Known As: Milla Jovovich
Full Name: Milla Natasha Jovovich
Birthday: December 17, 1975
Birth Place: Kiev, Ukraine
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Body Measurement: 86cm 61cm 86cm (34-24-34)
Height: 174cm (5'9")
Weight: 55kg (120 lbs )
Hair Colour: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Shoes Size: 9(US)
Education: Excelsior High School
Nationality: Ukrainian
Claim to fame: as Revlon's Unforgettable Woman (1988)
Occupation: Actress, Model, Singer
Milla Natasha Jovovich was born in Kiev, Ukraine, on
December 17, 1975. She spent her early childhood between
London, where her father Bogdanovitch Jovovich was studying,
and Russia, where her mother, Gallina Loginova lived.
Her family soon moved to California, where Milla experienced
difficulty adapting to the American way of life.
She began acting at the age of 9, and modeling at 11.
Her first cover was for the Italian fashion magazine
Lei. A six-page fashion spread by Herb Ritts for a French
fashion magazine quickly moved Jovovich, the young and
barely-trained model, to the top ranks. In her first
year alone, she completed 15 fashion covers and countless
other shoots, still managing the time for her studies
-including the training necessary for runway work- as
well as maintaining her teenage social life.
She released her first movie in 1988, entitled Two
Moon Junction, followed by The Night Train to Kathmandu.
She took the modeling world by storm, and impressed
critics with her uncanny ability to carry herself at
such a young age. She's been in Calvin Klein, Escape,
and dozens of other high profile ads, as well as in
all the major glamour magazines.
She displayed maturity and talent beyond her years,
and continued her acting career with the release of
Return to Blue Lagoon in 1991, and Kuffs and Chaplin
in 1992. At the age of 16, she married 21-year-old actor
boyfriend Shawn Andrews (whom she was involved with
on the set of Dazed and Confused), only to have the
marriage annulled two months later.
After filming Dazed and Confused in 1993, her career
was already in full swing. Milla looked to conquer a
third domain; the world of music. She released her first
album at the age of 18, entitled The Divine Comedy.
Unlike most actresses and models that try their hand
at singing careers see Caprice here, and end up with
a lackluster attempt, Jovovich's album was well-received.
Next on her list was the the Fifth Element, the sci-fi
movie starring Bruce Willis that takes place in the
future. In this role, Jovovich was appropriately cast
as the perfect being. Playing Leeloo, Jovovich's modeling
experience came in handy -the character was engineered,
and required Milla to use little facial expressions,
and portray an innocent and distant look.
In the spring of '98, she starred in a Spike Lee Joint
with Denzel Washington, entitled He Got Game. Here she
played a prostitute who suffers from a severe beating,
but Jovovich gets very little on-screen time. She went
on to win the leading role in another Luc Besson film,
where she played the role of Joan Of Arc. Soon after
the production was complete, she married Besson.
In 1999, Milla starred in the horror film The Boat
House. Milla plays a teenager who has seen some evil
creature and loses her mind, and is sent to a mental
hospital from which she later escapes. Her character
is described as a beautiful, yet fragile girl. Next
on her list are The Million Dollar Hotel and Kingdom
Come.
She also plans to return to school and finish some
of the classes she dreaded taking in high school, like
math, chemistry, and physics. She stated: All the things
I was bored with in high school. I didn't understand
the importance of math then, which is stupid. It provides
the building blocks of reality.
She also plans to return to the studio to record another
album. She is unsure of exactly where she would like
her career to go, but remains true to her belief with
her integrity, honesty and sincerity. I just want to
make one really good movie a year. And when I die, to
know I was honest as an artist, and for this we have
to respect her.