Milena Markovna "
Mila"
Kunis born August 14, 1983
is an American actress. In 1991, at the age of seven, she moved from the Ukrainian SSR
to Los Angeles with her family. After being enrolled in acting classes
as an after-school activity, she was soon discovered by an agent. She
appeared in several television series and commercials, before acquiring
her first significant role prior to her 15th birthday, playing Jackie Burkhart on the television series
That '70s Show. Since 1999, she has voiced Meg Griffin on the animated series
Family Guy.
Her breakout film role came in 2008,
playing Rachel Jansen in the romantic comedy-drama
Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Subsequent film roles included Mona Sax in the neo-noir action film
Max Payne (2008), Solara in the post-apocalyptic neo-Western and action film
The Book of Eli (2010), Jamie in the romantic comedy
Friends with Benefits (2011), Lori in the comedy
Ted (2012), and the Wicked Witch of the West, Theodora, in the fantasy adventure film
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). Her performance as Lily in the psychological horror film
Black Swan (2010) gained her worldwide accolades, including receiving the Premio Marcello Mastroianni for Best Young Actor or Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, and nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
