Milla Jovovich (born December 17, 1975) is an American actress, supermodel, musician, and fashion designer of Serbian and Russian descent. She was born in Kyiv, 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.

Filmography

• 2026Protector — Nikki Halstead, Producer
• 2025In the Lost Lands — Gray Alys, Producer
• 2025Worldbreaker — Mom
• 2024Breathe — Tess
• 2020Monster Hunter — Artemis
• 2019Hellboy — Vivienne Nimue, the Blood Queen
• 2019Paradise Hills — The Duchess
• 2019The Rookies — Bruce
• 2018Future World — Drug Lord
• 2018Withorwithout — Wife
• 2017Shock and Awe — Vlatka Landay
• 2016Resident Evil: The Final Chapter — Alice / Alicia Marcus
• 2016Zoolander 2 — Katinka
• 2015Survivor — Kate Abbott
• 2014Cymbeline — Queen
• 2012Resident Evil: Retribution — Alice
• 2011Bringing Up Bobby — Olive
• 2011Faces in the Crowd — Anna Marchant
• 2011Lucky Trouble — Nadya
• 2011The Three Musketeers — Milady de Winter
• 2010Dirty Girl — Sue-Ann
• 2010Resident Evil: Afterlife — Alice
• 2010Stone — Lucetta
• 2009A Perfect Getaway — Cydney
• 2009The Fourth Kind — Dr. Abigail 'Abbey' Tyler
• Projectorparishilton
• 2007Resident Evil: Extinction — Alice
• 2007The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to Extinction — Alice
• 2006.45 — Kat
• 2006Ultraviolet — Violet Song Jat Shariff
• 2005Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula — Druscilla
• 2004Resident Evil: Apocalypse — Alice
• 2004Symphony of Evil
• 2002Dummy — Fangora "Fanny" Gurkel
• 2002No Good Deed — Erin
• 2002Resident Evil — Alice
• 2002You Stupid Man — Nadine
• 2001Zoolander — Katinka
• 2000The Claim — Lucia
• 2000The Million Dollar Hotel — Eloise
• 1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc — Joan of Arc
• 1998He Got Game — Dakota Burns
• King of the Hill — Serena Shaw (voice)
• 1997The Fifth Element — Leeloo
• 1996The Mirror Has Two Faces — Girl in Commercial (uncredited)
• 1993Dazed and Confused — Michelle
• 1992Chaplin — Mildred Harris
• 1992Kuffs — Maya Carlton
• 1991Return to the Blue Lagoon — Lilli
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose — Robin Fecknowitz
• The Word
• 1988The Night Train to Kathmandu — Lily McLeod
• 1988Two Moon Junction — Samantha Delongpre
• Married... with Children — Yvette
• Hummingbird
• Midnight — Katarina, Executive Producer
• The House of the Dead

Appearances as themselves (37)

• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• 2020Showbiz Kids — Self
• 2019Tales of the Wild Hunt: Hellboy Reborn — Self
• James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction — Self
• 2018See Know Evil — Self
• 2017Retaliation Mode: Making 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' — Self
• Lip Sync Battle — Self
• 2012Back from the Afterlife: Making 'Resident Evil: Retribution' — Self
• 2012Der Bernd — Self
• 2011Behind Bars: The Making of Stone — Self
• 2010Blood Into Wine — Self
• 2010Program Alice: Activated — Self
• 2010Undead Evolution: Making 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' — Self
• 2008Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction' — Self
• 2008Palermo Shooting — Self (uncredited)
• 2008Resident Road Map: Reflections on the Future of the Series — Self
• 2008The Players: The Cast of 'Extinction' — Self
• 2007Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse — Self
• Germany's Next Topmodel — Self - Guest Judge
• 2006UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' — Self - Actress
• 2004Corporate Malfeasance — Self
• 2004Game Babes — Self
• 2004Game Over: Resident Evil Reanimated — Self
• Project Runway — Self - Guest Judge
• Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within — Herself
• HypaSpace — Self
• 2002Playing Dead: "Resident Evil" from Game to Screen — Self
• 2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' — Self
• 2002The Making of Resident Evil — Self
• V Graham Norton — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self
• GMTV — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 1991Teen Vid II — Self
• Late Night with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Wetten, dass..? — Self