Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich born December 17 1975 is an Ukrainianborn American actress supermodel musician and fashion designer Over her career she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action themed films for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the reigning queen of kickbutt 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 Revlons Most Unforgettable Women in the World advertisements and she continued her career with other campaigns for LOréal 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 1993s 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 three sequels Resident Evil Apocalypse 2004 Resident Evil Extinction 2007 and Resident Evil Afterlife 2010 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 JovovichHawk 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