Moved to California with family when she was five

Began to study acting at age nine

Signed first professional modeling contract at age 11

Named as one of Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World"

Made acting debut in the Disney Channel's "The Night Train to Kathmandu"

Feature film debut, "Two-Moon Junction"

First leading role, "Return to the Blue Lagoon"

Portrayed Charlie Chaplin's first wife, opposite Robert Downey Jr., in "Chaplin"

Starred in Richard Linklater's teenage comedy "Dazed and Confused"

Released her folk album, The Divine Comedy

Co-starred with Bruce Willis in Luc Besson's sci-fi thriller "The Fifth Element"

Played an abused prostitute in Spike Lee's "He Got Game"

Re-teamed with Besson to star as Joan of Arc in "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc"

Played a frontier whorehouse madam in "The Claim"

Appeared in the Ben Stiller comedy "Zoolander"

Starred opposite Michelle Rodriguez in Paul W.S. Anderson's Sci-Fi thriller "Resident Evil"

Launched a line of clothing called Jovovich-Hawk, with fellow model Carmen Hawk

Returned as Alice to star in "Resident Evil: Apocalypse"

Portrayed a rogue warrior with fierce fighting skills and chameleon-like abilities in the sci-fi thriller, "Ultraviolet"

Reprised her role in the third film in the Resident Evil series, "Resident Evil: Extinction"

Co-starred in David Twohy's "A Perfect Getaway" with Timothy Olyphant, and Steve Zahn