Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson's Relationship Timeline

Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson first met on the set of 'Resident Evil' in 2002

Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson are a match made in Raccoon City.

The actress and director, who met while working on the first Resident Evil film, have been together since 2002. The couple got married in 2009 and have welcomed three daughters together: Ever, Dashiel and Osian.

In an Instagram post for Father's Day 2021, Jovovich wrote a sweet tribute, sharing her love for Anderson.

"You’re never too tired or impatient, you never make any of your girls feel like you’d rather be anywhere but with us," she wrote in the caption. "You set the bar so high every morning and by bedtime it’s risen even higher. The love you show is golden, it makes me thank god I was so clever to have babies with you and find the time to marry you in between."

From their Parisian engagement to their eight films together, here's a complete timeline of Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson's relationship.

2002: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson meet on the set of Resident Evil 

The couple met while making the first Resident Evil film of the series, which Jovovich starred in as the protagonist Alice and Anderson directed. Based on the popular video games of the same name, Resident Evil was the first of six films in the franchise in which Anderson and Jovovich would work together.

In a 2017 Resident Evil oral history, Jovovich revealed that she and Anderson almost didn't get together at all, as a series of rewrites from Anderson removed many of her scenes, nearly driving her to quit.

"Paul ended up coming over that evening, and we literally sat for three hours and went through the script, page by page," she explained. "He was like, 'What do you mean? This didn’t change that much?' So I was like, 'OK, why don’t we start with page one?' I pointed out every time I felt like my great scenes were taken away. That was how we started our relationship."

March 12, 2002: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson make their red carpet debut

The couple made their red carpet debut at the Resident Evil premiere on March 12, 2002, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. They posed alongside Jovovich's costar, Michelle Rodriguez, and smiled together at the afterparty hosted at the GQ Lounge.

March 8, 2003: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson are engaged

After over a year of dating, Anderson popped the question to Jovovich in the City of Love. Anderson proposed with an antique 19th-century gold ring with colored pink, yellow and white diamonds.

April 2007: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson announce they are expecting their first child together

In April 2007, E! News first reported that Jovovich was pregnant and due in the fall of that same year. While the couple were already engaged, they had not yet set a wedding date at the time.

November 3, 2007: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson welcome their first child, daughter Ever Gabo

After a 72-hour labor that began on Halloween, Jovovich gave birth to Ever Gabo, her first child with Anderson. Jovovich wrote on her blog that "Ever" is a "Scottish boy's name" in honor of Anderson's Celtic roots, while "Gabo" is a mixture of her parents' names.

"The first two letters are after my mom's first name, Galina and the last two letters are after my dad's first name Bogie!" she said. "We just got home from the hospital with her yesterday, so when I get a bit more settled I will write everyone to let you know about the whole experience! Thanks again for all your support and beautiful wishes!"

August 22, 2009: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson get married

Two years after the birth of their daughter, Jovovich and Anderson got married in a sweet backyard ceremony in their Beverly Hills home at sunset. Jovovich wore a long dress from Temperley London’s Bridal Collection as she walked down the aisle, which was decked out with red and white floral arrangements. The couple exchanged matching 18-karat Neil Lane classic gold wedding bands to go with Jovovich’s vintage engagement ring.

At the reception, the wedding's 100 guests — including Ever, the couple's flower girl — were entertained by Cuban drums, and enjoyed a round, four-tiered white cake decorated with a ribbon. "I can’t live if I don’t have 10,000 things to do!" Jovovich told PEOPLE of wedding planning at the time.

October 2011: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson work together on The Three Musketeers

Jovovich and Anderson teamed up once again for The Three Musketeers, a romantic action-adventure film directed by Anderson and starring Jovovich that premiered on Oct. 21, 2011.

At the world premiere in London on Oct. 4, Jovovich and Anderson walked the red carpet together, where Jovovich had some choice words to say about the film. "I haven't seen the finished product," she joked to The Mirror, "so if it isn't good, my husband's going to get a hook in the ribs with a short stick."

Anderson didn't take the comments too seriously. "She's my harshest critic and I'm her biggest fan, so when she's happy it makes me very happy, and so far she's been happy," he said.

While Jovovich said doing fight scenes in a corset and 30-pound skirt was "one of the hardest things I've ever done in an action film," Anderson called her "ravishing" in the Musketeers' period attire.

August 18, 2014: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson announce they're expecting their second child together

When Jovovich announced she was pregnant with her second child with Anderson on her Facebook page, she confirmed that it would delay production of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, which ultimately premiered in 2016.

"So after a lot of discussion, we thought it would be in everyone’s best interest to wait till the baby is born before we set out to try and tackle [a new Resident Evil] movie,” she wrote. "Between the stunt work and what will become my ever-expanding belly, we didn’t think pregnancy and zombie killing are the best combo!"

Once the baby was born, Jovovich and Anderson hoped to take the entire family to South Africa for filming.

"I imagine the only thing I’ll be killing in the near future is an endless supply of cupcakes," she added. "Yikes..."

April 1, 2015: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson welcome their daughter Dashiel Edan

Jovovich and Anderson welcomed their second child, a daughter named Dashiel Edan Jovovich-Anderson, in April 2015. "She is 7 lbs., 10 oz. and 20 inches long," Jovovich wrote on Instagram at the time. "We love you Dash!"

Her rep confirmed to PEOPLE that the family was "overjoyed" to welcome Dashiel, saying, "Both mama and baby are doing great."

May 14, 2019: Milla Jovovich reveals she had an emergency abortion

In an emotional Instagram post in support of abortion rights, Jovovich revealed that she had an "emergency" abortion in 2017 while four and a half months pregnant. While shooting a movie in Eastern Europe, Jovovich said she went into "pre term labor" and that she "had to be awake for the whole procedure."

“It was one of the most horrific experiences I have ever gone through," she wrote. "I still have nightmares about it. I was alone and helpless. When I think about the fact that women might have to face abortions in even worse conditions than I did because of new laws, my stomach turns.”

August 7, 2019: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson announce they're expecting their third child together

In August 2019, Jovovich announced on Instagram that she was expecting her third child, joking that she was "knocked up again." The couple waited to tell the world, however, because she "didn’t want to get attached to this potential baby too quickly" after experiencing pregnancy loss.

"That was obviously not fun and the last few months have been my family and I living on pins and needles waiting for a slew of different test results to come in and spending most of our time in doctors offices," she explained. "Thank goodness we’re in the clear AND we found out that we’ve been blessed with another girl!"

August 23, 2019: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson celebrate 10 years of marriage

As their family continued to grow, Jovovich and Anderson celebrated their 10-year anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, Jovovich posted a photo of them together in London on Instagram, alongside throwback photos of the couple throughout their relationship.

"HAPPY 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO MY AMAZING HUSBAND!!!" she wrote. "Looking at who we are today compared to the kids we were when we first met... it’s so crazy to see how far we’ve come together! What a joy it’s been living life with you for so many years! What a whirlwind, what a journey, what a truly incredible and epic experience it’s been!"

February 2, 2020: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson welcome their third child together

In February 2020, Jovovich gave birth to her and Anderson's third daughter, Osian Lark Elliot Jovovich-Anderson. But before she could get a chance to announce the good news, Jovovich said that Ever, who was 12 at the time, "spilled the beans" about her new sibling without Jovovich's knowledge by posting the family on Instagram.

"Welcoming Baby!" Ever wrote. "Welcome to the world my new sister Osian (pronounced O-shun like the body of water)! We love you!!!"

The next day, Jovovich herself shared details on Instagram about her "miracle baby," including her unusual name.

"Osian is a welsh boy’s name and it’s pronounced O-shin," she wrote. "Now I know the name is long, but the family couldn’t agree on her middle name. Ever and my mom wanted Lark, @dashielanderson and I wanted Elliot. Then my husband Paul chimes in with another vote for Lark, so Smushy and I were out numbered 😛! At least she has many names to choose from later in life if she wants to drop a few."

"She’s so beautiful!" she continued. "Her hair is lighter than the other girls was and she’s very strong. Her little hands get in the way and they’re hard to control and she’s already lifting her head up to see what’s going on!"

December 18, 2020: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson team up again for Monster Hunter

After partnerships on The Three Musketeers, the Resident Evil franchise and three adorable daughters, it's clear Jovovich and Anderson can't resist working together, and the duo teamed up once again for Monster Hunter, which Anderson directed and Jovovich starred in. Based on the video game series of the same name, the film follows Captain Artemis (Jovovich) and her soldiers as they fight monsters with unbelievable new powers.

In a Fandango video explaining a scene in which Artemis' car flips, Jovovich said after filming the third take she "completely freaked out." "We got it in one take, though," Anderson joked in response. "The other two takes were just for me to torture her."

February 25, 2021: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson announce their next project

In February 2021, Anderson was confirmed to adapt In the Lost Lands, a short story from Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, with Jovovich starring opposite Guardians of the Galaxy actor Dave Bautista.

The short story centers a sorceress (Jovovich) who must travel to the dangerous Lost Lands alongside her guide (Bautista) to find a magical power that allows someone to transform into a werewolf.

April 10, 2021: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson make their TikTok debut with daughter Ever

Though Jovovich and Anderson don't have accounts of their own, the couple made their TikTok debut through Ever. She posted a video detailing the family's movie night as they watched Back to the Future, complete with potato chips, Goldfish and Gerber puffs.

July 21, 2022: Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson sell their Beverly Hills home

In July 2022, Jovovich and Anderson sold their house in Beverly Hills — the same one they got married in — for $13.4 million, around $5 million more than they paid for it, per the Los Angeles Times.

The estate, which the couple had owned since 2007, had a Mediterranean-style main house, a two-bedroom guesthouse, movie theater and gym with a swimming pool and spa.

March 4, 2024: Milla Jovovich wishes Paul W.S. Anderson a happy birthday

Jovovich wished her husband a happy birthday on Instagram, calling him the "sun and the moon in all our lives."

"You are the ground that keeps us safe, you are the stars that keep us lit up in wonder at what an incredible man we have in our lives that gives us so much unconditional love," she wrote in the caption under a black-and-white selfie of the two. "Your little ladies are so lucky to have you and you big mama too😘 I love you SO MUCH!! Thank you for being everything to me!❤️❤️❤️."

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