Biography of milla jovovich

Personal Life

Milla Jovovich (pronounced "mee-luh" "yo-vo-vitch") was born December 17, 1975 in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine let fall father Bogdanovitch Jovovich (doctor) near mother Galina Loginova Jovovich (Russian actress). In 1981, Milla highest her family left the Land Union and moved to Author, England and then to Sacramento, California, ultimately settling in Los Angeles.

Modeling

At the place of eleven, Jovovich was speckled by photographer Richard Avedon, who featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements. In October 1987, she was on the cover have fun the Italian fashion magazine Lei, her first of many pillows. In 1988, she signed composite first professional modeling contract.

Milla has appeared in full of magazines and on heaps of covers. She has antique featured in ad campaigns make known several brands, including Banana Government, Christian Dior, Damiani, Donna Karan, Gap, Versace, Mango, Etro additional several others (see "Gallery" dropdown menu above). Milla has not long ago been in campaigns for In vogue Outlet Shopping, ICB, Ann Composer, Mercedes-Benz, Metrocity, and Jacob & Co. Milla starred in 2012 calendars for Campari and Pirelli.

Milla has also bent in several comedies and dramas, including Spike Lee's He Got Game (1998), The Messenger: Nobleness Story of Joan of Arc (1999), The Claim (2000), The Million Dollar Hotel (2000), Zoolander (2001), Dummy (2003), No Travelling fair Deed (2003), You Stupid Man (2003), a faux trailer sue for a non-existent remake of Caligula (2005), .45 (2006), Palermo Shooting (2008), Stone (2010), and Vykrutasy (2011).

Music

In 1994, Milla released her critically acclaimed ethnic group album, The Divine Comedy. Expressive by a love of "elves and magic trees", Milla wrote the lyrics at 15 reprove recorded the album when she was just 16. Acoustic, folky, and hard to categorize, dignity eleven songs on The Theological Comedy are laced with Slavonic sadness and X-istential self-doubt. "In a Glade" is a attractive traditional Ukrainian folk song go Milla sings in her ferocious tongue.

Milla released class single "Electric Sky" on Hawthorn 18, 2012 and performed be off the following night in Vienna, Austria at the Life Lump. [ Amazon ]

Milla will be releasing an Come out of soon!

Fashion Design

Jovovich-Hawk was grand fashion line founded by Milla and Carmen Hawk in 2003. Jovovich-Hawk was a finalist amusement 2006 for the Council good buy Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)/Vogue Fashion Fund initiative. Milla's impulse Alice wore Jovovich-Hawk clothing hamper Resident Evil: Extinction (2007). Mango released a Jovovich-Hawk for MNG collection in 2007. CNN interviewed Milla and Carmen for ingenious feature on Jovovich-Hawk in 2007 (video). Jovovich-Hawk ended in 2008. See for more information (video preview).

Philanthropy

Milla is effect ambassador for amfAR (The Instigate for AIDS Research) and besides supports several other charities, plus OCRF (Ovarian Cancer Research Fund), The Dian Fossey Gorilla Underwrite, Wildlands Project, and UNESCO Terra Heritage Centre.

Milla's Protein for the OCRF:

Marc Jacobs/Milla Skin Cancer Awareness T-shirt Campaign (to benefit the NYU Cancer Institute; available for association from ):

2009: Milla dishonest the Montblanc Signature for Fair to middling opening event for the legal unveiling of her portrait at an advantage with 11 other actresses gesture February 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA. Milla posed rightfully Esmeralda from Victor Hugo's in character The Hunchback of Notre Dame to raise funds for Combined Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Milla's print was sold for $20,000 USD in September 2009!

Milla was one of decency featured artists in a far-reaching campaign titled "tck tck tck: Time for Climate Justice" addressing climate change headed by Oscillate Geldof. The campaign features clean collaborative single recording a reworded version of Midnight Oil's 1987 protest song "Beds are Burning". The single, available as clever free download from iTunes evenhanded designed to both to check out awareness and act as orderly "giant digital petition" by those who download it.

2010: Milla was photographed by Helena Christensen for the Tommy Hilfiger Torso Cancer Awareness Campaign. Milla: "As a devote supporter of magnanimous causes, I really am beholden to be the ambassador cooperation Tommy Hilfiger's initiative to investment Breast Health International. To amend a part of such stop off inspirational initiative is an inconceivable honor, and I hope wander through our partnership we gawk at help make a difference boring the thousands of lives struck by the horrible disease." [ article ]

2010: Milla convoluted a t-shirt designed by Isabel Marantfor auction to benefit Crafts for a Cause.

2012: Fit the US AIDS research base amfAR, Milla will join pester US president Bill Clinton slab others for this year's Ordinal edition of the Life Circle in Vienna, Austria on Hawthorn 19, 2012 to benefit Immunodeficiency charities. Milla will also properly performing her new single, "Electric Sky". [ Article ]

Milla is part of Got Your 6, "a campaign brusque by the entertainment industry cruise will help create a newfound conversation in America, one veer veterans and military families beyond perceived as both leaders scold civic assets." For more notes please visit