]] and Kate Bush.<ref name="Wang"/> John McAlley of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the album "remarkable", "strikingly mature and rich in invention" and as featuring "angst-laced poetry with vivid melodies and arrangements that find a common spirit in synth pop, European folk and psychedelic dream rock".<ref>{{citation| last= McAlley| first= John| title= The Divine Comedy| magazine= [[Rolling Stone]]| year= 1994| date= April 1994| url= http://www.millaj.com/music/reviews/rsreview.shtml| accessdate= 2007-11-02}}</ref> Jovovich released the track "Gentleman Who Fell", with an accompanying [[music video]], as the sole single from the album. The music video was originally directed by [[Lisa Bonet]] and featured [[Harry Dean Stanton]], but Jovovich was unsatisfied with the results and decided to film another version. The second version of "Gentleman Who Fell", a homage to [[Maya Deren]]'s short film ''[[Meshes of the Afternoon]]'' (1943), was subsequently played on [[MTV]]. Jovovich toured the [[United States]] during most of 1994 to promote the album, opening for [[Toad the Wet Sprocket]] and [[Crash Test Dummies]], as well as playing smaller acoustic sets. Jovovich had opted to perform in smaller and more intimate settings, turning down a musical appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref name="Oxymoron"/> Following ''The Divine Comedy'', she expressed interest in releasing a second album, having had ten songs ready for a future recording that was intended for a Summer 1996 release.<ref name="cafe"/><ref name="Europe"/> However, Jovovich has yet to release a second album.

1998 saw the release of ''[[The Peopletree Sessions]]'', a recording originally issued on [[David Turin]]'s Peopletree label only to end up on [[Cherry Red]] records after Jovovich and Turin fell out over its issuance. Jovovich claims that "she does not stand behind ... in any way, shape or form."<ref name="People Tree">{{cite web| last= Brenner| first= Chris| title= Message by CHRIS| publisher= millanews.com| url= http://www.millanews.com/milla/divinemilla/peopletree.html| accessdate= 2007-12-27}}</ref> She had met ''The Peopletree Sessions'' producer [[David Turin]] through his wife, fashion photographer [[Kate Garner]] who had shot Jovovich for various magazines. Turnin had approached Jovovich to collaborate on songs with [[Perry Farrell]], [[Steven Perkins]], and producer duo the [[Dust Brothers]], and she agreed, then recording music with Turnin. Afterwards, Jovovich received a CD from Turnin of 13 tracks, with cover art photographed by Garner, which Jovovich assumed to be for her own personal use. Turnin then released the album as Jovovich's second album, to which Jovovich attempted to stop the sale of. She has taken legal action against Turnin and Garner.<ref name="People Tree"/> The album was given 4 out of 5 stars in [[The Guardian]] and has retained a cult following.

Formed in May 1999, Jovovich led a band called Plastic Has Memory, in which she sang and played guitar.<ref>{{cite web| last= Lessing| first= Pieter| title= West Hollywood, CA June 17, 1999 review| publisher= millaj.com| date= June 1999| url= http://www.millaj.com/music/reviews/luna61799.shtml| accessdate= 2007-12-27}}</ref> The band was "[m]uch heavier and darker than the vaguely Ukrainian folk-sounding elements of her first album" and had a similar sound to a [[grunge]] and [[trip hop]] [[Portishead]].<ref>{{cite web| last= Lewis| first= Richard| title= Review from Richard Lewis' Concert Calendar| publisher= millaj.com| date= June 1999| url= http://www.millaj.com/music/reviews/luna61799.shtml| accessdate= 2007-12-27}}</ref> Plastic Has Memory played about a dozen shows in Los Angeles and New York City for a potential [[Virgin Records]] album release,<ref>{{cite web| last= Ehrman| first= Mark| title= Milla goes Luna| publisher= ''[[Los Angeles Times Magazine]]''| date= [[1999-09-05]]| url= http://www.millaj.com/pics/latimesmag9599.jpg| accessdate= 2007-12-27}}</ref> one of which [[Mick Jagger]] had attended.<ref>{{cite news| last= Manning| first= Kara| title= Milla Jovovich On The Bono-Mick Jagger Connection| publisher= [[MTV]]| date= [[1999-11-11]]| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430715/19991111/story.jhtml| accessdate= 2007-12-27}}</ref> Though Plastic Has Memory was featured on ''[[Hollywood Goes Wild]]'', a benefit celebrity compilation album, the group never formally released a record and is no longer together.<ref>{{cite web| title= Plastic Has Memory| publisher= millaj.com| url= http://www.millaj.com/music/plastic.shtml| accessdate= 2007-12-27}}</ref>

Jovovich has contributed tracks to several of her film soundtracks, as well as providing songs for film soundtracks in which she has not acted, including the soundtracks for ''The Million Dollar Hotel'' (2000), ''[[Underworld (2003 film)|Underworld]]'' (2003), and ''Dummy'' (2003) in the latter category. In 2001, Jovovich was one of many celebrities whose vocals were featured in a cover of "We are Family" to raise money for the [[American Red Cross]]. She has appeared as guest vocalist on the song "Former Lover" on [[Deepak Chopra]]'s album, ''A Gift of Love II: Oceans of Ecstasy'' (2002) and ''[[Legion of Boom]]'' (2004) by [[The Crystal Method]].

Since 2003, Jovovich has worked with musician [[Maynard James Keenan]], of [[Tool (band)|Tool]] and [[A Perfect Circle]], on his side project [[Puscifer]],<ref>{{cite web| title= James Maynard Keenan Cooks Up New Side Project Puscifer| publisher= [[Sony]] |url=http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829004347 |accessdate=2007-03-30}}</ref> contributing vocals to the track "REV 22:20", which was featured on various film soundtracks in its original or a remixed form.<ref>{{cite web| title="Rocket Collecting" | publisher= millaj.com| url=http://www.millaj.com/music/index.shtml | accessdate= 2007-10-28}}</ref>

Jovovich continues to write songs which she refers to as "demos", and which are provided for free in [[mp3]] format on her official website. She provides license to freely download and remix the tracks, but reserves the right to sell and issue them.<ref>{{cite web |title=Current Demos |publisher= millaj.com |url=http://www.millaj.com/music/demos.shtml | accessdate=2007-03-30}}</ref>

== Fashion design ==

Jovovich and fellow model Carmen Hawk launched a line of clothing called [[Jovovich-Hawk]] in 2003. The pair opened a showroom in [[New York City]]'s [[Greenwich Village]] on [[September 13]] [[2005]], and the line is currently in its third season. The [[atelier]] is based in [[Los Angeles]], but pieces can be found at [[Fred Segal]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[Harvey Nichols]], and over 50 stores around the world. ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' has praised the line for its "girl-about-town cult status most designers spend years trying to achieve."<ref name="Vogue">{{cite web | author= ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''| year=September 11, 2006| title=JOVOVICH HAWK SPRING/SUMMER 2007| publisher=Vouge| url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/Shows/Reports/Default.aspx?stID=38426|accessdate=2006-10-03}}</ref>

In April 2006, Jovovich and Hawk launched the Jovovich-Hawk clothing range at Harvey Nichols in [[London]]. In November 2006, the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] (CFDA) and ''[[United States|US]] [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' nominated Jovovich-Hawk as for the CFDA/''Vogue'' Fashion Fund Award, an award founded in 2003, and underwritten by ''Vogue'', [[Barneys New York]], [[Coach (company)|Coach]], [[Juicy Couture]], Kellwood Co., [[Nordstrom]] and [[Theory]], with additional support from [[Gucci]]. The winner receives [[USD|$]]200,000 as well as a year of industry guidance and support. Jovovich-Hawk was nominated as a finalist, although [[Doo-Ri Chung]] took the top prize.<ref name="CFDA">{{cite web| last= Jones| first= Dolly| title= FASHION CHOICES| publisher= ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''| url= http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=37229 | accessdate=2007-08-03}}</ref>

In 2007, Jovovich and Hawk designed the costume for Jovovich's character in ''Resident Evil: Extinction''. The shorts Alice, her character, wears are a variation on the 'Alice Star' Shorts from the Spring 2007 collection.<ref name="Wizard">{{cite web| last= Ward| first= Chris| title= UP CLOSE: MILLA JOVOVICH| publisher= ''[[Wizard Entertainment]]''| url= http://www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/other/004257983.cfm | accessdate=2007-08-03}}</ref> In late 2007, Jovovich-Hawk signed a deal to design a diffusion collection for [[Target Corporation|Target's]] Go International campaign, following in the footsteps of Luella, Paul & Joe and [[Proenza Schouler]].<ref name="SBcom">{{cite web| last= Lee| first= Helen| title= Jovovich-Hawk to design a collection for Target| publisher= SASSYBELLA.com| url= http://www.sassybella.com/column/index.php/2007/09/01/jovovich-hawk-to-design-a-collection-for-target/ | accessdate=2007-09-02}}</ref> The collection debuted on [[March 2]], [[2008]].

==In the Media==

Jovovich has been noted for her careers as a model, singer and actress. Music channel [[VH1]] has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt" for her roles in various sci-fi and action films<ref name="queen"/> and Rebecca Flint Marx of [[All Movie Guide]] said that despite the negative critical response for the ''Resident Evil'' films, the franchise has turned Jovovich into an "A-list action star".<ref>{{cite web| last= Flint Marx| first= Rebecca| title= Milla Jovovich Biography| publisher= [[All Movie Guide]]| url= http://www.allmovieguide.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:36397~T1| accessdate- 2008-02-03}}</ref> Her action roles have given her a "[[geek]]"<ref>{{cite news| title= Milla Jovovich and Ali Larter: Ask 'Resident Evil: Extinction' Stars a Question| publisher= Cinematical.com| date= [[2007-08-29]]| url= http://www.cinematical.com/2007/08/28/milla-jovovich-and-ali-larter-ask-resident-evil-extinction-s/| accessdate= 2008-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title= The Red Pill Celebrity Gossip Hot Geek Babes Photo Gallery| publisher= peopleconnection.aol.com| url= http://peopleconnection.aol.com/red-pill/celebrity-gossip/hot-geek-babes| accessdate= 2008-02-03}}</ref> following for which [[MTV]] said she was "Every Geek's Dream Girl".<ref>{{cite news| last= Carroll| first= Larry| title= Milla Jovovich Makes Her Case For Being Every Geek's Dream Girl| publisher= [[MTV]]| date= [[2006-02-28]]| url= http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1524982/02272006/story.jhtml| accessdate= 2008-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title= Milla Jovovich and Ali Larter: Ask 'Resident Evil: Extinction' Stars a Question| publisher= Cinematical.com| date= [[2007-08-29]]| url= http://www.cinematical.com/2007/08/28/milla-jovovich-and-ali-larter-ask-resident-evil-extinction-s/| accessdate= 2008-02-03}}</ref>

In 2004, Jovovich was ranked #69 on ''[[Maxim]]'' magazine's "Top 100 Hot List"<ref>{{cite web| title= 'Maxim' Top 100 Hot list 2004| publisher= ''[[USA Today]]''| date= [[2004-04-09]]| url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-04-09-maxim-100_x.htm| accessdate= 2008-02-03}}</ref> and ranked #82 in 2005.<ref>{{cite news| title= MAXIM MAGAZINE Unveils Their ``Hot 100'' for 2005; Eva Longoria Crowned #1 This Year| publisher= [[Business Wire]]| date= [[2005-05-10]]| url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_May_10/ai_n13679947| accessdate= 2008-02-03}}</ref> ''Maxim'' also named her #11 on their list of "Hottest Nerd Crushes".<ref>{{cite web| title= Hottest Nerd Crushes on Maxim| publisher= ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''| url= http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=3061&imgCollectId=158| accessdate= 2008-02-03}}</ref> In 2008, she was ranked #90 on [[Ask Men]]'s Top 99 Women of 2008 List.<ref>{{cite web| title= Top 99 Women of 2008| publisher= [[Ask Men]]| url= http://www.askmen.com/specials/2008_top_99/milla-jovovich-90-1.html| accessdate= 2008-02-11}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Jovovich currently resides in homes in [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York]]<ref>{{cite web| last= Callender| first= Cat| title= Milla's crossing| publisher= ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''| url= http://millaj.com/art/telegraph011406.shtml | accessdate= 2007-09-24}}</ref> with her fiancé, film writer and director [[Paul W. S. Anderson]]. The two met while working on ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]'' in which Anderson wrote and directed, and Jovovich starred. Anderson proposed to Jovovich in 2003, but the two separated for a period of time before becoming a couple again.<ref>{{cite web| title= Milla Jovovich Gives Birth to Baby Girl | publisher= ''US Magazine''| date= [[2007-11-04]]| url= http://www.usmagazine.com/mila_jovovich| accessdate= 2007-11-04}}</ref> The couple has stated that they "would love to [get married], but maybe after the baby."<ref>{{cite web| first = Mark| last = Malkin | title = Baby Exclusive! Milla's Gonna Have a Girl!| publisher = [[E! Online]] | date=[[2007-06-18]]| url=http://www.eonline.com/gossip/planetgossip/detail/index.jsp?uuid=d48dc187-2e38-4030-a0df-aaa929a80215| accessdate=2007-06-22}}</ref> On [[November 3]], [[2007]], Jovovich gave birth to her and Anderson's first child, a daughter, Ever Gabo Anderson.<ref name="Ever name">{{cite web| title= From Milla| publisher= millaj.com| date= [[2007-11-07]]| url= http://www.millaj.com/from/index.shtml| accessdate= 2007-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title= Milla Jovovich gives birth to baby girl, names her Ever| publisher= ''Times Daily'' | date= [[2007-11-04]]| url= http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20071104/APE/711040815&cachetime=5| accessdate= 2007-11-04}}</ref> The child was born at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], one day before Jovovich's due date of November 4th.<ref>{{cite web| title= From Milla| publisher= millaj.com| date= [[2007-10-25]]| url= http://www.millaj.com/from/1007.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-28}}</ref> Ever, a male [[Scotland|Scottish]] name, was given to reflect Anderson's Scottish heritage, while the middle name of Gabo (pronounced "Gabeau") was a combination of Jovovich's parent's names — the first two letters of mother Galina and the first two letters of father Bogie's.<ref name="Ever name"/> [[Wim Wenders]], who directed Jovovich's film ''[[The Million Dollar Hotel]]'', is the baby's godfather.<ref name="punk"/> Jovovich has stated that she would like to have three children, saying through means of adoption as well.<ref>{{cite news| title= JOVOVICH: I WANT TO ADOPT| publisher= contactmusic.com| date= [[2007-10-17]]| url= http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/jovovich%20i%20want%20to%20adopt_1047018| accessdate= 2007-10-28}}</ref> She has two miniature [[Maltese (dog)|Maltese]] dogs, Bubbles and Madness.<ref name="Company">{{citation| title= Can't Live Without| magazine= Company Magazine | year= 2004| date= April 2004| url= http://www.millaj.com/pics/heraldsun0404.jpg}}</ref>

Prior to her relationship with Anderson, Jovovich married on-screen boyfriend [[Shawn Andrews (actor)|Shawn Andrews]] in 1992 while filming ''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]'' together. Andrews was 21, while Jovovich was 16; the marriage was [[annulment|annul]]led by her mother two months later.<ref>{{cite web| title= Milla Jovovich| publisher= newfaces.com| url= http://www.newfaces.com/celebrities/milla-jovovich.php| accessdate= 2007-10-21}}</ref> Shortly after the annulment, Jovovich moved to Europe and lived with her then boyfriend, [[Jamiroquai]] ex-bassist [[Stuart Zender]], in [[London]] from 1994 to 1996.<ref name="prison">{{citation| last= Morton| first= Roger| title= The Real Life of Angels | magazine= [[Dazed & Confused (magazine)|Dazed & Confused]]| year= 1999| date= June 1999| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/dazed699.shtml| accessdate= 2007-11-19}}</ref><Ref name="Oxymoron"/><ref>{{citation| last= Musto| first= Michael| title= Another Model with Aspirations | magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]| year= 1994| date= [[1994-04-15]]| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/ew41594.shtml| accessdate= 2007-12-29}}</ref> From 1996 to 1997, she dated photographer [[Mario Sorrenti]]. In a ceremony in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], she married ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' director [[Luc Besson]] in 1997; they divorced in 1999.<ref name="H&Q"/> Later in 1999, during the filming of ''The Million Dollar Hotel'', Jovovich dated co-star [[Jeremy Davies (actor)|Jeremy Davies]] from May until the end of the year. Jovovich also dated her "idol",<ref name="V Russia">{{citation| last= Paperny| first= Vladimir| title= Honest Milla| magazine= [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue (Russia)]] | year= 2000| date= May 2000| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/voguerus500.shtml| accessdate= 2007-11-19}}</ref> [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] guitarist [[John Frusciante]], for seven months in 2000.<ref name="yahoo"/><ref>{{cite news| last= Synnot| first= Siobhan| title= Milla: I Want To Be Face Of Greggs The Bakers | publisher= ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''| date= [[2007-10-17]]| url= http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2007/10/17/milla-i-want-to-be-face-of-greggs-the-bakers-86908-19963371/| accessdate= 2007-10-28}}</ref>

In 2006, Jovovich mentioned her interest in publishing her private diaries as an autobiography. She had kept a diary since childhood, writing about the locations she has traveled and "all the mad things that [she's] done". Jovovich has stated that she views publication as a way to "get it all into a book—like an autobiography", and it would have a "diary feel to it". However, she also commented that she was "…not sure how interested anyone would be in publishing it, or reading it, for that matter."<ref>{{cite web|title=Jovovich to publish diaries |date= [[2006-02-05]] |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/jovovich%20to%20publish%20diaries_02_05_2006 |accessdate=2006-09-07}}</ref>

In addition to being a [[cigarettes|smoker]],<ref>{{cite magazine| last= Zubtsova| first= Jana| title= Milla, You’re No Angel | magazine= Domvoy (Russia) | year= 2003| date= October 2003| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/domvoy1003.shtml| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> Jovovich has advocated the legalization of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] and appeared in a spread and on the cover for ''[[High Times]]''.<ref name="arena"/> In an article published in 1994, she admitted that her only vices were cigarettes and cannabis.<ref name="Oxymoron">{{citation| last= Boardman| first= Mickey| title= Generation Oxymoron| magazine= Paper| year= 1994| date= Summer 1994| url= http://www.millaj.com/art/paper94.shtml| accessdate= 2007-12-29}}</ref> She practices [[yoga]] and [[meditate]]s often in attempts to live a healthy lifestyle; although not affiliating with a certain religion, she prays and considers herself a "spiritual person".<ref name="punk">{{cite interview| subject= Milla Jovovich| interviewer= CM Punk| title= Resident champions| date= [[2007-09-26]]| url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/superstartosuperstar/exclusives/s2scmpunkjovovich| accessdate= 2007-10-20}}</ref> She avoids [[junk food]]s and prefers to cook for herself. She practices [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] in addition to other varieties of [[martial arts]].<ref>{{cite web| title= Biography| publisher= [[International Movie Database]]| url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000170/bio| accessdate= 2007-11-04}}</ref> Jovovich also enjoys playing the guitar, writing in a diary, and writing poems and lyrics for songs.<ref>{{cite web| title= Milla's Sense of... | publisher= ''Celebrity (Germany)''| url= http://millaj.com/art/celebrity1106.shtml | accessdate= 2007-09-24}}</ref>

Jovovich is [[Multilingualism|multilingual]]—she can speak [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], her maternal [[Russian language|Russian]] and her paternal [[Serbian language|Serbian]].<ref name=SSSlang>{{cite book| last = Lopusina| first = Marko| authorlink = Marko Lopusina| title = Svi Srbi sveta| url = http://www.suc.org/culture/library/svi_srbi_sveta/| chapter = Holivud je srpsko selo| chapterurl = http://www.suc.org/culture/library/svi_srbi_sveta/tekstovi/sad_holivud_je_srpsko_selo.htm| accessdate = 2006-09-07| publisher = Princip| location = Belgrade| year = 1998| language = Serbian| id = ISBN 86-82273-07-1| quote = Srpski nikada nije dobro naucila, ruski joj je ostao maternji jezik}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Movie !! Role !! Notes
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|rowspan="3"| [[1988 in film|1988]] || ''[[The Night Train to Kathmandu (1988 TV Movie)|The Night Train to Kathmandu (TV)]]'' || Lily McLeod ||
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| ''[[Two Moon Junction]]'' || Samantha Delongpre ||
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| ''[[Paradise (TV series)|Paradise (TV)]]'' || Katie|| 1 episode
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| [[1989]] || ''[[Married... with Children|Married... with Children (TV)]]'' || Yvette || 1 episode
|-
| [[1990]] || ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose|Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV)]]'' || Robin Fecknoids || Pilot - 1 episode
|-
| [[1991 in film|1991]] || ''[[Return to the Blue Lagoon]]'' || Lilli Hargrave ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1992 in film|1992]] || ''[[Kuffs]]'' || Maya Carlton ||
|-
| ''[[Chaplin (1992 film)|Chaplin]]'' || [[Mildred Harris]] ||
|-
| [[1993 in film|1993]] || ''[[Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused]]'' || Michelle Burroughs ||
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| [[1997 in film|1997]] || ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' || [[Leeloo]] ||
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| [[1998 in film|1998]] || ''[[He Got Game]]'' || Dakota Burns ||
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| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc]]''|| [[Joan of Arc]] ||
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| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[The Claim]]'' || Lucia || Limited release
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[The Million Dollar Hotel]]'' || Eloise || Limited release
|-
| ''[[Zoolander]]'' || Katinka Ingabogovinanana ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]''|| [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]] ||
|-
| ''[[You Stupid Man]]'' || Nadine ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[Dummy (film)|Dummy]]'' ||Fangora "Fanny" Gurkel || Limited release
|-
|''[[No Good Deed]]'' || Erin ||
|-
| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'' || [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]] ||
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| [[2005]] || Trailer for a remake of [[Gore Vidal]]'s ''[[Caligula (film)|Caligula]]''|| ''[[Drusilla (sister of Caligula)|Drusilla]]'' ||
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| [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[Ultraviolet (film)|Ultraviolet]]'' || [[Violet Song jat Shariff]] ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[.45 (film)|.45]]'' || Kat
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]'' || [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]] ||
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| [[2008 in film|2008]] || ''[[The Palermo Shooting]]'' || Herself || In Competition at Cannes Film Festival
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2009 in film|2009]] || ''[[A Perfect Getaway]]'' || Cydney || Post-production
|-
| ''[[Azazel (2009 film)|Azazel]]'' || Amalia Bezhetskaya || Announced, shooting scheduled to start Summer 2008
|}

==Discography==
*''[[The Divine Comedy (album)|The Divine Comedy]]'' - released April 1994 (single: "Gentleman Who Fell")
*''The Peopletree Sessions'' - unauthorized by Jovovich, a 1998 release that remains available online

===Compilations, soundtracks and albums featuring Jovovich===
*''[[The Fifth Element]]'' Soundtrack (1997) - "Little Light of Love" (with RXRA)
*''[[The Million Dollar Hotel]]'' Soundtrack (2000) - "Satellite of Love" (with the MDH Band)
*''[[Hollywood Goes Wild]]'' Benefit compilation (2001) - "On the Hill" (with her band, Plastic Has Memory)
*''[[The Rules of Attraction (film)| The Rules Of Attraction]]'' Soundtrack (2002) - "The Gentleman Who Fell"
*''[[Dummy (film)|Dummy]]'' Soundtrack (2002) - "Shein VI Di l'Vone" and "Mezinka" (with Botanica Bulgar Ensemble)
*''A Gift of Love II: Oceans of Ecstasy'' (by [[Deepak Chopra]]) (2002) - "Former Lover" (with [[Deepak Chopra]])
*''[[Underworld (2003 film)|Underworld]]'' Soundtrack (2003) - "Rocket Collecting" (with [[Danny Lohner]])
*''[[Legion of Boom]]'' (by [[The Crystal Method]]) (2004) - "I Know It's You" (with [[The Crystal Method]])

==References==
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Milla Jovovich
Jovovich at the 2007 Comic Con to promote Resident Evil: Extinction. About four months into her pregnancy, she made her first ever appearance at the Comic Con in July.
Born
Milica Jovović
Years active1985 - present
Spouse(s)Shawn Andrews (1992-1992)
Luc Besson (1997-1999)
PartnerPaul W.S. Anderson
Websitehttp://www.millaj.com

Milla Jovovich (Template:PronEng; Serbian: Milica Jovović/Милица Јововић; Russian: Милла Йовович; Ukrainian: Мiлла Йовович; born as Milica Jovović, on December 17, 1975) is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".[1]

Jovovich began modeling at eleven, when Richard Avedon featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements, and she continued her career with other notable campaigns for L'Oreal cosmetics, Banana Republic, Christian Dior, Donna Karan and Versace. In 1988, she had her first professional acting role in the television film The Night Train to Kathmandu, and later that year she appeared in her first feature film, Two Moon Junction. Following more small television and film roles, she gained notoriety with the romance film Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), the sequel to The Blue Lagoon. Jovovich then acted alongside Bruce Willis in the science fiction film The Fifth Element (1997), and later played the title role in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). In 2002, she starred in the video game adaptation, Resident Evil, which has gone on to spawn two sequels: Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007).

In addition to her modeling and acting career, Jovovich released a critically acclaimed musical album, The Divine Comedy in 1994. She continues to release demos for other songs on her official website and contributes to film soundtracks as well; Jovovich has yet to release another album. In 2003, she and model Carmen Hawk created the clothing line Jovovich-Hawk. Now in its third season, the pieces can be found at Fred Segal in Los Angeles, Harvey Nichols, and over 50 stores around the world. Jovovich also has her own production company, Creature Entertainment.[2]

Early life and family

Jovovich was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, the daughter of Bogdan Bogdanović Jovović, a Yugoslav pediatrician of Serbian extraction[3][4][5][6][7] and Galina Loginova, a Soviet stage actress of ethnic Ukrainian-Russian descent.[8][9][10][11]

Jovovich's paternal family's estate was at Metohija in Zlopek near Peć. Her paternal great-grandfather, Bogić Camić Jovović, was a flag-bearer of the Serbian Vasojevići clan and an officer in the guard of the King Nicholas I of Montenegro; his wife's name was Milica. Her paternal grandfather, Bogdan Jovović, was a commander in the Priština military area, and later investigated finances in the military areas of Skopje and Sarajevo, where he uncovered massive gold embezzlement. He was punished for refusing to convict a friend of the crime. Later, the government briefly imprisoned him in Goli Otok for refusing to testify. When he feared that he could be arrested again, he escaped to Albania and later moved to Kiev. A different version of the story claims that he was the one who took the gold. Bogich later joined Bodgan in Kiev, where he and his sister graduated in medicine.[12] In 2000, her grandfather, Bogdan Jovović, died in Kiev.[13]

In 1981, when Jovovich was five years old, her family left the Soviet Union for political reasons[14] and moved to London. They subsequently lived in Sacramento, California before settling in Los Angeles, California seven months later; Jovovich's parents divorced soon after.

In 1988, as a result of her father's relationship with an Argentinan woman,[15] Jovovich's half-brother[16] Marco Jovovich, was born.[17] Jovovich's mother attempted to support the family with acting jobs, but found little success, and eventually resorted to cleaning houses to earn money. Both her father and mother provided house cleaning services for director Brian de Palma.[18] Jovovich's father was incarcerated for most of her childhood for partaking in an illegal operation with medical insurance; he was given a twenty year sentence in 1994,[19] but was released in 1999 after serving five years in an American prison.[13][20] Jovovich has stated that "Prison was good for him. He's become a much better person. It gave him a chance to stop and think."[10]

Jovovich attended public schools shortly after arriving in the United States, and learned fluent English in three months.[21] During school, many of the students had teased her because she had immigrated from the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Jovovich said, "I was called a Commie and a Russian spy. I was never, ever, ever accepted into the crowd".[22] At age twelve in seventh grade, Jovovich left school to focus on her growing career.[23] As a young teenager, she claimed to be rebellious, engaging in drug use, shopping mall vandalism, and credit-card fraud.[10]

Modeling career

At the age of nine, Jovovich began going to modeling auditions,[18] and was signed by Prima modeling agency.[2] At eleven, Jovovich was noticed by the photographer Richard Avedon.[14] Avedon was head of marketing at Revlon at the time, and chose Jovovich to appear with models Alexa Singer and Sandra Zatezalo in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements.[24] In 1987, photographers Gene Lemuel and Peter Duke took polaroids of the twelve year old Jovovich, and Lemuel later showed the photographs to Herb Ritts. Impressed, Ritts re-shot the polaroids for the October 1987 cover of the Italian fashion magazine Lei;[25] this was the first of her many cover shoots. In 1988, she made her first professional model contract.[14] Jovovich was among other models who gained controversy for becoming involved in the industry at a young age.[26]

Later Jovovich made it to the cover of The Face, which led to new contracts and covers of Vogue and Cosmopolitan.[14] Since then, she has graced over one hundred magazine covers, including Seventeen, Mademoiselle, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar and In Style.[27] Her modeling career has included various campaigns for Banana Republic, Christian Dior, Damiani, Donna Karan, Gap, Versace, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Coach, Giorgio Armani, H&M, and Revlon[28]. Since 1998, Jovovich has been an "international spokesmodel" for L'Oreal cosmetics. She also appeared in the Pirelli calendar[28] in 1998 and had a minor cameo in Bret Easton Ellis's novel Glamorama, a satire of society's obsession with celebrities and beauty.[29]

In an article published in 2002, Jovovich was said to be Miuccia Prada's muse[26] and in an article published in 2003, Harpers & Queen magazine claimed Jovovich was Gianni Versace's "favourite supermodel".[2] In 2004, Jovovich topped Forbes magazine's "Richest Supermodels of the World" list, earning a reported $10.5 million.[8] In 2006, Jovovich was picked up by Spanish clothing line Mango as their new spokesmodel and is currently featured in their ad campaigns;[30] she can also be seen in ads for Etro. She has noted that "Modeling was never a priority"[31] and it instead enables her "to be selective about the creative decisions [she] make[s]".[2]

Acting career

Early work (1985-1993)

Jovovich's mother had "raised [her] to be a movie star"[10] and in 1985, enrolled Jovovich to the Professional Actors school in California.[14][32][33] In 1988, she appeared in her first professional role in the made for television film The Night Train to Kathmandu as Lily McLeod. Later that year she made her debut in a theatrically released picture with a small role, as Samantha Delongpre, in the romantic thriller Two Moon Junction. Following roles on the television series Paradise (1988) and Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990), Jovovich was cast as the lead as Lilli Hargrave in Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). This sequel to The Blue Lagoon (1980) placed her opposite Brian Krause. Return to the Blue Lagoon lead to comparisons between her and child model-turned-actress, Brooke Shields (who had starred in the original) – Jovovich was often called by press the "Slavic Brooke Shields".[34] The role also gained her controversy, much like Shields gained in The Blue Lagoon, for appearing nude at a young age.[22] For her portrayal of Lili, Jovovich was nominated for both "Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture" in the 1991 Young Artist Awards, and "Worst New Star" in the 1991 Golden Raspberry Awards.[35]

In 1992, Jovovich co-starred with Christian Slater in the comedy Kuffs. Later that year, she portrayed Mildred Harris in the Charlie Chaplin biographical film Chaplin. 1993 saw Jovovich in the Richard Linklater cult film Dazed and Confused, in which she played Michelle Burroughs, on screen girlfriend to Pickford (played by her then real life boyfriend Shawn Andrews). Jovovich was heavily featured in the promotional material for the film, however, upon the film's release, she was upset to find her role was considerably trimmed from the original script.[34] The bulk of Jovovich's role was to be shot on the last day of filming, however, she was misinformed of the date, and ultimately had one line in the film, "No", in addition to singing a line from "The Alien Song" from her album, The Divine Comedy.[36] Discouraged, she took a hiatus from acting roles,[37] during which time she moved to Europe and began focusing on a music career.

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Jovovich wears the "Ace-Bandage" costume for a portion of the film, The Fifth Element (1997).

Breakthrough (1997-2001)

Jovovich returned to acting in 1997 with a lead in the Luc Besson directed science fiction action film The Fifth Element, alongside Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman. She portrayed Leeloo, an alien who was the "perfect being". Jovovich said she "worked like hell: no band practice, no clubs, no pot, nothing"[38] to acquire the role and impress Besson, whom she later married and eventually divorced. She took part in eight months of acting classes and karate practice prior to filming.[38] Jovovich also co-created and mastered an over 800-word alien language for her role.[34] She wore a costume that came to be known as the "ACE-bandage" costume, a revealing body suit made of medical bandages designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier.[34][39] The Fifth Element was selected as the opening film for the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and its worldwide box office gross was over $263 million, more than three times its budget of $80 million.[40] The Fifth Element was often praised for its visual style and unique costumes, and film reviewer James Berardinelli, explained "Jovovich makes an impression, although her effectiveness has little to do with acting and less to do with dialogue".[41] Jovovich was nominated for "Favorite Female Newcomer" at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and "Best Fight" at the MTV Movie Awards. However, she was also nominated for "Worst Supporting Actress" at the Razzie Awards.[35] Jovovich's portrayal of Leeloo garnered a video game and a planned action figure, but the figure was never released due to licensing problems.[42] In a 2003 interview, Jovovich said Leeloo was her favorite role to portray.[43]

In 1998, Jovovich had a role in the Spike Lee drama He Got Game as abused prostitute Dakota Burns, appearing with Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. In 1999, she appeared in the music video for the song If You Can't Say No by Lenny Kravitz. In 1999, Jovovich returned to the action genre playing the title role in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, re-uniting her with director Luc Besson. She was featured in armor throughout several extensive battle scenes, and cut her hair to a short length for the role. Jovovich received generally good reviews for her performance, although she also received a Razzie Award nomination for "Worst Actress".[35][34] The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc did moderately well at the box office, gaining $66 million world wide.[44] Afterwards, In 2000, Jovovich appeared as the troubled Eloise in The Million Dollar Hotel, a film based on a concept story by Bono of the band U2 and Nicholas Klein. Directed by Wim Wenders, Jovovich starred along side Jeremy Davies and Mel Gibson, in addition to providing vocals on the film's soundtrack. Afterwards, she portrayed bar owner, Lucia, in the British western film The Claim (2000), and the evil Katinka in the celebrity cameo laced comedy Zoolander (2001).

International success (2002-2006)

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Jovovich, in a scene from Resident Evil, in which she battles a Licker.

In 2002, Jovovich starred in the horror/action film Resident Evil, released in the United States on March 15, 2002. Based on the CAPCOM video game series of same name, she portrayed Alice, the film's hero who fights a legion of zombies created by the evil Umbrella Corporation. Jovovich had accepted the role of Alice because she and her brother had been fans of the video game franchise, saying "it was exciting for me just watching him play, I could sit for 5 hours and we would sit all day and play this game".[45] Jovovich had performed all the stunts required in the film, save for a scene that would involve her jumping to a cement platform, which her management deemed too dangerous,[46] and had trained in karate, kick-boxing and combat-training.[47] The film was commercially successful, grossing $17 million on its opening weekend, and gaining $40 million domestically and $102 million worldwide.[48] Later, she portrayed the manipulative gang wife Erin in No Good Deed (2002), Nadine in the romantic comedy You Stupid Man (2002), punk rocker Fangora ("Fanny") in Dummy (2003), and provided a guest voice on the television series King of the Hill. The role of Fangora in Dummy, allowed Jovovich to act in film with Oscar-winning Adrien Brody, who was a friend prior to filming. Jovovich found it easy to identify with this role because she felt Fangora, as opposed to previous characters, possessed similar qualities to the actress's own life.[43]

In 2004, Jovovich reprised the role of Alice in the sequel to Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Apocalypse. The role required her to do fight training for three hours a day,[43] in addition to the three months prior to filming in which she had "gun training, martial arts, everything".[49] Apocalypse received even more negative reactions from the critics than the first film. Following the release of the film, Jovovich was unhappy with the results and director Alexander Witt's effort.[50] She noted during an interview that year that her large action films take care of the commercial part of her career, while she acts in "independent little films that never come out" to appease her artistic side, and "It's a good balance".[43] The following year, she was featured in Gore Vidal's faux trailer remake of Caligula, as Drusilla. In 2006, Jovovich's film, the science fiction/action thriller Ultraviolet, was released on March 3. She played the title role of Violet Song jat Shariff, a role that also involved heavily choreographed fight sequences and Gun Kata, a fictional martial art combining statistical analysis and gunplay. It was not screened for critics, but when reviewed, it was critically panned,[51] grossing $31 million world wide.[52] That year Jovovich also starred in .45, as Kat, the revenge driven wife of a drug dealer.

Recent and future roles (2007-present)

In 2007, Jovovich reprised her role as Alice in Resident Evil: Extinction, the third of the Resident Evil series. The film grossed an estimated US$24 million in 2,828 theaters on its opening weekend, topping the box office gross for that week.[53] It opened stronger than its predecessor, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, which opened with $23 million in 3,284 theaters (over 450 more theaters than Extinction).[54] In a March 2006 interview, Jovovich said that she would not appear in another action film "for a long time", expressing a desire to portray more diverse roles,[1] but she added that talks of another sequel in the Resident Evil franchise were a "real possibility".[55]

Jovovich was set to portray Amalia Bezhetskaya in Azazel in 2007, however, with the announcement of her pregnancy early that year, the film was postponed until Summer of 2008. Also in 2008 Milla will star in David Twohy's A Perfect Getaway with Kiele Sanchez, Timothy Olyphant, and Steve Zahn. The film is a thriller about a newlywed couple (Milla and Zahn) on their honeymoon in Hawaii who run into two hikers who turn out to be vicious killers. Filming is scheduled to begin Spring 2008 [50]

Music career

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The cover of Jovovich's debut album, The Divine Comedy.

Jovovich had begun working on a music album as early as 1988, when she was signed by SBK Records after the company heard a demo she recorded.[56] In August 1990, she asserted in an interview that the then-forthcoming album would be "a mix between Kate Bush, Sinéad O'Connor, This Mortal Coil and the Cocteau Twins."[57] After it was initially presented by SBK strictly as a pop album, Jovovich protested, insisting on using her personal poetry for lyrics and recording her own instrumental material.[56] Jovovich had written the songs when she was fifteen, with the exception of a Ukrainian folk song, "In a Glade", that she covered. In April 1994, billed under her first name, she released The Divine Comedy, a title that was a reference to the epic poem by Dante Alighieri of the same name. Jovovich had chosen the title after seeing Russian artist Alexis Steele's proposed cover artwork sketch for the then untitled album. Jovovich found that the sketch had "all the struggle that I'm singing about. It IS the divine comedy".[56] The Divine Comedy was well received by critics, and featured pop-infused traditional Ukrainian folk songs that led to comparisons with musicians Tori Amos and Kate Bush.[18] John McAlley of Rolling Stone called the album "remarkable", "strikingly mature and rich in invention" and as featuring "angst-laced poetry with vivid melodies and arrangements that find a common spirit in synth pop, European folk and psychedelic dream rock".[58] Jovovich released the track "Gentleman Who Fell", with an accompanying music video, as the sole single from the album. The music video was originally directed by Lisa Bonet and featured Harry Dean Stanton, but Jovovich was unsatisfied with the results and decided to film another version. The second version of "Gentleman Who Fell", a homage to Maya Deren's short film Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), was subsequently played on MTV. Jovovich toured the United States during most of 1994 to promote the album, opening for Toad the Wet Sprocket and Crash Test Dummies, as well as playing smaller acoustic sets. Jovovich had opted to perform in smaller and more intimate settings, turning down a musical appearance on Saturday Night Live.[36] Following The Divine Comedy, she expressed interest in releasing a second album, having had ten songs ready for a future recording that was intended for a Summer 1996 release.[23][22] However, Jovovich has yet to release a second album.

1998 saw the release of The Peopletree Sessions, a recording originally issued on David Turin's Peopletree label only to end up on Cherry Red records after Jovovich and Turin fell out over its issuance. Jovovich claims that "she does not stand behind ... in any way, shape or form."[59] She had met The Peopletree Sessions producer David Turin through his wife, fashion photographer Kate Garner who had shot Jovovich for various magazines. Turnin had approached Jovovich to collaborate on songs with Perry Farrell, Steven Perkins, and producer duo the Dust Brothers, and she agreed, then recording music with Turnin. Afterwards, Jovovich received a CD from Turnin of 13 tracks, with cover art photographed by Garner, which Jovovich assumed to be for her own personal use. Turnin then released the album as Jovovich's second album, to which Jovovich attempted to stop the sale of. She has taken legal action against Turnin and Garner.[59] The album was given 4 out of 5 stars in The Guardian and has retained a cult following.

Formed in May 1999, Jovovich led a band called Plastic Has Memory, in which she sang and played guitar.[60] The band was "[m]uch heavier and darker than the vaguely Ukrainian folk-sounding elements of her first album" and had a similar sound to a grunge and trip hop Portishead.[61] Plastic Has Memory played about a dozen shows in Los Angeles and New York City for a potential Virgin Records album release,[62] one of which Mick Jagger had attended.[63] Though Plastic Has Memory was featured on Hollywood Goes Wild, a benefit celebrity compilation album, the group never formally released a record and is no longer together.[64]

Jovovich has contributed tracks to several of her film soundtracks, as well as providing songs for film soundtracks in which she has not acted, including the soundtracks for The Million Dollar Hotel (2000), Underworld (2003), and Dummy (2003) in the latter category. In 2001, Jovovich was one of many celebrities whose vocals were featured in a cover of "We are Family" to raise money for the American Red Cross. She has appeared as guest vocalist on the song "Former Lover" on Deepak Chopra's album, A Gift of Love II: Oceans of Ecstasy (2002) and Legion of Boom (2004) by The Crystal Method.

Since 2003, Jovovich has worked with musician Maynard James Keenan, of Tool and A Perfect Circle, on his side project Puscifer,[65] contributing vocals to the track "REV 22:20", which was featured on various film soundtracks in its original or a remixed form.[66]

Jovovich continues to write songs which she refers to as "demos", and which are provided for free in mp3 format on her official website. She provides license to freely download and remix the tracks, but reserves the right to sell and issue them.[67]

Fashion design

Jovovich and fellow model Carmen Hawk launched a line of clothing called Jovovich-Hawk in 2003. The pair opened a showroom in New York City's Greenwich Village on September 13 2005, and the line is currently in its third season. The atelier is based in Los Angeles, but pieces can be found at Fred Segal in Los Angeles, Harvey Nichols, and over 50 stores around the world. Vogue has praised the line for its "girl-about-town cult status most designers spend years trying to achieve."[68]

In April 2006, Jovovich and Hawk launched the Jovovich-Hawk clothing range at Harvey Nichols in London. In November 2006, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and US Vogue nominated Jovovich-Hawk as for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award, an award founded in 2003, and underwritten by Vogue, Barneys New York, Coach, Juicy Couture, Kellwood Co., Nordstrom and Theory, with additional support from Gucci. The winner receives $200,000 as well as a year of industry guidance and support. Jovovich-Hawk was nominated as a finalist, although Doo-Ri Chung took the top prize.[69]

In 2007, Jovovich and Hawk designed the costume for Jovovich's character in Resident Evil: Extinction. The shorts Alice, her character, wears are a variation on the 'Alice Star' Shorts from the Spring 2007 collection.[70] In late 2007, Jovovich-Hawk signed a deal to design a diffusion collection for Target's Go International campaign, following in the footsteps of Luella, Paul & Joe and Proenza Schouler.[71] The collection debuted on March 2, 2008.

In the Media

Jovovich has been noted for her careers as a model, singer and actress. Music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt" for her roles in various sci-fi and action films[1] and Rebecca Flint Marx of All Movie Guide said that despite the negative critical response for the Resident Evil films, the franchise has turned Jovovich into an "A-list action star".[72] Her action roles have given her a "geek"[73][74] following for which MTV said she was "Every Geek's Dream Girl".[75][76]

In 2004, Jovovich was ranked #69 on Maxim magazine's "Top 100 Hot List"[77] and ranked #82 in 2005.[78] Maxim also named her #11 on their list of "Hottest Nerd Crushes".[79] In 2008, she was ranked #90 on Ask Men's Top 99 Women of 2008 List.[80]

Personal life

Jovovich currently resides in homes in Los Angeles and New York[81] with her fiancé, film writer and director Paul W. S. Anderson. The two met while working on Resident Evil in which Anderson wrote and directed, and Jovovich starred. Anderson proposed to Jovovich in 2003, but the two separated for a period of time before becoming a couple again.[82] The couple has stated that they "would love to [get married], but maybe after the baby."[83] On November 3, 2007, Jovovich gave birth to her and Anderson's first child, a daughter, Ever Gabo Anderson.[84][85] The child was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, one day before Jovovich's due date of November 4th.[86] Ever, a male Scottish name, was given to reflect Anderson's Scottish heritage, while the middle name of Gabo (pronounced "Gabeau") was a combination of Jovovich's parent's names — the first two letters of mother Galina and the first two letters of father Bogie's.[84] Wim Wenders, who directed Jovovich's film The Million Dollar Hotel, is the baby's godfather.[50] Jovovich has stated that she would like to have three children, saying through means of adoption as well.[87] She has two miniature Maltese dogs, Bubbles and Madness.[88]

Prior to her relationship with Anderson, Jovovich married on-screen boyfriend Shawn Andrews in 1992 while filming Dazed and Confused together. Andrews was 21, while Jovovich was 16; the marriage was annulled by her mother two months later.[89] Shortly after the annulment, Jovovich moved to Europe and lived with her then boyfriend, Jamiroquai ex-bassist Stuart Zender, in London from 1994 to 1996.[19][36][90] From 1996 to 1997, she dated photographer Mario Sorrenti. In a ceremony in Las Vegas, she married The Fifth Element director Luc Besson in 1997; they divorced in 1999.[2] Later in 1999, during the filming of The Million Dollar Hotel, Jovovich dated co-star Jeremy Davies from May until the end of the year. Jovovich also dated her "idol",[13] Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, for seven months in 2000.[34][91]

In 2006, Jovovich mentioned her interest in publishing her private diaries as an autobiography. She had kept a diary since childhood, writing about the locations she has traveled and "all the mad things that [she's] done". Jovovich has stated that she views publication as a way to "get it all into a book—like an autobiography", and it would have a "diary feel to it". However, she also commented that she was "…not sure how interested anyone would be in publishing it, or reading it, for that matter."[92]

In addition to being a smoker,[93] Jovovich has advocated the legalization of cannabis and appeared in a spread and on the cover for High Times.[26] In an article published in 1994, she admitted that her only vices were cigarettes and cannabis.[36] She practices yoga and meditates often in attempts to live a healthy lifestyle; although not affiliating with a certain religion, she prays and considers herself a "spiritual person".[50] She avoids junk foods and prefers to cook for herself. She practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in addition to other varieties of martial arts.[94] Jovovich also enjoys playing the guitar, writing in a diary, and writing poems and lyrics for songs.[95]

Jovovich is multilingual—she can speak English, French, her maternal Russian and her paternal Serbian.[96]

Filmography

Year Movie Role Notes
1988 The Night Train to Kathmandu (TV) Lily McLeod
Two Moon Junction Samantha Delongpre
Paradise (TV) Katie 1 episode
1989 Married... with Children (TV) Yvette 1 episode
1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV) Robin Fecknoids Pilot - 1 episode
1991 Return to the Blue Lagoon Lilli Hargrave
1992 Kuffs Maya Carlton
Chaplin Mildred Harris
1993 Dazed and Confused Michelle Burroughs
1997 The Fifth Element Leeloo
1998 He Got Game Dakota Burns
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Joan of Arc
2000 The Claim Lucia Limited release
2001 The Million Dollar Hotel Eloise Limited release
Zoolander Katinka Ingabogovinanana
2002 Resident Evil Alice
You Stupid Man Nadine
2003 Dummy Fangora "Fanny" Gurkel Limited release
No Good Deed Erin
2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Alice
2005 Trailer for a remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula Drusilla
2006 Ultraviolet Violet Song jat Shariff
2007 .45 Kat
Resident Evil: Extinction Alice
2008 The Palermo Shooting Herself In Competition at Cannes Film Festival
2009 A Perfect Getaway Cydney Post-production
Azazel Amalia Bezhetskaya Announced, shooting scheduled to start Summer 2008

Discography

  • The Divine Comedy - released April 1994 (single: "Gentleman Who Fell")
  • The Peopletree Sessions - unauthorized by Jovovich, a 1998 release that remains available online

Compilations, soundtracks and albums featuring Jovovich

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