GENDER: Female
HAIR: Black/Dark Brown/Medium Brown/Light Brown/Blonde/Dirty Blonde/Orange
HEIGHT: 5' 9"
AGE: 42
BIRTHDAY: December 17, 1975
CAREER: Actress, Model and Musician
KNOWN FOR: She has appeared in numerous science fiction and action films, leading the music channel VH1 to deem her the "reigning queen of kick-butt" in 2006. In 2004, Forbes determined that she was the highest-paid model in the world. Born in Kiev, in what is now Ukraine, Jovovich emigrated with her parents to London when she was five, and then to Sacramento, California; she finally settled in Los Angeles seven months later. In 1987, at the age of 12, she began modeling when Herb Ritts photographed her for the cover of the Italian magazine Lei. Richard Avedon featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements. In 1988, Jovovich had her first acting role in the television film The Night Train to Kathmandu, and that year also appeared in her first feature film, Two Moon Junction. Jovovich gained attention for her role in the 1991 romance film Return to the Blue Lagoon, as she was then only 15. She was considered to have a breakthrough with her role in the 1997 French science-fiction film The Fifth Element written and directed by Luc Besson. She and Besson married that year, but soon divorced. She starred as the heroine and martyr in Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). In 2002, Jovovich starred in the science fiction horror film Resident Evil, adapted from the video game series of the same name. She reprised her role in five sequels, all in the apocalyptic fiction action horror genre, made between 2004 and 2016. Despite consistent negative reviews, the Resident Evil film series was commercially successful; it is the highest-grossing film series to be based on video games, having grossed over US$1.2 billion worldwide. Jovovich released a debut album, The Divine Comedy, in 1994, and a fellow-up, The People Tree Sessions, in 1998. She continues to release demos for other songs on her official website and frequently contributes to film soundtracks. In 2003, she and model Carmen Hawk created the clothing line Jovovich-Hawk, which ran until 2008. Jovovich has her own production company, Creature Entertainment. She has also starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following films; Two Moon Junction, Kuffs, Chaplin, Dazed and Confused, He Got Game, The Claim, The Million Dollar Hotel, Zoolander, You Stupid Man, Dummy, Gore Vidal's Caligula (short film), Ultraviolet, .45, Palermo Shooting, A Perfect Getaway, The Fourth Kid, Stone, Dirty Girl, Lucky Trouble (Russian Language), Brining Up Bobby, The Three Musketeers, Faces in the Crowd, Cymbeline, Survivor, A Warrior's Tale (as Savva, voice only (English Version)), Zoolander 2, Shock and Awe, Future World and Hellboy (2019, post-production). She has also starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following television shows/programs; The Night Train to Kathmandu (TV Film) as Lily McLeod in 1988, Paradise as Katie in Episode: "Childhood's End" in 1988, Married...With Children as Yvette in Episode: "Fair Exchange" in 1989, Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Robin Fecknowitz in Episode: "Pilot" in 1990, King of the Hill as Serena Shaw in Episode: "Get Your Freak Off" in 2002, Project Runway as Herself in Episode: "Around the World in Two Days" in 2009 and Robot Chicken as Nanny McPhee/Megan Hipwell/Bachelor Contestant (voice) in Episode: "We Don't See Much of That In 1940's America" in 2018. She has starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following video game(s); The Fifth Element as Leeloo de Sabat in 1998. Her singles include those of the following; "Gentlemen Who Fell" in 1994, "Bang Your Head" in 1994, "It's Your Life" in 1994 and "Electric Sky" in 2012. Her soundtrack appearances include those of the following; "Satellite of Love" (with the MDH Band)" for The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture in 2000, "The Gentleman Who Fell" for The Rules of Attraction – Soundtrack in 2002, "Shein VI Di l'Vone" (with Botanica Bulgar Ensemble) and "Mezinka" (with Botanica Bulgar Ensemble) for Dummy – Soundtrack in 2002, "Rocket Collecting" (with Danny Lohner) for Underworld Soundtrack in 2003, "Underneath the Stars (Renholder Mix)" (feat. Maynard James Keenan, cover of The Cure) for Underworld: Rise of the Lycans – Soundtrack in 2009 and "The Mission" ("M" Is for Milla Mix) (feat. Puscifer & Renholder) for Blood into Wine – Soundtrack in 2010. Her compilation appearances include those of the following; "On the Hill" (with her band, Plastic Has Memory) for Hollywood Goes Wild! in 2001, "Former Lover" (with Deepak Chopra) for A Gift of Love II: Oceans of Ecstasy in 2002, "I Know It's You" (with The Crystal Method) for Legion of Boom in 2004, "The Mission" (feat. Puscifer & Renholder) for "C" Is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference Here) in 2008 and "Introduction" (feat. Scroobius Pip) for Distraction Pieces in 2011.
