Galina Jovovich
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Galina Jovovich is an actress and the mother of Milla Jovovich
. She was very famous in Soviet Union
for her roles in movies, and then gained additional popularity for being an agent of her daugther Milla Jovovich
. Now she is an actress playing in American
and Russian
movies. Most recently she played in American silent movie
"Silent Life" (Vlad Kozlov, Isabella Rossellini
et al.), based on the life of first Hollywood sex icon Rudolph Valentino
. Galina Jovovich is playing legendary Hollywood silent movie star Alla Nazimova
. The film is expected to be released in December 2011.
, Ukraine
, Soviet Union
. Her father was a Red Army
officer, her mother was a homemaker. Her parents divorced and she was raised by a single mother. She studied acting in Dnipropetrovsk, then moved to Moscow
and attended the prestigious acting school at VGIK (Soviet State Institute of Cinematography). In 1971, while still a student, she made her film debut in popular TV series 'Teni ischezayut v polden'. In 1972, Loginova graduated from VGIK as an actress, from the master-class of V. Belokurov. She worked on stage as well as in film and on television in the Soviet Union. Her most notable works were such roles as Beatrice in Mnogo shuma iz nichego (1973), a film adaptation of Shakespeare
's Much Ado About Nothing
, and as Molly in criminal drama Milliony Ferfaksa (1980).
In 1973, she left Moscow and returned to Ukraine on assignment as a staff actress with Dovzhenko Film studio in Kiev
. There, in a popular Ukrainian restaurant, 'Libed', she met a Serbian medical doctor, Bogdan Jovovich, and they fell in love with each other. At that time she was interrogated by KGB
officers, who threatened to destroy her career and insisted that she must quit her romance with a foreigner. However, Galina Loginova and Bogdan Jovovich were married, and on December 17 of 1975, in Kiev, Galina Loginova-Jovovich gave birth to their daughter, Milla Jovovich.
In 1980, Galina Loginova-Jovovich, together with her family, emigrated from the Soviet Union. The Soviet authorities immediately banned all films with Galina Loginova-Jovovich, so that she could hot have any income from her works made in the Soviet Union. For a few years she lived with her family in London
, England
, then moved to Sacramento
, and eventually settled in Los Angeles
, California
, United States
. There she invested her talent and energy in raising her daughter, Milla. During the 1980s she also worked as a housekeeper at the home of Hollywood director Brian De Palma
. Eventually, Galina Loginova became the agent for her daughter, Milla Jovovich, and was instrumental in building her successful career. She also played in several Russian and American films during the 2000s.
2011 Lucky Trouble
2006 The Man of No Return as Alevtina Terpisheva (as Galina Jovovich-Loginova)
2002 The Mesmerist as Mother
1993 Prisoner of Time as Rosa
1991 The Adventures of Superboy (TV series) as Russian Officer
Wish for Armageddon (1991) (as Galina Loginova)
1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series) as Russian Girl in Hall (as Galina Loginova)
1980 Milliony Ferfaksa as Molly Fearon (as Galina Loginova)
1974 Goluboy patrul
1973 Tovarizhch brygada
1973 Mnogo shuma iz nichego as Beatrice (as Galina Loginova)
1971 Teni ischezayut v polden (TV mini-series)
Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich December 17, 1975)is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".Milla Jovovich began...
. She was very famous in Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
for her roles in movies, and then gained additional popularity for being an agent of her daugther Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich December 17, 1975)is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".Milla Jovovich began...
. Now she is an actress playing in American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Russian
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
movies. Most recently she played in American silent movie
Silent Movie
Silent Movie is a 1976 satirical comedy film co-written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks, and released by 20th Century Fox on June 17, 1976...
"Silent Life" (Vlad Kozlov, Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Rossellini is noted for her 14-year tenure as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her.-Background and early life:Rossellini is a...
et al.), based on the life of first Hollywood sex icon Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino was an Italian actor, and early pop icon. A sex symbol of the 1920s, Valentino was known as the "Latin Lover". He starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the Sheik...
. Galina Jovovich is playing legendary Hollywood silent movie star Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova , was a Russian American film and theatre actress, a screenwriter and film producer. She is perhaps best known as simply Nazimova, but also went under the name Alia Nasimoff.-Early life:...
. The film is expected to be released in December 2011.
Biography
She was born Galina Loginova in 1950 in DnipropetrovskDnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Her father was a Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
officer, her mother was a homemaker. Her parents divorced and she was raised by a single mother. She studied acting in Dnipropetrovsk, then moved to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and attended the prestigious acting school at VGIK (Soviet State Institute of Cinematography). In 1971, while still a student, she made her film debut in popular TV series 'Teni ischezayut v polden'. In 1972, Loginova graduated from VGIK as an actress, from the master-class of V. Belokurov. She worked on stage as well as in film and on television in the Soviet Union. Her most notable works were such roles as Beatrice in Mnogo shuma iz nichego (1973), a film adaptation of Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero....
, and as Molly in criminal drama Milliony Ferfaksa (1980).
In 1973, she left Moscow and returned to Ukraine on assignment as a staff actress with Dovzhenko Film studio in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. There, in a popular Ukrainian restaurant, 'Libed', she met a Serbian medical doctor, Bogdan Jovovich, and they fell in love with each other. At that time she was interrogated by KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
officers, who threatened to destroy her career and insisted that she must quit her romance with a foreigner. However, Galina Loginova and Bogdan Jovovich were married, and on December 17 of 1975, in Kiev, Galina Loginova-Jovovich gave birth to their daughter, Milla Jovovich.
In 1980, Galina Loginova-Jovovich, together with her family, emigrated from the Soviet Union. The Soviet authorities immediately banned all films with Galina Loginova-Jovovich, so that she could hot have any income from her works made in the Soviet Union. For a few years she lived with her family in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, then moved to Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
, and eventually settled in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. There she invested her talent and energy in raising her daughter, Milla. During the 1980s she also worked as a housekeeper at the home of Hollywood director Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as the horror film Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Mission:...
. Eventually, Galina Loginova became the agent for her daughter, Milla Jovovich, and was instrumental in building her successful career. She also played in several Russian and American films during the 2000s.
Filmography
2012 Silent Life (film) as Alla NazimovaAlla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova , was a Russian American film and theatre actress, a screenwriter and film producer. She is perhaps best known as simply Nazimova, but also went under the name Alia Nasimoff.-Early life:...
2011 Lucky Trouble
2006 The Man of No Return as Alevtina Terpisheva (as Galina Jovovich-Loginova)
2002 The Mesmerist as Mother
1993 Prisoner of Time as Rosa
1991 The Adventures of Superboy (TV series) as Russian Officer
Wish for Armageddon (1991) (as Galina Loginova)
1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series) as Russian Girl in Hall (as Galina Loginova)
1980 Milliony Ferfaksa as Molly Fearon (as Galina Loginova)
1974 Goluboy patrul
1973 Tovarizhch brygada
1973 Mnogo shuma iz nichego as Beatrice (as Galina Loginova)
1971 Teni ischezayut v polden (TV mini-series)