Natalie Wood is recognized as one of the most significant actresses in classical Hollywood, but the star's real name is Natalya Zakharenko, and her parents are from Russia. Although Natalie was born in San Francisco, she never forgot her origins. The actress brilliantly mastered the language of her ancestors and more than once said that she felt “very Russian” in her soul.
In fact, if you take a closer look at Hollywood, it turns out that there are still many extraordinarily talented and famous personalities with Russian roots. To confirm this, we present to your attention 14 of the most striking examples.
Gwyneth Paltrow
The actress can safely be considered our compatriot - Gwyneth’s father came from the Russian Paltrovich family. After moving to the United States, the family members slightly adjusted the surname to make it sound American - the result was Paltrow. Like Natalie Wood, Gwyneth was born in the States and remembers her origins. The actress always speaks with great respect about the Russian people.
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas also has Russian roots. The actor’s grandfather lived in Russia and bore the last name Danielovich-Demsky. He left the country to avoid military service and participation in Russo-Japanese War. Michael's father, already a full-fledged citizen of the United States, decided not to stand out from the crowd and simplified his name: from Issur Danielovich-Demsky, he “retrained” to Kirk Douglas.
Mila Kunis
Mila was born in the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi, then her name was Milena Markovna Kunis. The actress's parents emigrated to America in search of better life, when she was only seven years old. The first years in the USA became a real test for the girl, because she did not know a single word of English. Of course, now Mila is fluent in this language, but she speaks Russian with her parents and daughter. The actress admits that although she has spent her entire life in America, Russian is still the most beautiful and native language for her.
Winona Ryder
At birth, Winona received the surname Horowitz, but it is not her real name. In reality, the performer should have been called Winona Tomchina. The fact is that the stars’ grandparents, when moving from Russia to America, became victims of an accidental mistake by the emigration service. The employees confused the last name of Winona's relatives with the last names of other emigrants, and as a result, they entered the United States not as Tomchins, but as Horowitzes.
Harrison Ford
The ancestors of the famous "Indiana Jones" come from Minsk, which formerly belonged to Russian Empire. Harrison Ford's grandmother left the country at the beginning of the 20th century. Anna Lifshitz moved to New York, where she gave birth to the actor’s mother, Dora. Ford believes that knowing your roots is very important, so one day he even set out to find his overseas relatives. He also came to Russia during the filming of the film "K-19", in which he played submarine captain Alexei Vostrikov. Afterward, Ford admitted that he noticed in the people around him the same traits that his grandparents had.
Nicole Scherzinger
Looking at dark-skinned Nicole, it’s hard to believe that Russian blood flows in her veins, but nevertheless it is so. The singer's father is from the Philippines, but her mother has Hawaiian-Russian roots (the singer's grandmother was born in Vladivostok). Admittedly, the parents paid tribute to the origin of their daughter, giving her the name Nicole Praskovya Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger. As for the singer herself, she often says that she feels more Russian.
David Duchovny
Star" X-Files" - David Duchovny is a second-generation emigrant. The actor's ancestors are Russian Jews. His grandfather Moishe Duchovny moved to the United States from Ukraine, and he still has relatives in Russia. Previously, David was proud of his origins and spoke with pleasure about the homeland of his ancestors, but after In 2014, he radically changed his position. The actor said that before the events in Ukraine he considered himself Russian, and now he realized that he had always been Ukrainian. “It’s never too late to change,” Duchovny concluded in an interview.
Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich - American actress with Russian-Serbian roots. She was born in Kyiv, but her mother Galina Loginova is Russian, and her father Bogic Jovovich is from Montenegro. Milla spent the first five years of her life in the USSR, and then moved to England with her family. Now the actress lives in the USA, but does not forget about who her ancestors were. Milla says she owes her willpower to her roots. It is noteworthy that she still speaks Russian perfectly.
Sylvester Stallone
American actor Sylvester Stallone is related not only to Italians, but also to Russian Jews. His grandparents were born in Odessa, in pre-revolutionary Russia, and in 1888 emigrated to Washington. Charles and Rose Leibofish probably never imagined that their grandson would one day become a Hollywood star. However, they would probably be proud of Sylvester, just as he is now of his origin. Stallone claims that he likes the Russian people and their strong spirit.
Natalie Portman
The parents of this performer are Moldovan Jews. Avner and Shelly are originally from Chisinau, but even before Natalie was born, they moved to Jerusalem. When the girl was three years old, the family Once again changed her place of residence. Portman's parents moved to the USA, where their daughter later became famous. By the way, Natalie’s real name sounds a little different - Hershlag.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio's grandmother's name was Elizaveta Smirnova. She was born in Russia, but during the formation of the USSR, her parents took her to Germany. She got married there and her daughter then moved to the United States. It is interesting that Leonardo, already famous, came to Russia and in a conversation with Vladimir Putin stated that his grandfather was also Russian. Thus, the actor is not a quarter Russian, as everyone thought, but half.
Helen Mirren
This Oscar-winning Hollywood actress known in all corners of the world thanks to the role of Elizabeth II from the movie “The Queen,” however, not many viewers know that Helen Mirren came from the family of a Russian aristocrat, and her real name is Elena Mironova. Helen's parents emigrated to Britain after the Bolsheviks came to power. They never returned to their homeland, since the actress’s father, Peter Vasilyevich, was a staunch supporter of the monarchy and could not come to terms with the fall of the tsarist regime. Only after sixty years did Helen Mirren come to Russia to look at her father's estate in Smolensk region and find your relatives.
Steven Spielberg
The creator of the series of films about the adventures of Indiana Jones comes from a family of Polish and Russian Jews. The director's grandparents, Samuel Spielberg and Rebecca Chechvik, are from Russia, and his mother's father, Philip Posner, is from Ukraine. It is noteworthy that the husband of Stephen's sister Susan is a distant relative of the poet Boris Pasternak. Spielberg, like many of the celebrities in our roundup, is very proud of his heritage. The director has repeatedly admitted in interviews that he considers himself Russian.
Anton Yelchin
Anton Yelchin (in the main photo) was born in St. Petersburg, and when he was six months old, he went to the USA with his parents, professional figure skaters. During his lifetime, this actor had just begun to conquer Hollywood and would probably have achieved great success in his career, if his life had not been taken by an accident in 2016. Anton was buried in the Hollywood Forever cemetery, where all people associated with the Hollywood film industry are buried.
On November 11, actor Leonardo DiCaprio turns 40 years old. The famous Hollywood actor has Russian roots. He visited Russia several times. On one of his visits, the actor met with Vladimir Putin.
The Hollywood actor has more than 30 film roles. He is known for his serious dramatic work in the films What's Eating Gilbert Grape and The Basketball Diaries, as well as for his roles in blockbusters, for example, in the record holder for the most Oscars, Titanic.
DiCaprio played in the films “Romeo + Juliet”, “The Beach”, “Gangs of New York”, “Catch Me If You Can”, “The Aviator”, “The Departed”, “Shutter Island”, “Inception”, “The Great Gatsby” ", "Django Unchained", "The Wolf of Wall Street".
The actor is a five-time Oscar nominee, three-time BAFTA nominee, and twice awarded the Golden Globe Award.
DiCaprio's Russian roots
DiCaprio's meeting with Putin
In 2010, the actor went from New York to St. Petersburg, where he had a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Tiger Forum. Almost immediately after takeoff, one of the plane's engines caught fire, and the plane was forced to return to John F. Kennedy International Airport. DiCaprio flew to Russia on a different flight. This time the plane did not have enough fuel, and it landed to refuel in Helsinki.
Nevertheless, DiCaprio was able to get to St. Petersburg and meet with Putin. The Prime Minister asked DiCaprio about his misadventures on the way to the Russian Federation. “I would like to thank you for coming despite all the obstacles,” Putin said. “A person with less strong nerves could have refused, he might have thought that this was a sign that it was not worth going.” “Believe me, all these voices were in my head,” the actor replied, laughing.
The Russian Prime Minister and DiCaprio also talked about the actor’s Russian roots. “Yes, my ancestors’ last name was Smirnov,” DiCaprio said. " Famous surname", Putin noted with a smile.
He asked DiCaprio if he spoke Russian. “No, but if my grandmother were here, she would speak to you in Russian,” said the actor. “I always wanted to bring my grandmother to St. Petersburg, but, unfortunately, these plans will no longer come true, since she She died two years ago."
During the forum, Putin and DiCaprio discussed the problems of preserving the number of tigers in the world. Chapter Russian government spoke about how the idea of creating a separate program in Russia to support these animals arose.
Russian "Oscar" DiCaprio
In March 2014, the Chelyabinsk Chamber Theater made the Hollywood actor its honorary artist. Thus, Chelyabinsk residents decided to support the actor, who at the 86th Oscar ceremony was once again left without a statuette.
The theater staff also decided to give DiCaprio a statuette reminiscent of an Oscar - a cast iron bodybuilder 24 cm high and weighing 1.4 kg. The Chelyabinsk residents gave her the name “Askar” and prepared DiCaprio for shipment along with a certificate conferring on him the title of honorary actor of the Chamber Theater.
There is still no evidence that the Hollywood actor received a “Russian Oscar”.
DiCaprio has received five Oscar nominations. The actor received his very first nomination at the age of 20 in 1994 for his role as an autistic man in the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape. That year, DiCaprio lost to Tommy Lee Jones. In 2005, the actor was nominated for his role as industrialist Howard Hughes in the film The Aviator. In 2007, he was nominated for his role in the film Blood Diamond and finally, in 2014, the actor received two nominations for his work in The Wolf of Wall Street.
For many of his roles, DiCaprio was not awarded nominations. In 1998, having nominated Titanic in 14 categories, film academics did not nominate DiCaprio, who played in the film, for the award. main role. The actor also did not make the short list with such films as “Gangs of New York,” “Revolutionary Road,” “Inception,” and “Django Unchained.”
In 2013, he didn't even show up at the ceremony. Quentin Tarantino, who received the prize for best original script“Django Unchained,” said from the stage: “Leo is not here, but thanks to him too!”
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Hollywood actor with an Italian surname, he was born in the most “star” city in the States - Los Angeles. Despite his American citizenship, DiCaprio's origins are very interesting: Leo's father has Italian and German roots, and his mother Irmelin Indenbirken was born in West German Ohr-Erkenschwick in a bomb shelter, in the family of German Wilhelm Indenbirken and Russian emigrant Helena Indenbirken, whose actual name was Elena Stepanovna Smirnova. After the October Revolution, Smirnova migrated to Germany with her parents, and in 1955, Elena and her husband Wilhelm left for the USA.
Leo himself has repeatedly talked about his relatives. According to him, grandmother Helena, despite the fact that she was taken from Russia at the age of two, spoke excellent Russian. Leo also adds that not only his grandmother, but also his grandfather is Russian, although he does not specify on which line. “So I’m not a quarter, but half Russian,” admits Leo.
Steven Spielberg
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Few people know, but the American director was born in a house “with Yiddish and Russian.” Stephen's parents came from families of Jewish emigrants from the Russian Empire. My paternal grandparents left for the States from Kamenets-Podolsk (now the territory of Ukraine) in 1906, and my maternal grandfather came from Odessa with my brother.
“I grew up in a family that spoke three languages: English, Russian and Yiddish. My father was a radio amateur, and at the time cold war he established contact with relatives from Ukraine. Imagine how dangerous it was! I then became friends with a Russian guy, and we corresponded in Morse code,” Spielberg says about his youth.
Sylvester Stallone
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Stallone was born in New York. The actor's father Frank is an emigrant from Sicily, and his mother Jacqueline Leibofish was born in Odessa. By the way, relatively recently she came to her homeland to find her relatives.
It is worth noting that Sylvester repeatedly talked about his roots, and when one of the alcohol brands offered to star in an advertising campaign for Russian Ice vodka, he agreed and in the video said the phrase “There is a piece of Russian in each of us.”
David Duchovny
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The actor grew up in the States, but his grandfather was born in “another country,” which, by the way, David talks about in a sensational beer advertisement. “This is the country where I was born and raised. But there is another country where my grandfather is from. And I often wonder: what if everything had turned out differently? What if I was born in Russia? — the American actor reflected in the video.
My paternal grandfather, Moishe Dukhovny, emigrated from the city of Berdichev, which is now part of Ukraine, in 1918. Grandmother came from Poland. David himself often mentions his origin and says that “all my life I thought I was Russian.”
Harrison Ford
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Harrison Ford was born in Chicago, and his grandmother Anna Lifshitz was born in Belarus into a Jewish family. In 1907, Anna and her parents moved from the Russian Empire to the United States, and the family settled in Brooklyn, New York. Later, Ford's grandmother met Harry Needelman, who turned out to be an emigrant from Minsk. After the wedding, the Lifshitz-Neidelman couple had a daughter, Dora, who was called in the American manner - Dorothy. In turn, Dorothy married Irishman Christopher Ford, and Harrison was born into their marriage. The actor first visited Russia several years ago, when he was filming the film “K-19” in Murmansk.
Born July 20, 1938 famous actress Natalie Wood. Her real name is Natalya Zakharenko, and her parents were emigrants from Russia. Natalie spoke both English and Russian perfectly and considered herself “very Russian.” It’s interesting that there are many stars with Russian (or at least Slavic) roots in Hollywood. Here are 8 examples that prove this.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio's grandmother's name was Elizaveta Smirnova. After the revolution, the parents took little Lisa to Germany. She, in turn, then moved to the USA. According to the actor, his grandfather was also Russian.
Nicole Scherzinger
The father of the burning brunette Nicole Scherzinger is Filipino, and her mother is half Hawaiian, half Russian on the female side.
It must be said that the girl’s parents paid tribute to her origin, and therefore full name singer sounds like this: Nicole Elikolani Praskovya Scherzinger.
Steven Spielberg
Both of director Steven Spielberg's grandfathers were from Russia. And his sister Susan’s husband is a distant relative of Boris Pasternak.
Winona Ryder
The actress was born Winona Laura Horowitz. But this is not her real name either. Her real name might be Winona Tomchina. Her father Michael's family fled Russia, and US emigration services strangely confused their surname with the surname of other emigrants.
It turned out that they left Russia as Tomchins, and entered America as Horowitz.
Milla Jovovich
Supermodel and actress Milla Jovovich was born in Kyiv. Her mother, Galina Loginova, was famous actress, and his father was a doctor from Yugoslavia. Jovovich spent the first five years of her life in the USSR and still speaks excellent Russian.
Helen Mirren
The actress, who became famous for the role of the British Queen Elizabeth II, is actually Elena Lidiya Vasilievna Mironova. Her grandfather, Pyotr Vasilyevich Mironov, being a convinced monarchist, did not accept the revolution and remained in Great Britain, where he served as a military engineer. After the death of Pyotr Vasilyevich, the actress’s father changed his name to the English version - Basil Mirren.
Mila Kunis
Milena Markovna Kunis was born in Chernivtsi. When she was still young, her parents immigrated to the United States.
Anton Yelchin
Young actor Anton Yelchin is considered a rising star in Hollywood.
He was born in St. Petersburg, and when he was six months old, his parents, professional figure skaters, moved to Los Angeles.
Originally from Russia. On my mother’s side, from Odessa, and on my father’s, from a small Ukrainian village. The family cherished traditions: they spoke Russian and Yiddish, and their favorite dish, according to the director himself, was always Ukrainian borscht. Mom Leah often prepared it at little Steve's request. To this day she can freely communicate with Russians in their native language and sing folk songs. But Stephen knows only a few words in Russian. By the way, ancestors are not Spielberg’s only connection with the Slavs: the husband of his sister Sue is a distant relative of Boris Pasternak.
The actress was born Helen Lydia Mironoff. She was born into a family of descendants of aristocrats who fled Russia after the 1917 revolution. The estate of the actress's grandfather Pyotr Mironov, a tsarist colonel and diplomat, was located in the area of the city of Gzhatsk (since 1968, the city of Gagarin). Helen's father was brought to London from Russia when he was less than three years old. In the 1950s, Vasily Petrovich Mironov became Basil Mirren.
“In our family album there is a photograph of my grandfather Pyotr Mironov in an officer’s uniform tsarist army, says the actress. — My grandfather was a convinced monarchist who never came to terms with the fall of the tsarist regime in Russia. He fled with his wife and two year old son Vasily, my father, to England. While purchasing weapons for the tsarist army, my grandfather often visited London on business, which is why he chose Great Britain. Dad recalled that his father missed Russia greatly and suffered from the thought that he would never be able to return there.”
Helen never learned Russian as a child and knows only a small number of common words.
“Until recently, I knew practically nothing about my Russian roots,” the actress complains. — My Russian grandfather passed away when I was only seven years old, and my grandmother died soon after. Their letters, papers, documents have been in our house all these years, but I don’t speak the language and couldn’t read anything. During the filming of the last part of the detective television series “Prime Suspect,” I met his translator, whom I then asked to take care of my grandfather’s papers. On a tour of the Kremlin, I found in one of the halls the name of my great-great-great-great-grandfather on my father’s side, Field Marshal Kamensky, who fought against Napoleon. I hope that in soon I’m learning a lot more about my Russian ancestors.”
Odessa mother of Sylvester Stallone
Unusual adventures awaited the grandparents of another American Russian - right on the outskirts of the States. Real name Winona's ancestors, Tomchina, emigrated to America from Russia. The emigration services somehow mixed up the personal data of one family with another, so the Tomchins entered America as Horowitzes. They did not forget their Russian roots: Winona’s brother was named Uri - in honor of Yuri Gagarin. The actress’s grandmother, who lived to be 100, often told Winona about her Russian roots. “Most of my relatives on my father’s side died in the camps,” Ryder says. “This is my family, and to pay tribute to them, I dream of making some kind of film about Russia and the Second World War.”
Actor Harrison Ford's grandmother Anna Lifshutz left Minsk in 1907. Already in the USA she met Harry Needelman, also a Jew who escaped from Minsk. Harry managed to get a job as a tram driver in Brooklyn, and soon the young people got married. From this marriage a daughter, Dorothy, was born, who in the future was destined to become a mother Hollywood star. Dorothy Ford's real name is Dora Needelman. In her youth, out of a sense of protest, the girl changed her name: she was irritated by the Jewish traditions of their family. But Harrison Ford was named after Harry's grandfather. Answering a question about his Russian-Jewish-Irish roots (the actor’s father is Irish - TN note), Harrison Ford jokes: “As a person, I’m more of an Irishman. As an actor, I am Jewish." Now Ford is not without help public organizations is searching for relatives who live in the territory former USSR. However, his relatives have not yet been found.
Ford's acting colleague and parents are from Kyiv. When the actor’s grandparents were shot by the Bolsheviks during the repressions, the family emigrated to the States. Dustin was born there.
Sylvester Stallone was born in New York. His father, hairdresser Frank Stallone, came to the States from Sicily, and his mother, astrologer Jacklyn Stallone-Leibofish, was born in Odessa, into a Jewish family. Not long ago, she specially came to South Palmyra to look for relatives who remained in Ukraine after part of the Leibofish family emigrated abroad. Stallone is happy to recognize himself as our compatriot. When one of the vodka brands invited him to star in an advertisement where he had to say the phrase “There is a piece of Russian in each of us!”, Sly agreed.
“The Fornicator of California” David Duchovny is Russian after his grandfather. More precisely, again, a Russian Jew. His father's name was Amram Dukhovny, and he came from a family of emigrants from the USSR. At one time, Amram changed the letter “X” in his last name to “K” and dropped the last one, “Y” - it was easier for Americans to pronounce his last name as “Dukovny”. However, David returned the letter to its place. The actor does not speak Russian, but is fluent in Hebrew. But David loves Russian literature, especially Dostoevsky. “He’s very easy to understand,” Duchovny assures.
Sean Penn's mother is from an Irish family, and his father is a Jew with Russian-Lithuanian roots. The last name of the parents of Sean's father, Leo Penn, was Pinon, but after emigrating to the United States, they anglicized it. In the 1950s, the name of Leo Penn was an actor and television director who, among other things, directed several episodes of the TV series “ Star Trek" and "Columbo" - was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee for refusing to testify against colleagues in anti-Communist hearings.
Grandmother was called Elizaveta Smirnova. After the revolution, her parents took little Lisa from the newly formed USSR to Germany, where she grew up and got married. Her daughter, Leo's mother, moved to the United States. When famous grandson Russian grandmother Lisa was in St. Petersburg and participated in the International Forum on the problems of preserving the tiger population on earth, he managed to communicate with the Prime Minister of the country Vladimir Putin. The conversation also touched on the origins of the actor. “The last name of my ancestors was Smirnov,” DiCaprio said. “A famous name,” Putin smiled. - Do you speak Russian?" “No, but if my grandmother was here, she would chat with you,” DiCaprio replied. “I always wanted to bring her to St. Petersburg, but, unfortunately, these plans will no longer come true, since she died. My grandfather was also Russian. So I’m not a quarter, but half Russian.”
Widow of the leader Beatles John Lennon, Yoko Ono, was very fond of her Russian aunt Anna. In 1914, Anna Bubnova, the sister of the then famous artist Varvara Bubnova, met a Japanese student at Petrograd University, Shunichi Ono, became his wife and left for his homeland, Tokyo. In the early 1920s, Varvara Bubnova and her mother went to Japan to visit her sister, and her visit lasted for 40 years. In Tokyo, sisters Varvara and Anna Bubnov took an active part in education. The girl was Anna Bubnova-Ono's niece by marriage. A few years ago, Yoko visited the Pushkin House Museum in Bernovo, where her aunts visited. “It seems to me,” she said, “that I have returned to my home from a long, long journey. Here, within these walls, the strange feeling that I am half Russian cannot leave me.” The famous Japanese woman knows only three words in Russian: “thank you,” “hello,” and “goodbye.” After a walk in the park, Yoko Ono was invited to dinner. On the table were potatoes, cottage cheese, salmon, red caviar, sausage, and milk. Yoko devoured everything on both cheeks, but didn’t touch the vodka.
USSR-born Mila Kunis
Several young Hollywood stars were born in the vastness of the former USSR. For example, the actor was born in Leningrad. When the baby was six months old, Anton's parents, professional figure skaters, moved to Los Angeles. “I don’t remember Russia,” Anton complains. “But I love you, just like I love my relatives who I still have there.” In 2007, I starred in the Russian-American film “You and Me” (originally called “In Search of t.A.T.u.”). I agreed to this job only in order to visit Russia. Filming took place in Moscow, Yaroslavl and Los Angeles, but I was away for a few days - I went to my hometown. He visited Korablestroiteley Street, where he lived for up to six months, became friends with his uncle, and visited the grave of his grandparents. St. Petersburg is a city of outstanding beauty. But, to be honest, I liked Moscow more. It better reflects the Russian character and Russian history with all its invasions, moments of crisis and restructuring. St. Petersburg is a calmer, European city that could be in Germany or France. Moscow, it seems to me, reflects the Russian essence more. Although, perhaps, the Russians know better.”
Ashton Kutcher's fiancee Milena Markovna Kunis was born on August 14, 1983 in the city of Chernivtsi, Ukraine. In 1991, Mila Kunis emigrated to Los Angeles with her parents. “My parents wanted me and my brother Mikhail to have a future,” the actress shares. “So they left everything in the communist USSR and came to the USA with $250 in their pockets.” In second grade I cried every day. I didn’t understand American culture, people, language. My first sentence in my college application essay was, “Imagine being deaf and blind at age seven.” This is how I felt when moving to the States.” But already at the age of nine, Mila spoke English without an accent, and soon began acting in films. Mila has not forgotten the Russian language, but she prefers to give interviews even to former compatriots in English. The actress is proud of her roots, moreover, she claims that she has some traits characteristic of Russians and Ukrainians - perseverance and the ability to withstand troubles.
Born in Kyiv. Her mother, Galina Loginova, was an actress, and her father, Bogi Jovovich, was a pediatrician from Yugoslavia. Milla spent the first five years of her life in the Soviet Union, and in 1980 the family moved to London, and then to Sacramento (USA), finally settling in Los Angeles. Leaving the USSR, Galina was absolutely sure that Hollywood was waiting for her. But she could not get rid of the accent. Not a single agent was interested in her. Medical education The gods were also not recognized by American health authorities. So the Jovovich spouses had to work as servants. For a long time Galina Loginova could not come to terms with the fact that in the USA she actor career failed. Milla had to make her mother's unrealized dreams come true. And she succeeded a lot in this. Milla loves everything Russian - from caviar to Akhmatova’s poetry. “I am very proud of my Russian roots. The willpower that I feel in myself is entirely due to my origin,” says Milla Jovovich in almost every interview. She tries to speak Russian with her mother so as not to forget the language. But at the same time, of course, he speaks with a monstrous accent. Milla Jovovich dreams of playing the last Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and the poetess Anna Akhmatova.
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