Milla Jovovich is an American actress who has played in many popular science fiction films, action games, thrillers and action films. She is also a model with such a successful career that Forbes magazine named her the highest paid in the world in 2004. It is not surprising that the personal life of this gorgeous woman is interesting to many.
Biography of Mila Jovovich
Militsa - and this is what Milla's passport name sounds like - was born on December 17, 1975 in Kiev. Her parents were the Yugoslav doctor Bogich Jovovich and the famous Soviet actress Galina Loginova. When the girl was five years old, the family emigrated from the USSR. They first settled in the UK and then moved to the United States. A few months after the family settled in Los Angeles, their father left them.
Galina tried to continue her acting career, but there were no roles for her. She had to get a job as a cleaner to feed herself and her daughter. Dreaming that Milica would get a better life, her mother enrolled her in an acting school, and also tried not to miss model castings.
When the girl was 11 years old, her mother brought her to see the fashion photographer Carlos Reinoze. Appreciating the unusual beauty of the young model, he recommended her to the famous agency Prima, who instantly signed a contract with her.
Milla's modeling career began with a scandal - the popular photographer Richard Avedon shot a girl for Mademoiselle magazine. The editors refused to print the photo, citing the fact that the model is just a child, and the magazine is designed for an adult audience. Avedon threatened to break the contract with the publishing house and the magazine had to back down. The story made a splash, tabloids published photos that caused discord, talk shows discussed the ethics of children's work in the modeling business. Milla got publicity.
At 12, Jovovich became the youngest cover model in the world, her working day costing at least $ 3,500. She signed contracts with Vogue and Cosmopolitan, became the face of Revlon, participated in the shows of Christian Dior, Donna Karan, Versace, Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani and others. The Prada brand called her "a source of inspiration", and fashion designer Versace "her favorite supermodel."
Milla got her first film role at the age of 12, and at the age of 15 she already starred in the leading role in the romantic Robinsonade "Return to the Blue Lagoon". The film turned out to be a commercial failure, but it was followed by several other films, including the teenage comedy High and Confused, which won critical praise and public approval. However, Milla became disillusioned with her acting career and devoted herself entirely to the modeling business for several years. Everything was changed by a meeting with director Luc Besson, who invited her to the role of Leela in his high-budget action movie The Fifth Element. The picture became a world blockbuster, was sold for quotes, the character Jovovich turned into a cult. Milla's acting career got a fresh start.
Milla has more than 40 films on her account. Most famous for her roles in such films as "Jeanne D'Arc", "Ultraviolet", "The Musketeers", in the "Resident Evil" franchise.
In addition to a modeling career and work in films, Jovovich is engaged in music. She has already released two albums, warmly received by critics. She also has her own fashion line.
Milla Jovovich's men
Milla Jovovich's first marriage was swift and fleeting. On the set "High and Confused," young Milla met actor Sean Andrews. She was 16, he was 20, they were young and played a couple in love in a reckless teenage comedy. Is it any wonder the actors fell in love? Milla fled with Sean and married him on October 2, 1992. But her mother insisted on annulling the marriage due to the minority of the bride. It took her two months.
Milla met her new boyfriend, musician Steward Zender, having already flown off to Europe. They moved together in May 1994, and in November 1995 they decided to leave. After two years, Milla met with the photographer Mario Sorrenti.
Milla decided on a second marriage in 1997. Luc Besson became her chosen one. He barely waited until the end of filming for "The Fifth Element" to propose to the actress. For Hollywood, the age difference between the director and the actress seemed insignificant - she was already 22, he was only 38. The marriage broke up after a year and a half. Milla later said in an interview, “It's a shame it didn't work. He was an incredible man, I am an incredible woman, but the timing did not coincide, "implying that the age difference still played a significant role.
There was another love story in Milla's life. Very touching and short. In 1998 she met the poet and musician Anno Birkin. Anno saw the actress on the set of Jeanne D'Arc and fell in love. He wrote her an incredibly clean, inspired letter and although Milla did not respond to his romantic feelings, they became good friends. They were united by a passion for music. In 2001, Anno, and his entire band, were killed in a car accident. Birkin had one month and one day until he was 21 years old. The press attributed to Millet an affair with Anno, which allegedly began shortly before his death, but the actress never confirmed this.
In the same year, Milla learned that director Paul Anderson was going to make a film based on her favorite video game, Resident Evil. She was on fire with the idea of starring and convinced the producers and Andersen himself. The choice was good in many ways. On the set, the director and the actress had a passionate romance.
Paul S. Andersen
Paul Scott Andersen is a native of North East England. He grew up in a small town near Newcastle. Paul is exactly 10 years older than Milla, he was born in 1965. The movie craft took possession of his soul in early childhood. At the age of 9, he was shooting amateur films with a professional Supra-8 camera. After graduating from the Royal High School of Newcastle, Paul entered the University of Warwick, becoming the youngest student in all the years of the institution's existence.
Anderson graduated with a bachelor's degree in film history and literature and got a job as a screenwriter on television. He wrote the script for four episodes of the TV serial El C. I. D. In 1992, together with producer Jeremy Bolt, Anderson founded his own company Impact Pictures and released the crime thriller "Shopping", which he films himself and according to his own script. The film received mixed reviews, most of all it was reproached for being secondary, called a mixture of "Blade Runner" and "Gotham", but it is remembered until then as the first film in which Jude Law played the main role.
Success came to Anderson when he took on the adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat. While all previous attempts by filmmakers to transfer stories from popular video games to the big screen were ridiculed by critics and coldly received by the public, Anderson's film, although it did not touch the hearts of the first, but definitely won the audience. With a budget of $ 18 million, he earned 122 million worldwide.
The next work of the director did not bring him such financial success, then he again returned to the adaptation of video games. And he made the right decision. The film "Resident Evil", again on a moderate budget, brought in many times greater profits. Resident Evil became a six-film franchise. This franchise holds the highest grossing record for any other video game-based film.
Anderson calls himself a "populist cinematographer" and declares that he is only interested in entertaining viewers, encouraging them to watch his films, and not receiving critical acclaim. Not surprisingly, with this approach, it receives lukewarm reviews from professional critics and excellent box office worldwide. Best at sci-fi action movies, especially game adaptations. Confirmation of this is the success of "Resident Evil" and "Alien vs. Predator" and rather modest fees from the "Three Musketeers" and "Pompeii".
After the release of "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" and it became clear that this cinematic universe for Anderson has exhausted itself, he began to adapt another video game. In 2020, the movie "Monster Hunters" should be released, which, if successful, will be only the first in the series.
Long road to wedding
Paul S. Anderson and Milla Jovovich met during the filming of the first Resident Evil movie. And it quickly grew into a passionate romance. In 2003, the director offered the actress to marry him and she agreed, but the engagement dragged on. There were even rumors in the press that the couple had broken up.
Nevertheless, on November 3, 2007, the couple had their first child - the girl was named Eva Gabo. The wedding took place only on August 22, 2009, when the child was almost two years old. The ceremony was at home, it was attended by only the closest friends of the couple.
For the wedding, Milla chose a simple dress in the Greek style, made according to her own design; the bride's hairstyle was decorated with a wreath of white and red flowers and ribbons, also made in ancient traditions. Eva Gabo performed the duties of a flower girl. All those present at the wedding said that the bride and groom are an extremely loving and harmonious couple. Their faces shone with sincere happiness.
Why did they delay the wedding for so long? The answer can be found in Milla's interview. She says, "My dad was a playboy, so I tried to stay away from the bad guys." Childhood trauma and unsuccessful marriage forced Milla to be careful and "blow on the water." “It was not very easy for me to live! … The men I knew before loved my independent spirit and were proud of my success, to the point that they became jealous of the time I devote to my career,”she said. Milla agreed to become Paul's wife only after making sure that he was “an incredible father. He is never crazy or wild. " “I married someone who can take care of me and my family,” says the actress.
In April 2015, the couple had a second daughter, Dashiel Eden.
