Post #2185731
2026-05-07 23:12 UTC
@USSJoshuaNorton@trekkies.social I have to say Milla Jovovich (Ukrainian-American) was really brilliant in the role of Leeloo in #TheFifthElement.
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@USSJoshuaNorton@trekkies.social 2026-05-07 23:20
@Phangurl@vmst.io I actually paused a moment, seeing you refer to her as Ukrainian. I pulled up her wiki and her heritage is very mixed: mother Russian, father Serbian, born in Kyiv. Having Serbian heritage myself, I've always associated her with that, but it sounds like she was largely raised by her mother in Russia and then the US. Regardless, she is amazing in the role and is a large part of why I enjoy the movie so much.