--- name: "Milla Jovovich" canonical: "https://film.one/person/milla-jovovich" fi1m_id: "milla-jovovich" imdb_id: "nm0000170" tmdb_id: 63 wikidata_id: "Q170576" roles: ["Actor"] born: "17 December 1975" reviewed_on_fi1m: 6 average_fi1m_score: 64 average_as: "actor" average_over: 6 updated: "2026-10-05T12:19:45.887696+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Milla Jovovich ## Identity Milla Jovovich - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/milla-jovovich - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** milla-jovovich - **IMDb ID:** nm0000170 - **TMDB ID:** 63 - **Wikidata ID:** Q170576 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milla_Jovovich, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170576, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000170/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/63 Actor. Born 17 December 1975 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 17 December 1975, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine] - **Active:** 1993–2016 - **Also known as:** Milica Natasha Jovovich, Milla Yovovich, Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich - **Frequently works with:** [Paul W. S. Anderson](https://film.one/person/paul-w-s-anderson.md), [Jeremy Bolt](https://film.one/person/jeremy-bolt.md), [Robert Kulzer](https://film.one/person/robert-kulzer.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 6 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (2), 2000s 58 (3), 2010s 50 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 56 across 6 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 3 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 4 of 6 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action 4, Science Fiction 3, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Horror 2, Drama 1 - **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $698m across 6 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milla_Jovovich, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170576, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000170/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/63 ## Streaming the US now - **Paramount+:** [*Zoolander*](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md) (74) - **Netflix:** [*The Fifth Element*](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md) (73) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Three Musketeers*](https://film.one/film/the-three-musketeers-2011.md) (50) - **AMC+:** [*Resident Evil: Apocalypse*](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-apocalypse.md) (43) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Milla Jovovich > Milla Jovovich is most convincing when physical effort is part of the performance. We value her commitment to action, but the franchise scripts have too often given her little else to do. Jovovich does her own stunt and martial-arts work, and that matters when the fight is the main reason to watch. She gives physically capable heroines a credibility that a script cannot simply announce. We rate the effort more highly than the formulaic films that sometimes depend on it. Before the science-fiction leads, there was Michelle in *Dazed and Confused* (1993), a supporting part in Richard Linklater’s ensemble. We enjoyed the teenagers’ company, but the cruelty beneath the last-day-of-school celebrations kept us from getting too comfortable. Jovovich is part of that company, rather than the person the whole film depends upon. The wandering occasionally wears thin, but the ensemble makes it worth staying. It is a good place to look beyond her action roles, though anyone coming chiefly for Jovovich should keep the size of the part in mind. Her breakthrough as Leeloo in Luc Besson’s *The Fifth Element* (1997) made use of her ability to seem otherworldly. A historical lead followed with *The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc* (1999). Those roles offered different possibilities before franchise action became her regular work. *Zoolander* (2001) is another useful detour, with Jovovich playing Katinka in a comedy led by Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. Their male-model vanity supplies the main reason to watch, and the flimsy conspiracy plot needs them. The fashion satire is obvious; we recommend it for the performances rather than the sharpness of its observations. Jovovich’s comic supporting turn gives us a welcome change from the action heroines, without making this her film. It would be a mistake to overlook these smaller parts simply because the starring roles involve more physical work. *Resident Evil* (2002) began the six-film run as Alice that lasted through 2016, with director and writer Paul W.S. Anderson a frequent collaborator. Her physical commitment is the attraction, though the series’ formulaic writing limits what she can do beyond the action. That leaves us recommending an actor’s contribution with more confidence than the films built around it. We would like to see what a comedy could do with more of her time. ## Biography Milla Jovovich is an American actress and former model. Born Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich on 17 December 1975 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, she moved with her family to the United States as a child. She began modelling in her early teens and made her feature film debut in *Two Moon Junction* (1988). Jovovich played Michelle in *Dazed and Confused* (1993). She is known for her role as Leeloo in *The Fifth Element* (1997) and as Alice in the *Resident Evil* series of films (2002–2016). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.* ## On Fi1m (6) - *The Three Musketeers* (2011), Fi1m 50, as Milady de Winter — [page](https://film.one/film/the-three-musketeers-2011.md) - *Resident Evil: Apocalypse* (2004), Fi1m 43, as Alice — [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-apocalypse.md) - *Resident Evil* (2002), Fi1m 56, as Alice — [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-2002.md) - *Zoolander* (2001), Fi1m 74, as Katinka — [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md) - *The Fifth Element* (1997), Fi1m 73, as Leeloo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md) - *Dazed and Confused* (1993), Fi1m 86, as Michelle — [page](https://film.one/film/dazed-and-confused.md) ## Complete filmography (55) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Protector* (2026), as Nikki Halstead · Producer - *Worldbreaker* (2025), as Mom - *In the Lost Lands* (2025), as Gray Alys · Producer - *Breathe* (2024), as Tess - *Monster Hunter* (2020), as Artemis - *Paradise Hills* (2019), as The Duchess - *The Rookies* (2019), as Bruce - *Hellboy* (2019), as Vivienne Nimue, the Blood Queen - *Withorwithout* (2018), as Wife - *Future World* (2018), as Drug Lord - *Shock and Awe* (2017), as Vlatka Landay - *Resident Evil: The Final Chapter* (2016), as Alice / Alicia Marcus - *Zoolander 2* (2016), as Katinka - *Survivor* (2015), as Kate Abbott - *Cymbeline* (2014), as Queen - *Resident Evil: Retribution* (2012), as Alice - *Bringing Up Bobby* (2011), as Olive - *Faces in the Crowd* (2011), as Anna Marchant - *The Three Musketeers* (2011), as Milady de Winter — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/the-three-musketeers-2011.md) - *Lucky Trouble* (2011), as Nadya - *Stone* (2010), as Lucetta - *Dirty Girl* (2010), as Sue-Ann - *Resident Evil: Afterlife* (2010), as Alice - *The Fourth Kind* (2009), as Dr. Abigail 'Abbey' Tyler - *A Perfect Getaway* (2009), as Cydney - *The Evolution of Resident Evil: Bridge to Extinction* (2007), as Alice - *Resident Evil: Extinction* (2007), as Alice - *.45* (2006), as Kat - *Ultraviolet* (2006), as Violet Song Jat Shariff - *Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula* (2005), as Druscilla - *Symphony of Evil* (2004), Actor - *Resident Evil: Apocalypse* (2004), as Alice — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-apocalypse.md) - *You Stupid Man* (2002), as Nadine - *Dummy* (2002), as Fangora "Fanny" Gurkel - *No Good Deed* (2002), as Erin - *Resident Evil* (2002), as Alice — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-2002.md) - *Zoolander* (2001), as Katinka — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md) - *The Claim* (2000), as Lucia - *The Million Dollar Hotel* (2000), as Eloise - *The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc* (1999), as Joan of Arc - *He Got Game* (1998), as Dakota Burns - *The Fifth Element* (1997), as Leeloo — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fifth-element.md) - *King of the Hill* (1997), series, as Serena Shaw (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md) - *The Mirror Has Two Faces* (1996), as Girl in Commercial (uncredited) - *Dazed and Confused* (1993), as Michelle — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/dazed-and-confused.md) - *Chaplin* (1992), as Mildred Harris - *Kuffs* (1992), as Maya Carlton - *Return to the Blue Lagoon* (1991), as Lilli - *Parker Lewis Can't Lose* (1990), series, as Robin Fecknowitz - *The Night Train to Kathmandu* (1988), as Lily McLeod - *Two Moon Junction* (1988), as Samantha Delongpre - *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as Yvette - *Hummingbird*, Actor - *Midnight*, as Katarina · Executive Producer - *The House of the Dead*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Milla Jovovich](https://film.one/media/person/83041/gallery-91a925ae601e.jpg) Milla Jovovich — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Milla_Jovovich_-_Protector.jpg/1280px-Milla_Jovovich_-_Protector.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ben Affleck at the premiere for He's Just Not That Into You. 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