
Milla Jovovich is an American actress, supermodel, musician, and fashion designer of Ukrainian descent. She was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. In essence, she began in a number of science fiction and action films, for which the music channel VH1 called her "the reigning royal of strikes."
She has appeared on the cover of more than a hundred magazines, and has also starred in films such as The Fifth Element (1997), Ultraviolet (2006), and the 'Resident Evil' franchise. 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 campaigns for L'Oréal 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 appearances such as the "Fair Exchange" (1989) and a 1989 role as a French girl (she was 14 at the time then) on a Married with Children episode and film roles, she gained notoriety with the romance film Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). She appeared in 1993's Dazed and Confused alongside Ben Affleck and Matthew McConaughey. 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 spawned five sequels: Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016).
In addition to her modelling and acting career, Jovovich released a music 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, which ceased operations in early 2008. In its third season prior to its demise, the pieces could be found at Fred Segal in Los Angeles, Harvey Nichols, and over 50 stores around the world.
From Kiev, Ukraine
3.61
Popularity76
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Rating51.1M
Budget132M
RevenueActing
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2025 World-Breaker
2025 Hummingbird
2025 Protector
2025 Twilight of the Dead
2025 Midnight Executive Producer
2025 In the Lost Lands as Gray Alys Producer
2024 Breathe as Tess
2020 Monster Hunter as Artemis
2020 Showbiz Kids as Self
2019 Paradise Hills as The Duchess
2019 Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn as Self
2019 The Rookies as Bruce
2019 Hellboy as Vivienne Nimue, the Blood Queen
2018 See Know Evil as Self
2018 Withorwithout as Wife
2018 The Everything as Georgie
2018 Future World as Drug Lord
2017 Shock and Awe as Vlatka Landay
2017 Retaliation Mode: Making 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' as Self
2017 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Retaliation Mode as Alice
2016 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter as Alice
2016 Zoolander 2 as Katinka
2015 Clint Howard Reboots Pippi Longstocking with Milla Jovovich and Fred Willard as Pippi
2015 Survivor as Kate Abbott
2014 Cymbeline as Queen
2012 Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution' as Self
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution as Alice
2012 Der Bernd as Self
2011 Bringing Up Bobby as Olive
2011 Faces in the Crowd as Anna Marchant
2011 The Three Musketeers as Milady de Winter
2011 Behind Bars: The Making of Stone as Self
2011 Lucky Trouble as Nadya
2010 Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' as Self
2010 Program Alice: Activated as Self
2010 Stone as Lucetta
2010 Dirty Girl as Sue-Ann
2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife as Alice
2010 Blood Into Wine as Self
2009 The Fourth Kind as Dr. Abigail 'Abbey' Tyler
2009 A Perfect Getaway as Cydney
2008 Palermo Shooting as Self (uncredited)
2008 Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction' as Self
2008 Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series as Self
2007 The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to Extinction as Alice
2007 Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse as Self
2007 Resident Evil: Extinction as Alice
2006 .45 as Kat
2006 UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' as Self - Actress
2006 Ultraviolet as Violet Song Jat Shariff
2005 Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula as Druscilla
2004 Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated as Self
2004 Game Babes as Self
2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse as Alice
2002 You Stupid Man as Nadine
2002 Dummy as Fangora "Fanny" Gurkel
2002 Playing Dead: Resident Evil from Game to Screen as Self
2002 The Making of Resident Evil as Self
2002 No Good Deed as Erin
2002 Resident Evil as Alice
2002 The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self
2001 Zoolander as Katinka
2000 The Claim as Lucia
2000 The Million Dollar Hotel as Eloise
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc as Joan of Arc
1998 He Got Game as Dakota Burns
1997 The Fifth Element as Leeloo
1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces as Girl in Commercial (uncredited)
1993 Dazed and Confused as Michelle
1992 Chaplin as Mildred Harris
1992 Kuffs as Maya Carlton
1991 Return to the Blue Lagoon as Lilli
1991 Teen Vid II as Self
1988 The Night Train to Kathmandu as Lily McLeod
1988 Two Moon Junction as Samantha