Milla Jovovich American Actress Known for The Fifth Element

Milla Jovovich is an American actress born on 17 December 1975 in Kyiv. She is recognised for appearances in The Fifth Element (1997) and Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004).

Early life

Milla Jovovich is the daughter of Galina Jovovich.

Career

Records list The Night Train to Kathmandu (1988) as her earliest screen credit. In the 1990s, she appeared in Chaplin (1992) and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999, as Joan of Arc). The 2000s brought Resident Evil (2002, as Alice Abernathy) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007, as Alice Abernathy). Her 2010s credits include Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010, as Alice Abernathy) and Resident Evil: Retribution (2012, as Alice Abernathy). During the 2020s, she worked on Monster Hunter (2020) and In the Lost Lands (2025).

In all, 46 films appear in her credits from 1988 to 2025. Action is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (9), followed by science fiction (7) and drama (6). The newest title on record is Worldbreaker, from 2025. Of her four titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) has the highest, at $300 million.

Mika Nakashima appears in three of her listed titles, including Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Mike Epps (two titles) and Michelle Rodriguez (two titles). Paul W. S. Anderson directed five of her titles on record, among them The Three Musketeers (2011). Ben Stiller is credited as director on two of them, including Zoolander (2001) and Zoolander 2 (2016).

Her discography lists 2 albums and 2 singles, including The People Tree Sessions (1998). The records associate her with pop music and folk rock.

Recognition

A nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star in 1992 for Return to the Blue Lagoon is on record.

Personal life

She has been married to Paul W. S. Anderson since 2009. Earlier marriages on record are to Shawn Andrews (1992) and Luc Besson (1997 to 1999, divorced). She is the mother of Ever Anderson, and has 3 children in total.