Milla Jovovich Wiki, Age, Net Worth, Husband, Height, Ethnicity

Milla Jovovich, born Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich, is an American actress, model, and musician. She is well-known for her roles in a number of science fiction and action films.

Quick Facts

Milla Jovovich’s Biography

Milla Jovovich was born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, on December 17, 1975. She is the daughter of Galina, a Soviet-Russian actress, and Bogdan Jovovi, a Serbian doctor. Milla’s ancestors were from Montenegro’s beautiful Vasojevii clan. They have also spent time in Kosovo. Her childhood was mostly spent in Moscow, Russian SFSR, her mother’s hometown. Jovovich revealed that she was born in Ukraine “by accident.” In 1980, she emigrated to the Soviet Union. Milla was only 5 years old at the time.

Following that, she and her family relocated to Sacramento, California. After seven months in California, they settled in Los Angeles. Milla’s parents divorced soon after. Her father began a relationship with another woman, with whom he persuaded his son, Marco Jovovich. Milla’s mother worked hard to get a job in the acting industry, but she only had limited success. Her failure was primarily due to language barriers, which eventually drove her to clean houses for a living. Her mother used to work in director Brian De Palma’s office.

Milla Jovovich Education

Milla Jovovich attended public schools in Los Angeles, where she significantly improved her English in less than three months. Her classmates bullied her at the start of school because she was from the Soviet Union. Milla was labeled a communist and detained as a Russian spy. She dropped out of seventh grade to pursue a modeling career.She did, however, begin modeling at the age of nine. Jovovich became a naturalized U.S. citizen when she was 19 years old.

How Tall Is Milla Jovovich ?

This stunning actress is 45 years old. Her height is 5 feet 8 inches, and she weighs 64 kg.

Career

Galina Loginova enrolled Milla in acting classes in 1985. After choosing acting jobs, she began attending acting schools rather than continuing her academic education. In 1998, she made her professional debut as Samantha Delongpre in the romantic thriller Two Moon Junction. The same year, she starred in The Night Train to Kathmandu as Lily McLeod. Her other TV shows include Paradise, Married… with Children, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, and others.

She played the lead role in Blue Lagoon (1991) alongside Brian Krause when she was 15 years old. People compared Jovovich’s looks to Brooke Shields’ because she was extremely beautiful and hot. It was very controversial in the end because it featured Shields and Milla in nude scenes. Milla Jovovich was nominated in 1991 for “Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture.”

Milla played Alice in almost all of Resident Evil: Retribution’s film series. On September 14, 2012, she completed the fifth installment of Resident Evil. In the 2018 film Future World, Jovovich played a drug lord opposite Tommy Lee Jones.

Her musical journey began in 1988 with the release of a music album. SBK Records signed her there. Milla asserts in an August 1990 interview. She began writing songs when she was about 15 years old.

Relationship And Affairs

Paul W. S. Anderson, her husband, is a film writer and director. They tied the knot on August 22, 2009. They first met on the set of Resident Evil. Ever Anderson, Dashiel Edan, and Osian Lark Elliot are Milla and Paul’s three daughters.

How rich Is Milla Jovovich?

 Milla Jovovich has a $50 million net worth in February 2024. Her wealth is derived from her work in film, television, and modeling.