"Sometimes it seems to me that I will die young, because I will squander all my strength now, leaving nothing for later," Milla Jovovich confesses in an interview. Indeed, she has a very busy life. Milla is a filmmaker, in advertising and for fashion magazines, she sings in her own band Plastic Has Memory and models clothes, plans to record another record and wants to go to college in the faculty of mathematics, physics and chemistry. It is set on success and is twisted to the limit, like a spring, ready to burst from tension. Then, in order to keep the plant running and Milla did not stop working, her mother followed her closely. She owes Milla not only a birth, but also a career. And also all their problems. Who is she really, this mother's daughter, Mila Jovovich?
Signet in felt boots.
Milla was born on December 17, 1975 in Kiev. Mother - Soviet actress Galina Loginova, who played in such well-known and popular films as "Shadows disappear at noon" and "Much Ado About Nothing". Father - Yugoslav, pediatrician Bogi Jovovich. Grandfather on the paternal line was in conflict with Tito himself. The gods first moved from Yugoslavia to the USSR, then left for England and emigrated to America. It was harder for Galina to leave, but, being a enterprising woman, energetic and stubborn, she eventually achieved it. Millet was 5 years old when she was in the US.
When Galina and her daughter were escorted to Sheremetyevo, the border guard ordered her to remove the ring, which was not specified in the declaration. But the actress showed resourcefulness: she only pretended to pass the jewel to her friend, and she herself quietly put it in Milla's felt boots. So from Russia, the future actress and fashion model left, as a smuggler, taking with her a forbidden cargo. Leaving the USSR, Galina was absolutely sure that Hollywood was waiting for her. But she could not learn to speak without an accent. No agent was interested in her. Medical education of Gods was also not recognized by the US health authorities. So I had to work with Jovovich's spouses as a servant. "When I saw myself in a mirror in the form of a maid, in an apron and tie, I sobbed ... And then I decided:" I play a role, "Galina later recalled. The role was a success. Galina received excellent recommendations, and in the end she was invited to work in the luxurious mansion of Brian de Palma. It was there that little Milla first "acted in film": she accidentally got on an amateur video, when the great director was shooting a party at his estate. Galina Loginova long could not accept the fact that in the US it as an actress has suffered such a collapse. Only when Milla became famous, the mother began to calm down and now can afford to answer in an interview about the question of her long acting career: "Yes, there was something ... Just like it was not with me! Sometimes Milla includes a cassette tape recording of her young mother, and I can not recognize myself in this girl who jumps and dances on the screen. "
Everything except childhood.
Millet had to translate her mother's unrealized dreams. Galina was actively engaged in her daughter's career, when she was still a baby, and does not miss her attention to this day. The second "L" in the name of Mila Jovovich was also brought by her mother in order to preserve the exotic sound for Europeans: without him, the name "Mila" would sound like "Myla". From the age of 9, Milla appears in advertising. From 11 years old she is a fashion model, and poses for pictures with an erotic slant that exploits the girl's nymphotic sensuality. My mother regularly took her to screen tests. Study at school - special, evening, designed for working children (there are in the US and such) - no attention was not paid. The main thing is the appearance and skills necessary for a successful career. Milla had everything: dance lessons, acting skills, vocals and pianos, her own cosmetologist, a special diet, a portfolio ... Everything except childhood.
Her first role was in the erotic film "Merging the Two Moons": Millet turned 13, she played the sister of the main character, and she did not have to undress herself. A year later, Milla played in the movie "Return to the Blue Lagoon". This time already the main role, where she generously demonstrated her still undiscovered beauty. At the age of 14, Milla first rebelled. Fashion photographer Helmut Newton suggested that she shoot naked, in a very frank and obscene pose. Galina insisted - Newton was ready to pay 4,5 thousand dollars a day! However, Milla firmly stood her ground. Mother and daughter then seriously quarreled. But for a long time to rebel Milla could not, Without her mother, she felt absolutely helpless. Mom was present during all her photo sessions, she was on duty on set. Everyone who dared to approach Millet, be they fans or even peers with a desire to talk, first of all waited for Galina Loginova's severe interrogation in order to reveal his true intentions. Well, can not a person just want to communicate with Mill, surely pursuing some of his benefits! Further, Galina tried to find out what benefit Milla can get for her career, if she agrees to communicate with this person. And if the benefits were not foreseen, all contacts with Mill were forbidden. Milla's girlfriends were not there. Mom believed that childhood friendship only distracts from the main thing - from work. She had to learn to communicate after twenty. And she still does not feel too liberated in a situation where more or less close and trusting relations are needed.
Do not deviate from the course.
When Millet turned 15, she earned her first million dollars, and her father was put in jail for fraud with medical insurance. For the girl this was a serious blow, she sobbed for several days, and the doctor prescribed her antidepressants, which, however, my mother did not allow her to take: harmful. But the misfortune with his father could seriously damage the career of the young model. Saving the future of her daughter, Galina Loginova hastened to disown God and gave several interviews that her husband never forgave her: in them she exposed him as a criminal and a traitor, and herself and Milla as unhappy victims of his carelessness. From the prison, the Gods returned no longer to Galina, but to another woman ... But Milla's career continued to gain ground. For the first time, Milla got married at the age of 16. Directly from the set of "Under the buzz and confusion" ran away to Las Vegas. There, she was married to 21-year-old actor Sean Andrews. Galina was beside herself with rage. She did everything to destroy their union. Since Milla was still a minor, according to California laws, her marriage with Andrews simply canceled "because of the official protest of the parents of the newlywed."
"I then talked with her" husband ":" Well, Sean, you are now in charge of farming, your wife is accustomed to a beautiful life ... "He just whispers to Milla:" Ai lavu yu! "And she sobs alongside: "A-ay-a-la-ay-yu!". Just kindergarten! "- Galina tells with pleasure how she corrected Milla's fatal mistake: she divorced her from her unprincipled and poor husband. Then it seemed to Mill that she would never forgive her mother for the incessant tyranny. But years have passed - and now mother and daughter are best friends. Milla does not trust anyone as much as her mother. He mentions it in every interview. Constantly repeats that everyone, literally all of her obliged: "My mother is very strict, but she always lived only me. And I, in turn, have never really shied away from the course, because I always felt responsible for it. For example, I never got into a car with a driver who had drunk before that. Immediately I thought what would happen to my mother, if suddenly what would happen? "
Having achieved what she thought were the tops of the career of the model, without much success having played in the comedy "Cuffs" with Christian Slater and the drama Chaplin, Milla Jovovich decided to retire and do what she considered to be real creativity, namely music. For three years she lived in England, where she performed with her own band Plastic Has Memory and recorded the album Divine Comedy. She never became not only a great, but even a popular singer. And, when the money ran out, Millet still had to return to the podium and on the set. But music is still her favorite hobby. "Music is my great passion. I write discs, which I then put on the Internet on my page, so people listen to them for free. Let in our life there will be something that can not be measured with money! "- enthusiastically declares Milla. Mom in this with her can not agree: according to Galina Loginova, every step of her daughter should be paid generously. But sometimes Milla still allows herself to be a naughty girl.
Leap from Besson.
Her first film after the "creative release" was "The Fifth Element" by Luc Besson, who glorified Milla as an actress. And Besson himself became her second husband. Their acquaintance occurred under amusing circumstances. At the casting, Milla tried to dress up in such a way as to best match the role, that is, to remind the aliens. She wore high-heeled shoes, a flashy outfit from an avant-garde New York designer, made a fancy make-up, and her eyebrows painted over with a gold make-up. When Besson saw her, he asked in horror: "What is this vulgar maid doing here?" Of course, Mill's role did not receive.
But just a few days Besson and Jovovich happened to meet at a pool party in a hotel. Milla was without make-up, in top and shorts, natural, fresh and charming, and the director immediately took care of her, and then offered a role in his new film ... Only after a considerable time, Milla admitted that she was the same " a vulgar girl. " When Luke already saw in it both the most beautiful of extraterrestrials, and the noblest of earthly girls - the heroine of the French people Jeanne d'Arc. Interest in the image of Jeanne was common to the spouses. Besson had been collecting material for the painting for a long time, and Milla wanted to play this role, considering that she has much in common with Jeanne, and the figure will look good in armor. Luke became the second official spouse of Milla. Now the actress was an adult by all laws, and my mother could not force her to part with his chosen one. However, Milla was afraid to tell her mother beforehand that she was getting married again. "Do you know how I learned about their wedding? - remembered Galina Loginova. - Milla left a message on an answering machine from Las Vegas: "We got married! Mama! We got married and jumped from 13,000 feet! "... Imagine? With a parachute! But I always felt it was not for long. " Galina was dissatisfied with everyone in the new elected Milla. Even when Besson bought his young wife a castle in France, his Russian mother-in-law continued to complain: "Yes, Luke bought Mille a castle in Normandy. A well-kept homestead is 200 acres of land, including a forest and a river. I begged her: "My dear, do you want a castle? Buy yourself in New York, buy in Los Angeles! "But it was easy for Luke to keep her closer to herself and her house. True, the three of us also traveled a lot. At Christmas I went to Peru and Morocco ... And when I decided to do medical business, Luke helped with the money ... But "Joan of Arc" is over ... Now - Milla in New York, and her castle in France ! "
They lived together for two years and parted due to satiety with each other. True, Galina Loginova argues that Besson too often changed her daughter, and that Milla simply could not stand it. But can she be trusted? Galina did not say a kind word about any of those who liked her daughter: neither about her beloved Milla, nor about her friends.
Simply fantastic.
Agreeing to the role in Paul Anderson's thrash film "Resident Evil", where her heroine had to fight the whole army of zombies, Milla could not imagine that she was on the verge of another round of popularity. True, the work on the role was difficult. "I always perform the tricks myself, but then the doubler repeats them. And there the director decides which double to insert into the film. I trained for four months before the last film. After all, we had to work at night, in a terrible cold. The director wanted to see not the ballet with flights on ropes, but real, real fights. And I had to crush a lot of things and people. When it's five o'clock in the morning and you want to go home, it's good to break someone's head! "- Milla recalled with a laugh.
The film collected an unexpectedly good cash register. Immediately it was decided to continue the "Resident Evil - 2. Apocalypse". Later, Milla took part in the third part of the action movie. With Paul Anderson, she had a lingering romance. Everyone was waiting for the actress and director to finally announce their engagement, but so far they talked only about their creative plans. "We are not engaged yet officially. Probably because both are very busy, "explained Milla. - We are very close. But I hardly marry, knowing a person less than five years old. It is important for me to make sure that we are ideally suited to each other, that I can let him into my life. Suddenly today he likes my independence, and then he will be surprised why I do not devote all his time to him. " The image created by Milla in "Resident Evil" impressed director Kurt Wimmer so much that he invited her to the main role in her new large-scale fantasy project "Ultraviolet." Milla gladly agreed. "I really like science fiction," Milla admits. "It gives me the opportunity to live in another world and to fantasize myself, especially when you enter into some kind of image." In addition, after the demanding Anderson, it was quite easy for her to work on the "Ultraviolet" site: here Milla was often replaced by a doubler, and some tricks were modeled using a computer.
Russian roots.
"I am very proud of my Russian roots. That force of will that I feel in myself, I am entirely obliged to my origin, "Milla Jovovich says almost in every interview. She is a rare Hollywood actress of non-American origin who openly advertises her "Russianness".
Milla Jovovich is one who is interested in Russian history and culture. She reads a lot of Russian classics: true, in English. But in Russian she speaks well enough. The dream of Milla is to play the last tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. And more - Anna Akhmatova, who for her is not only a favorite poetess, but also an idol, a role model. However, while she did not manage to interest anyone with this project, but Milla is seriously looking for a scenario about Akhmatova. She hopes that if there is good material, Paul Anderson can take it for him: at least for the love of her and as a wedding gift. But Galina Loginova was sure until the end that there would be no wedding. If only because Paul is not such a famous and rich man as her daughter needs, But at the same time she, like most Russian mothers of adult daughters, literally harassed Mill with the requirements to give birth to a child as soon as possible. Galina herself became a mother in 24 years, and Millet, they say, had already passed thirty. .. For Milla, my mother chose a very exotic way of procreation: in her opinion, you need to follow the example of Jodie Foster and turn to a sperm bank to give birth to a child from genius. It's good for a career, because journalists will be delighted, free advertising is guaranteed! But Milla resisted: "It's terrible! I would really like to have children, but not in such a wild way. " And she still managed to resist the pressure of my mother. And their relations with Paul have withstood such a test. They got married, they had a beautiful daughter. They are happy together.
After the movie.
Music and Russian literature are not all Milla's hobbies. She collects doll houses, loves to decorate and decorate them. Milla passionately loves to travel, and mainly on exotic routes, for example - the Gobi Desert. Her constant partner in travel is her younger brother Marco, who was born to God Jovovich from his second wife. Galina did everything possible to prevent any relationship between Mill and her father's family, but Milla and Marco made friends, despite the opposition of the parents and the difference in age, and found a lot in common. Together with his girlfriend, stylist Carmen Hawke, Milla develops models of clothes. They unsuccessfully launched a joint Jovovich-Hawk line. The first collection "Autumn-Winter 2005/2006" was very feminine: a tribute to the general fascination of girlfriends with photographs of the Second World War. But Milla wants to try different styles and dreams of her own factory for the production of clothes. Planning his future, Milla does not think much about cinema, but about the career of a fashion designer. In autumn they are going to open a boutique in New York. "I do not want to be an actress my whole life," Milla said in a recent interview. - I dream to become a designer, to create fashionable clothes. After all, I've been working since I was eleven years old, and after hitting the modeling and then in the show business, I clearly understood that the girl's age is short and I will get less and less roles with age. I would like to deal with such a case, in which the criteria of appearance and beauty are not of decisive importance. Because I have enough energy to do after the movie what I'm interested in. "