The talented Milena "Mila" Markovna Kunis was born to a Jewish family in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, USSR (now independent Ukraine). Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher, her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she has an older brother named Michael. After attending one semester of college between gigs, she realized that she wa...
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The talented Milena "Mila" Markovna Kunis was born to a Jewish family in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, USSR (now independent Ukraine). Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher, her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she has an older brother named Michael. After attending one semester of college between gigs, she realized that she wanted to act for the rest of her life. She started acting when she was just 9 years old, when her father heard about an acting class on the radio and decided to enroll Mila in it. There, she met her future agent. Her first gig was in 1995, in which she played a character named Melinda in Make a Wish, Molly (1995). From there, her career skyrocketed into big-budget films. Although she is mostly known for playing Jackie Burkhart in That '70s Show (1998), she has shown the world that she can do so much more. Her breakthrough film was Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), in which she played a free-spirited character named Rachel Jensen.She has since starred or co-starred in the films The Book of Eli (2010), Black Swan (2010), Friends with Benefits (2011) and Ted (2012). Show less «
I think the second you think that you're funny is when you stop being funny.
I think the second you think that you're funny is when you stop being funny.
Well, I was born and grew up in Russia. I wasn't allowed to be religious. My whole family was in the...Show more »
Well, I was born and grew up in Russia. I wasn't allowed to be religious. My whole family was in the Holocaust. My grandparents passed [away] and not many survived. After the Holocaust in Russia, you were not allowed to be religious. So my parents raised me to know I was Jewish. You know who you are inside. You don't need to tell the whole world. You believe what you believe, and that's what's important. And that's how I was raised. My family was like "You are Jewish in your blood." We can celebrate Yom Kippur and Hannukah in Russia--but not by the book. We do it to our own extent because being in Russia... Bar Mitzvahs weren't held. When I was in school over there, up until I was seven, you would still see anti-Semitic signs. One of my friends who grew up in Russia... she was in second grade... and she came home one day crying. Her mother asked why she was crying and she said on the back of her seat there was a swastika. Now this is a country that obviously does not want you. So my parents raised me Jewish as much as they could and they came to America. I love my religion. I think it's a beautiful religion, but I took parts of it that I want for myself. I don't need to go to temple. I will, but I don't need to. Show less «
[Denying reports of marriage] I've been engaged, I think I've already been married, And I'm sure I h...Show more »
[Denying reports of marriage] I've been engaged, I think I've already been married, And I'm sure I have a child somewhere. I'm waiting to have something else happen. No, I'm not married. And, no, I'm not engaged. And, no, I do not have a child. No one seems to listen. And next week I'll be engaged again. I think, at one point, they were like "Seen shopping in Beverly Hills for engagement rings." We were in Japan working. What is wrong with these people? Half the time you can say they misconstrued facts. But more often than not, they just make stuff up. Show less «
I never dated Wilmer Valderrama. I never dated Danny Masterson. They're like my brothers. That's dis...Show more »
I never dated Wilmer Valderrama. I never dated Danny Masterson. They're like my brothers. That's disgusting. That's wrong. Show less «
You have to laugh at the absurdity of this entire industry and the absurdity of what it is we do. If...Show more »
You have to laugh at the absurdity of this entire industry and the absurdity of what it is we do. If I didn't, I'd go crazy. Show less «
Blondes definitely do not have more fun. Trust me.
Blondes definitely do not have more fun. Trust me.
I've always been a big proponent of not working for the sake of working because I don't want to work...Show more »
I've always been a big proponent of not working for the sake of working because I don't want to work for the rest of my life; I want to live. Show less «
[on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)] This is the first film that I've ever done that kids are allow...Show more »
[on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)] This is the first film that I've ever done that kids are allowed to see. Show less «
I think than an actor is more likely to be forgiven in the public's eye than an actress. There will ...Show more »
I think than an actor is more likely to be forgiven in the public's eye than an actress. There will always be a double standard between males and females, so I think that an actress is more likely to protect her public persona, so to speak, than an actor would be. An actor goes crazy in a hotel room, gets trashed, throws a bench, breaks a window, and he is considered a rock star. An actress does that and she's sent to rehab and is thought to have problems and issues and can't get a job. Show less «
Over the course of That '70s Show (1998), you can see me go through puberty, and who wants to watch ...Show more »
Over the course of That '70s Show (1998), you can see me go through puberty, and who wants to watch that? No one should have that part of their life on record. Show less «
There are two people out there, Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans... I'm a Star Trek fan. I respect ...Show more »
There are two people out there, Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans... I'm a Star Trek fan. I respect Star Wars, I'm a bit of a Sci-Fi nerd but, geared towards one or the other, I'd choose Star Trek. Show less «
[on two of her early movies, Santa with Muscles (1996) and American Psycho II: All American Girl (20...Show more »
[on two of her early movies, Santa with Muscles (1996) and American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)] I was too young to fully understand the importance of working with Hulk Hogan. I just thought he was this huge man. William Shatner was different. I'm a massive Trekkie, so that was crazy. He's exactly what you think he is. Show less «
No-strings sex is great in theory but falls short in execution. You can't sustain a friends with ben...Show more »
No-strings sex is great in theory but falls short in execution. You can't sustain a friends with benefits relationship for a long time. It's inevitable it will either go one way or the other. I have plenty of males who are my friends... without the benefits. If you're friends with someone, let's just leave it at that. There needs to be nothing more. Show less «
[on her That '70s Show (1998) character, Jackie Burkhart, switching boyfriends from Michael Kelso to...Show more »
[on her That '70s Show (1998) character, Jackie Burkhart, switching boyfriends from Michael Kelso to Steven Hyde] I think her relationship with Steven has taught her to be less selfish. Show less «
I started acting when I was nine as a hobby because it was fun and I could get out of school. I didn...Show more »
I started acting when I was nine as a hobby because it was fun and I could get out of school. I didn't ever think that I would have it as a job because I didn't know you could have a job in acting. But now I really love what I do and I can't even imagine doing anything else. Show less «