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Milla Jovovich
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Militza Natasha Jovovich (born December 17, 1975) was born in Kiev, Ukraine to Serb father Bogić Jovović and Russian mother Galina Loginova Jovović. She is an actress, musician and model (frequently referred to as a supermodel).

Milla's family is Montenegrin in origin, their estate being at Metohija in Zlopek near Peć. Her great-grandfather Bogić Camić Jovović was flag-bearer of the Vasojevići tribe and officer of the guard of the King Nicholas I of Montenegro; his wife's name was also Militza. Her grandfather Bogdan Jovović was commander of Pristina military area and later led finances in military areas of Skoplje and Sarajevo where he uncovered massive gold embezzlement; refusing to convict his friend for that, he was punished. Later, communist government imprisoned him on Goli Otok. When he feared that he could be arrested again, he escaped to Albania and later came to Soviet Union, in Kiev. Bogić, Milla's father, later joined him in Kiev where he and his sister graduated medicine.[1] (http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.co.yu/arhiva/2000/07/18/srpski/F00071702.shtm)

The Jovovićs later moved to London, England and in 1981, when Milica was five years old, to Sacramento, California; just seven months later they settled in Los Angeles, California. She has done extensive modeling since she was eleven-years-old. She speaks Serbian, Russian, French and English fluently.

Milla married Shawn Andrews in 1992 during the filming of Dazed and Confused; the marriage was annulled soon after. She later married The Fifth Element director Luc Besson in 1997. They have since divorced. She is currently engaged to director Paul W. S. Anderson.