Milla Jovovich wanted daughter to avoid acting

Hollywood

star Milla Jovovich has said she didn't want her daughter to be an actress.

The 42-year-old beauty, who began her career when she was just 11-years-old, was very proud when nine-year-old Ever featured alongside her in '

Resident Evil

: The Final Chapter'.


But she said she had initially tried to dissuade the youngster when she first expressed a desire to follow in her mother's footsteps.

Jovovich, who also has 22-month-old Dashiel with husband

Paul WS Anderson

, said, "It was the most unforgettable experience as an actress and a mother to be on set with my little girl that's for sure. But when she first talked about acting, she was only five, so my initial instinct was, 'No.'"