A stunning beauty of Ukrainian extraction, Milla Jovovich (pronounced MEE-la YO-vo-vitch) was a popular fashion model and spokesperson that parlayed her fame into several side careers, including actress, designer and musician. Of the three, acting gave her the greatest success outside of modeling, thanks to roles in “The Fifth Element” (1997) and all three “Resident Evil” features – “Resident Evil” in 2002; “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” in 2004; and “Resident Evil: Extinction” in 2007 – which minted her as an action heroine on par with Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hamilton of “Terminator” (1984)
