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.

Kunis’s role as Jackie on “That ’70′s Show” increased her popularity ten-fold. She appeared in several men’s magazines and found herself on the latest “ones to watch in Hollwood” lists. Movie roles have been slow coming, but Kunis appeared with Kirsten Dunst in 2001′s “Get Over It” and starred in the “American Psycho 2″ in 2002. However, it seems that Kunis has momentum behind her and greater things are headed her way.

• Born:
  on 08/14/1983 in Ukraine
• Job Titles:
  Actor

Family

• Brother: Michael Kunis. born c. 1977
• Father: Mark Kunis. born c. 1939; Ukrainian
• Mother: Elvira Kunis. born c. 1949

Significant Others

• Companion: Christopher Kennedy Masterson. rumored to have dated briefly in 2003
• Companion: Macaulay Culkin. reportedly dating July 2002

Education

• Beverly Hills Studio, Beverly Hills, California, acting

Milestones

• — Co-starred with former New Kid on the Block, Joey McIntyre in “Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding” based a long-running play (lensed 2004)
• 1990 Moved with her family from Ukraine to Los Angeles when she was seven years old (date approximate)
• 1995 Guest starred on the sitcoms “The John Larroquette Show” (NBC) and “Hudson Street” (ABC)
• 1995 TV-movie debut in Showtime’s “Piranha”, aired as part of “Roger Corman Presents”
• 1996 Had recurring roles on The WB series “7th Heaven” and “Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher”
• 1996 Acted in the Hulk Hogan Christmas movie “Santa With Muscles”
• 1997 Appeared in the direct-to-video release “Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves”
• 1998 Starred as the spoiled Jackie Burkhardt on Fox’s comedy series “That ’70s Show”; lied about her age to get the role by telling the producers she was going to be 18 (she was 14 at the time)
• 1998 Had small role in the feature “Krippendorf’s Tribe”
• 1998 Played young Gia Carangi in “Gia”, the HBO biopic about the downfall of the supermodel
• 2001 Had prominent featured role in the comedy film “Get Over It”
• 2002 Signed to star in “American Psycho II: The Girl Who Wouldn’t Die”, playing a college student who develops an obsession with one of her professors
• Appeared in national commercials for Barbie dolls and Payless shoes
• Enrolled in acting classes at the Beverly Hills Studio after learning to speak English
• Taught herself English by watching American TV shows
• Voiced character of Meg Griffin on the animated Fox series “Family Guy”