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Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life and family [ ] Milla Jovovich was born in 1975 in,, the daughter of, a Soviet actress, and Bogich Jovovich, a doctor of descent. Her maternal ancestors were from the Russian city of. Her paternal ancestors are from the clan; and they also lived in. Her great-grandfather was a member of. She spent most of her early childhood in,, her mother's native city, and says she was born in Ukraine 'pretty much by accident'. In 1980, when Jovovich was five years old, her family left the and immigrated to. They subsequently immigrated to, settling in seven months later.

Milla's parents divorced soon after their arrival in Los Angeles. In 1988, her father had a relationship with an woman, and they had a son, Marco Jovovich. Due to her parents' divorce years before, Jovovich saw little of her half brother. In Los Angeles, her mother tried to get acting jobs, but found little success because of language barriers, and eventually resorted to cleaning houses to earn money. Both parents served as cooks and housekeepers for director. Her father was convicted and imprisoned for participating in the largest health insurance fraud ever investigated; he was given a 20-year sentence in 1994, but was released in 1999 after serving five years. According to Jovovich, 'Prison was good for him.

He's become a much better person. It gave him a chance to stop and think.' Jovovich attended public schools in Los Angeles, becoming fluent in English in three months. In school, she was teased by classmates for coming from the Soviet Union: 'I was called a and a Russian spy. I was [never] accepted into the crowd.' At age 12, Jovovich left seventh grade to focus on modeling, which she had started at age nine.

She has said she was rebellious during her early teens, engaging in drug use, shopping mall vandalism, and credit-card fraud. In 1994, she became a at the age of 19. Acting career [ ] Early roles (1985–1993) [ ] Jovovich's mother had 'raised [her] to be a movie star.'

In 1985, Galina Loginova enrolled Jovovich at the age of 10 in acting classes, and when her acting jobs picked up, she started attending school for young actors rather than regular school. In 1988, Jovovich appeared in her first professional role as Lily McLeod in the made-for-television film. Later that year, she made her debut in a feature film as Samantha Delongpre in the romantic thriller. She had several roles in television series, including (1988), (1989) and (1990). At age 15, she was cast as the lead in (1991), opposite. Given her age and beauty, she was often compared to, another -turned-actress, who had starred in (1980).

The role was controversial as, like Shields, Jovovich appeared nude in the film. Jovovich was nominated for 'Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture' at the 1991, and 'Worst New Star' at the 1991. In 1992, Milla Jovovich co-starred with in the comedy. Later that year, she portrayed in the biographical film.

In 1993 she acted in 's film. She played Michelle Burroughs, on-screen girlfriend to Pickford (played by her then-boyfriend ). Strongly featured in promotions for the film, Jovovich was upset to find her role much reduced in the released film. Discouraged, she took a hiatus from acting roles, moving to Europe. She started to work at music. Breakthrough (1997–2001) [ ].

Jovovich at the Jovovich returned to acting in 1997 with a lead role in the French science fiction action film, alongside. This was written and directed. She portrayed Leeloo, an alien who helps to save the planet. Jovovich said she 'worked like hell: no band practice, no clubs, no pot, nothing' to acquire the role and impress Besson. They married on December 14, 1997, but later divorced. Jovovich co-created and mastered an alien of over 400 words for her role. She wore a costume that came to be known as the 'ACE-bandage' costume; the body suit designed by was made of medical bandages.