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Milla (Militza) Jovovich (Serbian Милица Јововић/Milica Jovović, Ukrainian Cyrillic: Мілла Йовович/; born December 17, 1975) is a supermodel, actress, musician, singer, and fashion designer born in Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Jovovich has been described by Paul W.S. Anderson, director of her film Resident Evil, as a "rare combination of a good actress who could kick ass and look beautiful doing it."[1] Music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".[2]
BiographyFamily and Early life
In 1981, when Milla was five years old, they had to leave the Soviet Union for political reasons[4] and move to London; they subsequently lived in Sacramento, California. Seven months later, they settled in Los Angeles, California. She also has a brother named Marco Jovovich born in 1988. CareerModelingAt the age of eleven, Jovovich was spotted by the photographer Richard Avedon[4], who featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements. In October 1987, she was featured on the cover of the Italian fashion magazine Lei, which was the first of her many cover shoots. In 1988, she also made her first professional model contract[4]. Later she made it to the cover of The Face, which led to new contracts and covers of the Vogue and Cosmopolitan[4]. Jovovich is also an "international spokesmodel" for L'Oreal cosmetics and was the highest paid supermodel in 2004. In 2006 Jovovich was picked up by Spanish clothing line Mango as their new spokesmodel and is currently featured in ads for Etro. Mango told Vogue.com that Jovovich is "the image of the woman that [we] wish to dress: a very modern woman, with personality and self-confidence."[5]. She has said that she enjoys having both a modelling and an acting career, and that she is "very grateful for [her] looks", which allow her to "make really great film choices".[1] Acting
Jovovich received top billing and entering the world of action heroes, with her performances in The Fifth Element (1997) and in two popular films based upon the survival horror series, Resident Evil. Jovovich's latest film, the science fiction/action thriller Ultraviolet, was released on March 3, 2006. It was not screened for critics, but when reviewed, it was critically panned.[6] It has grossed $17 million at the domestic box office.[7] She will appear in the third film in the Resident Evil series titled Resident Evil: Extinction. Image:Re-alice.jpg Milla Jovovich in a Jovovich-Hawk piece, from the upcoming film Resident Evil: Extinction. SingingIn 1994, Jovovich, billed under her first name, released her critically acclaimed first musical album, The Divine Comedy. Featuring unique-sounding songs that fused pop with traditional Russian folk music influences, the album led to comparisons with musicians Tori Amos and Kate Bush. Jovovich also led a band called Plastic Has Memory, that played about a dozen shows in Los Angeles and New York City, in 1999. Though Plastic Has Memory was featured on Hollywood Goes Wild, a benefit celebrity compilation CD, the group never formally released a record and is no longer together. 1998 saw the release of The Peopletree Sessions, a cd of "electronic folk music." Milla now claims that she did not authorize this cd, but its producer counters that she personally approved both the cd and the liner notes and photos in its packaging, and authorized its release to the "underground" market (online and indie record shops). The CD featured electronic beats merged with scattered lyrics, a big change from her wistful first release. Jovovich's vocals appeared on the 2004 album Legion of Boom by The Crystal Method. She also recorded the single Rocket Collecting, which appeared on the soundtrack for the film Underworld. Milla continues to write songs, which she calls "demos". These demos are provided for free in MP3 format on her website and Jovovich provides license to freely download and remix the tracks, but reserves the right to sell and issue the tracks.[8] Jovovich has reportedly been working with Maynard James Keenan of Tool on his side project Puscifer.[9] Fashion designJovovich and fellow model Carmen Hawk have launched a line of clothing called Jovovich-Hawk in 2003. The two also opened a showroom in New York City's Greenwich Village on September 13, 2005. The line is currently in its third season and pieces can be found at Fred Segal in Los Angeles, Harvey Nichols, and over 50 stores around the world. The pieces were sold exclusively at Fred Segal stores, where the line sold out almost instantly. The line's second season was equally, if not more successful, with Fred Segal reordering its stock midway through the season.Jovovich-Hawk, with Jovovich modeling select pieces, was featured on the cover of the May 2006 issue of C (California Style) Magazine. Personal lifeJovovich married actor Shawn Andrews (played Pickford) in October of 1992, while filming Dazed and Confused together; the marriage was annulled by her mother a month later. She married The Fifth Element director Luc Besson in 1997, but the two divorced in 1999. Jovovich also dated Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante for several months in 2000 and was linked to actor Stephen Dorff. She also had a relationship with Jamiroquai ex-bassist Stuart Zender, during which time they both lived in London. Most recently she has appeared in public with Japanese soccer star Hidetoshi Nakata, but is purported to be engaged to writer/director Paul W. S. Anderson. Jovovich is also planning to publish her private diaries as an autobiography. Jovovich says, "I've been keeping a diary ever since I was a little girl. I've written about all the places I've been to and all the mad things that I've done, so it would be good to get it all into a book - like an autobiography, but with more of a diary feel to it. I'm not sure how interested anyone would be in publishing it, or reading it, for that matter."[10] Jovovich is a polyglot - she fluently speaks Russian,[11] French, English and Serbian (possibly to a lesser extent).[11] Image:Ultraviolet poster.jpg Milla Jovovich on the poster for Ultraviolet (2006). Selected filmography
Image:Milla.jpg Milla Jovovich at a Jovovich-Hawk launch party in the United Kingdom. Discography
Compilations, soundtracks and albums including Jovovich
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