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<i>Action vehicles: "Resident Evil," "Resident Evil: Apocalypse," "Ultraviolet," "Resident Evil: Extinction,"</i> "Resident Evil: Afterlife."<br>
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She may be the international spokesmodel for L'Oreal cosmetics, but the Ukrainian-born Jovovich has simultaneously morphed into a high-octane sci-fi/action heroine. In her last film, "Resident Evil: Extinction," Jovovich reprised her role as Alice, who has been subjected to biogenic experimentation and genetically altered to have superhuman abilities. Based on a popular video game, the latest film finds Alice traveling through the Nevada desert on a tricked-out motorbike amid the ruins of Las Vegas. Its in a sand-covered Sin City that she fights off hordes of zombies and mutant creatures in an attempt to save the world from a deadly virus. The first "Resident Evil" grossed $102 million worldwide in 2002; the sequel grossed $129 million. The last in the series, "Resident Evil: Afterlife," is still in the theaters. Jovovich also starred in the futuristic action film "Ultraviolet," and in "The Fifth Element."

Milla Jovovich

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Action vehicles: "Resident Evil," "Resident Evil: Apocalypse," "Ultraviolet," "Resident Evil: Extinction," "Resident Evil: Afterlife."

She may be the international spokesmodel for L'Oreal cosmetics, but the Ukrainian-born Jovovich has simultaneously morphed into a high-octane sci-fi/action heroine. In her last film, "Resident Evil: Extinction," Jovovich reprised her role as Alice, who has been subjected to biogenic experimentation and genetically altered to have superhuman abilities. Based on a popular video game, the latest film finds Alice traveling through the Nevada desert on a tricked-out motorbike amid the ruins of Las Vegas. Its in a sand-covered Sin City that she fights off hordes of zombies and mutant creatures in an attempt to save the world from a deadly virus. The first "Resident Evil" grossed $102 million worldwide in 2002; the sequel grossed $129 million. The last in the series, "Resident Evil: Afterlife," is still in the theaters. Jovovich also starred in the futuristic action film "Ultraviolet," and in "The Fifth Element."

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