Milla Jovovich is a famous actress, but she became famous not only in the film industry. She is in demand in the modeling business, and also tried herself as a fashion designer and even a singer.
Biography
Milla Jovovich was born on December 17, 1975 in the capital city of Ukraine Kiev.
The father of the future actress, Bogdan Jovovich, is a doctor by profession, his family roots stem from Montenegro. Mila's mother is a purely creative person. Her name is Galina Aleksandrovna Loginova. She is known as a Soviet and at the same time an American actress.
5 years after Mila was born, her family moved to the capital of Great Britain - London. After a while, they left the city and went to live in the United States, where they finally settled in Los Angeles.
Mila's education began in public schools, where she learned English for several months. But even despite the absence of a language barrier, Mila was bullied in schools due to her Russian-Serbian origin.
Pretty soon after moving to Los Angeles, Mila's parents broke up. When the future actress was 19 years old, her father went to jail due to fraud with medical records. The mother was in charge of the girl.
Career
After parting with her husband, Galina Aleksandrovna not only raised Mila, but also tried to promote her into the world of cinema and show business.
Model business
For the first time, Mila Jovovich got on the cover of a magazine at the age of nine, which triggered a wave of discussions about the relevance of publishing photos of minors. However, after three years, Mila dropped out of school and completely immersed herself in the work of a model.
The model's efforts were not in vain. She was invited by Revlon to participate in the Most Unforgettable Women in the World program.
The girl quickly became interested in other well-known brands with which she signed contracts. Among them:
- Hugo Boss;
- Guess;
- Calvin Klein.
And at 23, she became the advertising face of another famous French company, L'Oreal. At the end of 2004, Mila Jovovich was recognized as the highest paid model. She appeared on the pages of Forbes magazine with a combined income of $ 10.5 million.
Mila Jovovich tried herself as a fashion designer. She participated in the creation of the Jovovich-Hawk clothing line.
Career in the film industry
Mila Jovovich did not stop only at the activities of the model.
In 1988, the first film with her participation was released - "Two Moons Confluence".
Three years later, the movie "Return to the Blue Lagoon" was released, in which the young actress starred. The film was not very successful for the girl. For her role in it, she received a nomination for "Golden Raspberry" as the worst "New Star". However, at the same time, for her role in this film, Mila was nominated for the Young Actor Award as, on the contrary, Best Young Actress in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture.
In the period from 1988 to 2018, Mila Jovovich starred in 42 films.
Not all of them were successful. In total, the actress received three nominations for the "Golden Raspberry". However, Mila still has more positive nominations:
- 2 nominations for the Saturn Prize;
- 1 nomination from Blockbuster Entertainment Awards;
- 1 nomination from the Hollywood Film Festival;
- 1 nomination from MTVMovieAwards;
- 1 nomination for the Young Actor Award.
Some of the most famous films in which the girl played the main roles were:
- "The fifth Element";
- "Joan of Arc";
- A series of films "Resident Evil".
Casting for the role of the main character of the movie "The Fifth Element" was quite tough. More than 300 applicants took part in it. However, Mila managed to get around everyone and she went on the same set with such celebrities as Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman. Thanks to the filming of this film, the actress gained much wider fame.
With the filming of "Jeanne d'Arc" there was a certain incident. Mila was chosen for the role of the main character, but in just 6 months at the beginning of filming, the director changed, who chose a different actress. Then the court proceedings began. Then Luc Besson had to fulfill his obligations, he rewrote the script and began filming his own version of the film.
In addition, Mila Jovovich starred as the Blood Queen in Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, which will be released in 2019.
Career in the music industry
Mila Jovovich also tried herself in the role of a singer. She was a member of the rock music group PlasticHasMemory, with which she toured the US and Europe in 1994.
A total of two albums have been released: "TheDivineComedy" in 1994 and "ThePeopleTreeSessions" in 1998. The last album did not go on sale.
On this Mila ended her singing career and returned to the world of cinema.
Personal life
The first husband of Mila Jovovich was Sean Andrews, with whom she played in the movie "High and Confused". They got married in 1992, but the marriage did not last long. After one month, the couple divorced.
Then, after returning to the film industry in 1997, Mila married director Luc Besson, with whom she stayed for 2 years. During this time, she managed to star in three films.
In 2002, the actress began dating director Paul Anderson. Their informal relationship lasted 7 years. During this time, the couple had their first child - a girl Eva Gabo.
In 2009, Mila and Paul formalized their marriage, and in 2015, the couple's second daughter, Dashiel Eden, was born.
