The actress we started to know with her role as Jackie in "That '70s Show": Who is Mila Kunis?

Her full name is Milena Markovna Kunis, she was born on August 14, 1983 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. She was born to Elvira, a physics teacher whose Ukrainian mother runs a pharmacy, and Mark Kunis, a mechanical engineer whose Ukrainian father worked as a taxi driver. Coming from a Jewish family, Kunis' parents have since retired. Kunis has an older brother named Michael. Both the mother tongue and the common language in the family are Russian. She moved to Los Angeles with her family in 1991 when she was 7 years old.

After moving, Kunis started Rosewood Elementary without knowing a word of English and told how hard it was in second grade. Then, Hubert Howe enrolled in Bancroft Middle School she. Kunis, who later began training at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES), realized that this school was not flexible enough about her acting commitments, so she attended Fairfax High School, graduating in 2001. Kunis often had to use a teacher on set, as her high school years were featured in a sitcom. In the following years, she continued her education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Loyola Marymount University.

At the age of nine, she was enrolled by her father in acting classes at Beverly Hills Studios, where she met Susan Curtis. Appearing in a Barbie commercial at her first audition, Kunis also appeared in a commercial for the 'Lisa Frank' product line. She made her television role in the television series "Days of Our Lives" in 1994. A few months later, her second appearance came in the TV series "Baywatch". Later, she had minor roles in the family drama TV series "7th Heaven" and the action TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger". In addition, she had supporting roles in the comedy movie "Santa with Muscles"(1996) and the science fiction movie "Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves"(1997). In 1998, she appeared in the biographical drama TV movie "Gia", playing the role of young Gia Carangi with Angelina Jolie.

At the age of 14, Kunis auditioned, where everyone must be at least 18 years old, and appeared as Jackie Burkhart on the 1998 Fox TV sitcom "That'70s Show." After the series that lasted for eight seasons, Kunis won two consecutive Young Star Awards in 1999 and 2000 in the field of Best Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series for her performances.

In 1999, Kunis appeared as Meg Griffin in the animated sitcom "Family Guy" created by Seth MacFarlane for Fox. Kunis was nominated for an Annie Award in the category of Voice Acting in Animated Television Production in 2007. Also in 2006, "Family Guy Video Game!" she took part in the voice of the same character.

In 2001, she appeared in the teen comedy "Get Over It" with Kirsten Dunst. She continued her career the following year, starring in the direct-to-DVD horror film "American Psycho 2" alongside its sequel, William Shatner. The film, which was poorly reviewed by critics, was later said to be a film that Kunis was ashamed of. In 2005, Kunis co-starred with Jon Heder in the comedy "Moving McAllister", which was not released theatrically until 2007. The film, which received generally poor reviews, had a limited two-week screening period in theaters. She followed up with Zoe Saldana in the comedy-drama film "After Sex" (2007), directed by Eric Amadio.

In October 2006, the shooting of the thriller "Boot Camp" (original title Straight Edge) began. The film, which was not released in theaters, was released on DVD on August 25, 2009. Kunis then appeared as Rachel Jansen in the comedy film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (2008), which Judd Apatow co-produced. The critically acclaimed film was a commercial success, grossing worldwide. Kunis' performance was well received, praised by many critics, and garnered a Teen Choice Award nomination.

Also in the same year, Kunis played Mona Sax, an assassin, along with Mark Wahlberg, in the action movie "Max Payne" based on the video game of the same name directed by John Moore. Kunis, who received weapons, boxing and martial arts training for his role, said that while they liked her performance, she took the wrong role. The film, which was relatively successful at the box office, was poorly received by critics. She earned a Teen Choice Award nomination for her performance.

The following year, she appeared in the comedy film "Extract" (2010), written and directed by Mike Judge, with Ben Affleck and Jason Bateman. The film, which received generally positive reviews, achieved moderate revenue at the box office. Later, she appeared with Denzel Washington in the Hughes Brothers' action movie "The Book of Eli". Despite receiving mixed reviews, the film was well received at the box office. Additionally, Kunis' performance garnered critical acclaim and received another Teen Choice Award nomination. Also that year, she appeared in a small but influential role in the comedy movie "Date Night" (2010), starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell. She also garnered many positive reviews for her performance.

Later that year, Kunis appeared in the psychological horror film "Black Swan" directed by Darren Aronofsky, with Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder. For her role, she underwent training that included cardiovascular exercises, a diet of 1,200 calories per day, and ballet classes for four hours a day, seven days a week. The film, which received generally positive reviews, was also a great success at the box office. Additionally, the film earned five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. Her performance earned her the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination. She also won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 37th annual Saturn Awards. This was Kunis' first Golden Globe Award.

In 2011, Kunis co-starred with Justin Timberlake in the romantic comedy "Friends with Benefits" directed by Will Gluck. The film was a box office success, grossing more than $149 million worldwide, garnering mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the chemistry between the lead roles. The following year, she appeared alongside Mark Wahlberg as the girlfriend of Wahlberg's character in the comedy film "Ted" directed by Seth MacFarlane. The film was Kunis' most commercially successful film to date and garnered generally positive reviews from critics. Additionally, it was a commercial success at the box office, grossing $549 million worldwide.

Later, Kunis played Theodora, the youngest of the three witches, alongside James Franco in Walt Disney Pictures' prequel fantasy adventure film "Oz the Great and Powerful." Kunis' performance and the film received mixed reviews and were a commercial success with box office success. Also that year, she appeared in the crime thriller "Blood Ties" alongside Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, and Marion Cotillard. The film, which premiered in 2013 and was released in 2014, received mixed reviews. Later that year, she appeared in the romantic drama film "Third Person," directed by Paul Haggis, with Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, and James Franco. Although the film received mostly negative reviews after its release in 2014, Kunis' performance was praised by some critics.

In 2014, she appeared in the comedy-drama film "The Angriest Man in Brooklyn" with Robin Williams and Peter Dinklage. The film, which received bad reviews, did not smile at the box office. In October 2014, Kunis announced that he and her partners had formed a new production company called "Orchard Farm Productions". In 2015, Kunis co-starred with Channing Tatum in the Wachowskis' science fiction film "Jupiter Ascending." The film grossed nearly par for its production budget and received mostly negative reviews.

Kunis co-starred with Kristen Bell and Christina Applegate in the comedy "Bad Moms", which was released on July 29, 2016. While the film's cast and humor were praised, it received mixed reviews from critics. Despite this, the film was a huge commercial gain. Subsequently, STX Entertainment reunited Kunis with Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn for the sequel "A Bad Moms Christmas", which was released on November 1, 2017. The film, which received mixed reviews, again achieved a huge financial revenue at the box office.

In 2018, Kunis co-starred with Kate McKinnon in the action comedy movie "The Spy Who Dumped Me". The film, which received mixed reviews, managed to earn a healthy income at the box office. Later, Kunis co-starred with Glenn Close in the drama film "Four Good Days." Principal photography began in Los Angeles in September 2019 and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020. Kunis' performance was praised, although the film received mixed reviews. In 2021, she appeared with Allison Janney and Regina Hall in the black comedy "Breaking News in Yuba County" filmed in Mississippi. Released on February 12, 2021, the film garnered negative reviews from critics. On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Kunis will be a guest on the sequel, "That '90s Show."

In 2022, Kunis produced and starred in the Netflix film adaptation of "Luckiest Girl Alive," based on the novel of the same name. The film, which was released in select theaters on September 30, 2022, before being released by Netflix on October 7, 2022, was met with mixed reviews from critics. However, Kunis' performance was acclaimed as "best career performance" and earned a nomination for 2022 Drama Movie Star at the 48th People's Choice Awards.

The following year, it was announced that Kunis would be co-starring with Michael Keaton in the comedy "Goodrich" written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer. Kunis will also serve as executive producer.

Private life

Kunis dated actor Macaulay Culkin in 2002. The couple confirmed that they ended their relationship on January 3, 2011. In 2012, Kunis began a relationship with co-star Ashton Kutcher. The couple got engaged in February 2014 and married in California in July 2015. The couple has a daughter born in October 2014 and a son born in November 2016. Kunis lives with her family in a sustainable farmhouse in Beverly Hills.

Kunis has heterochromia iridum, a condition in which irises are different colors. For this reason, her left eye is brown and her right eye is green. In April 2020, Kunis and her husband Kutcher developed their own wine called "Quarantine Wine" and used 100% of their proceeds to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Kunis provided material and moral support for many associations, institutions and organizations in various categories. In addition, it was included in the magazine issues for the charity fund, donation campaign or support.

She was named "Knockout of the Year" by GQ magazine in 2011. She was included in the "100 Hottest Women of All Time" list by Men's Health magazine. It appeared at number 9 on the 2012 Hot 100 list by FHM magazine. She was ranked number 1 on the "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list of the same magazine in 2013. She was named 2012's "Sexiest Woman Alive" by Esquire magazine. She was ranked 2nd in AskMen web portal's "Top 99 Women" list of 2013.

Luxury fashion house Christian Dior signed Kunis in 2012 to be the face of its Spring fashion campaign. In February 2013, she was chosen as the global brand ambassador and face of advertising campaigns for the jewelery manufacturing company Gemfield. Kunis was featured on Time magazine's annual list of the "100 most influential people in the world" for 2022. She was also included in People magazine's annual "People of the Year" list that same year. She was ranked 89th on Forbes magazine's "100 Powerful Celebrities" list.