Mila Kunis Biography
At the age of seven, Mila Kunis and her family moved from their native Russia to Los Angeles. Soon after learning English, the young girl enrolled in acting classes at the Beverly Hills Studio, where she was “discovered” by her future manager. By 1995, the striking, dark-haired Kunis had done several commercials and made guest appearances on the TV series like “The John Larroquette Show” (NBC) and “Hudson Street” (ABC). Such forgettable fare as the horror fish flick “Piranha” (Showtime, 1995) and a 1996 Hulk Hogan holiday feature, “Santa With Muscles”, followed. Kunis emerged unscathed from these endeavors and went on to build up her acting resume in the 1996-1997 season with recurring roles on two series on the fledgling The WB network: “7th Heaven” and “Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher”. At the same time, she also guest starred on the CBS dramas “Moloney” and “Walker: Texas Ranger” and The WB comedy “Unhappily Ever After”. Kunis seemed a natural choice to play the young Gia Carangi in “Gia” (1998), HBO’s acclaimed biopic of the fallen supermodel. While her performance in that highly-rated outing was strong, the actress was wasted in 1998’s “Krippendorf’s Tribe” and the previous year’s direct-to-video release “Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves”. Kunis put her flawless American accent to excellent use in the ensemble cast of Fox’s retro comedy series “That ’70s Show”, with an impressive turn as the bossy but well-meaning, slightly spoiled teen Jackie Burkhardt.