Table of Biography
Mila Kunis is a renowned actress from the United States. Mila Kunis gained widespread recognition for her role as Jackie Burkhart on the television series “That ’70s Show,” which aired from 1998 to 2006.
Early Life
Mila Kunis was born on August 14, 1983, in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Her full name is Milena Markovna Kunis and holds American nationality. She has a birth sign of Leo and she is currently 40 years old. She has her belief in Judaism religion and belongs to Ukrainian ethnicity.
Caption: Mila Kunis with her parents (Source: Pinterest)
The names of her parents are Mark Kunis and Elvira Kunis. Her mother is a physics teacher and also runs a pharmacy. On the other sides, her father was a mechanical engineer and worked as a cab driver when the family emigrated to the US. She has an elder brother, Michael.
Mila Kunis – Education
In terms of her academics, she attended Rosewood Elementary School, in Los Angeles. She started taking acting classes when she was only 9 years old.
Moreover, she attended Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School and Fairfax High School, from where she graduated in 2001. Later, she studied at UCLA and Loyola Marymount University for a brief period.
Professional Career
At a young age, Mila Kunis auditioned for several commercials and landed in several high-profile TV commercials. She made her acting debut appearing in the TV series “Days of Our Lives” in 1994.
After this, she continued appearing in minor roles in “Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves,” “Santa with Muscles” and Angelina Jolie’s movie, “Gia.” However, her breakthrough role came in the hit Fox sitcom “That ’70s Show” where she was seen playing the role of Jackie Burkhart. The show ran for eight seasons and Kunis was able to earn a couple of awards for her role in the show. She lent her voice to the character Meg Griffin on the animated comedy “Family Guy” in 1999.
Caption: The poster of the television series, That ’70s Show (Source: Amazon)
She was cast in the teen comedy film “Get Over It” alongside Kristen Dunst in the year 2001. In 2002, she co-starred with William Shatner in the straight-to-DVD horror thriller “American Psycho 2,” a sequel to the 2000 film ‘American Psycho.’
Continued to appear in several films
She starred in the 2004 film ‘Tony n Tina’s Wedding,’ which was released in theaters three years later. Moreover, she starred in the 2005 film “Moving McAllister” with Jon Heder, which was re-released two years later. In 2007, she starred in a video for the website ‘Funny or Die’ with James Franco, which was based on an MTV show and it went viral and garnered over one million views from fans.
In 2008, she was cast as the siren receptionist ‘Rachel Jansen’ in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” She was featured in the 2009 film “Extract” alongside Jason Bateman and Ben Affleck. Following that year, she co-starred with Denzel Washington in “The Book of Eli,” which got mixed reviews. In 2010, she was cast as the dark character Lily in the psychological thriller film “Black Swan.”
In 2011, she was featured in the American rom-com “Friends with Benefits” with actor/singer Justin Timberlake. The movie was a massive smash hit and was nominated for numerous awards. The next year, she appeared in the movie “Ted” with Mark Wahlberg, and the same year, she was signed on by Christian Dior to be the ‘Face of the Spring Fashion Campaign.’
In 2013, she played Theodora in the film “Oz the Great and Powerful.” During the same year, she starred in “Blood Ties.” Moreover, she co-starred in “Third Person” alongside Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, and James Franco. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival and had a limited distribution later in 2014. Moreover, she appeared opposite Channing Tatum in the 2015 science fiction film “Jupiter Ascending.”
Recent Career
In the 2016 comedy “Bad Moms” she co-starred with Kristen Bell and Christina Applegate. Meanwhile, the movie was a huge box office hit and its success prompted a sequel, “A Bad Moms Christmas,” in 2017. The next year, she co-starred with Kate McKinnon in the comedy “The Spy Who Dumped Me” and it received mixed reviews.
She lent her voice to the animated character Greta in the animated fantasy adventure comedy film “Wonder Park.” In the Rodrigo García-directed 2020 American drama film “Four Good Days” she played the role of Molly. And, the movie received mixed reviews from critics and earned a 55% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
She was then cast as Nancy Livingston in the 2021 black comedy film “Breaking News in Yuba County.” In 2023, she appeared as Jackie Burkhart in the American teenage sitcom ‘That ’90s Show.’ Moreover, she will next appear in the forthcoming comedy film “Goodrich,” where she will portray “Grace Goodrich.”
Mila Kunis – Awards
In 1999, Mila Kunis won the Young Star Award for ‘Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series’ for “That ‘70s Show.” Simiarly, she was rated one of the ‘Sexiest Women Alive’ in the year 2012 by Esquire magazine. In addition, Forbes listed her in the #89 of ‘100 Powerful Celebrities.’
Net Worth 2024
According to the Celebrity Net Worth, her net worth is estimated at around $75 million while her salary and income are under review. Primarily, she makes money through her acting roles in movies and TV series.
Relationship Status
In 2015, Mila Kunis married her fellow actor Ashton Kutcher from “That 70s Show.” With the marriage, the couple has two kids whose names are Wyatt Isabelle and Dimitri Portwood Kutcher.
Caption: Mila Kunis with her husband and their kids (Source: The Mercury News)
Previously, she dated “Home Alone” star, Macaulay Culkin, but the couple called it quits amicably after being together for 8 years. There were reports that she was dating ‘Friends with Benefits’ co-star Justin Timberlake, but Kunis denied the rumours. In 2011, her cellphone and email accounts were hacked by Christopher Chaney, who later pled guilty in court.
Body Measurements
Caption: Mila Kunis posing for a photo (Source: HOLA)
The beautiful actress stands 5 feet 3 inches tall (1.62 m( and weighs around 55 kg (121 lbs). In addition, she has a pair of brown eyes with brown hair colour and her body measurement is 34-24-34 inches.
Social Media
On her Instagram page ‘@milalkunis’ there are over 1.5 million followers. Likewise, there are over 36.5k followers on her Twitter page ‘@MilaKunisv’ and over 514k followers on her Facebook page.