| She
began acting at the age of 9, and modeling at 11. Her first
cover was for the Italian fashion magazine Lei. A six-page fashion
spread by Herb Ritts for a French fashion magazine quickly moved
Jovovich, the young and barely-trained model, to the top ranks.
In her first year alone, she completed 15 fashion covers and
countless other shoots, still managing the time for her studies
-including the training necessary for runway work- as well as
maintaining her teenage social life.
She
released her first movie in 1988, entitled Two Moon Junction,
followed by The Night Train to Kathmandu. She took the modeling
world by storm, and impressed critics with her uncanny ability
to carry herself at such a young age. She's been in Calvin Klein,
Escape, and dozens of other high profile ads, as well as in
all the major glamour magazines.
She
displayed maturity and talent beyond her years, and continued
her acting career with the release of Return to Blue Lagoon
in 1991, and Kuffs and Chaplin in 1992. At the age of 16, she
married 21-year-old actor boyfriend Shawn Andrews (whom she
was involved with on the set of Dazed and Confused), only to
have the marriage annulled two months later.
After
filming Dazed and Confused in 1993, her career was already in
full swing. Milla looked to conquer a third domain; the world
of music. She released her first album at the age of 18, entitled
The Divine Comedy. Unlike most actresses and models that try
their hand at singing careers see Caprice here, and end up with
a lackluster attempt, Jovovich's album was well-received.
Next
on her list was the the Fifth Element, the sci-fi movie starring
Bruce Willis that takes place in the future. In this role, Jovovich
was appropriately cast as the perfect being. Playing Leeloo,
Jovovich's modeling experience came in handy -the character
was engineered, and required Milla to use little facial expressions,
and portray an innocent and distant look.
In
the spring of '98, she starred in a Spike Lee Joint with Denzel
Washington, entitled He Got Game. Here she played a prostitute
who suffers from a severe beating, but Jovovich gets very little
on-screen time. She went on to win the leading role in another
Luc Besson film, where she played the role of Joan Of Arc. Soon
after the production was complete, she married Besson.
In
1999, Milla starred in the horror film The Boat House. Milla
plays a teenager who has seen some evil creature and loses her
mind, and is sent to a mental hospital from which she later
escapes. Her character is described as a beautiful, yet fragile
girl. Next on her list are The Million Dollar Hotel and Kingdom
Come.
She
also plans to return to school and finish some of the classes
she dreaded taking in high school, like math, chemistry, and
physics. She stated: All the things I was bored with in high
school. I didn't understand the importance of math then, which
is stupid. It provides the building blocks of reality.
She
also plans to return to the studio to record another album.
She is unsure of exactly where she would like her career to
go, but remains true to her belief with her integrity, honesty
and sincerity. I just want to make one really good movie a year.
And when I die, to know I was honest as an artist, and for this
we have to respect her. |