Milla Jovovich's first film appearance was when she was 23.
Milla Jovovich . In 1987 , she began modeling at the age of 12 when Herb Ritts photographed her for the cover of the Italian magazine Lei . Jovovich gained attention for her role in the explicit 1991 romance film Return to the Blue Lagoon , as she was then only 15 . In 2002 , Jovovich starred in the science fiction horror film Resident Evil , adapted from the video game series of the same name .