08/06/2018 Julia Norman 0 comments
Mila Kunis was born in the former USSR and moved to the USA with her parents in the 90s. The young actress has been repeatedly recognized as one of the most beautiful debutantes thanks to her huge eyes and attractive facial features. It was very difficult for her to become “one of the people” in Hollywood, but since childhood she dreamed of connecting her fate with the film industry and becoming famous. Mila participated in many castings, starred in television shows and as a result turned into a star and role model for girls.
In the 2000s, Hollywood started talking about the invasion of Russian performers who were successfully conquering the dream factory. American films starred Olga Kurylenko, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Danila Kozlovsky, Olga Kabo, Ekaterina Rednikova, and the list goes on. Just 20 years ago, even having Russian roots was considered exotic for Hollywood actors. Both Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael Douglas can boast of similar things. These days, artists from Russia and the CIS are in demand all over the world and participate in the filming of blockbusters with multimillion-dollar budgets. But we will talk about Mila Kunis, a US citizen.
Childhood and youth
Milena Markovna Kunis (Mila Kunis) was born on August 14, 1983 in Ukraine, in the city of Chernivtsi. Two children grew up in a friendly family: Mila and her older brother Mikhail. Their mother worked as a physics teacher, and their father was an engineer.
According to Mila, her family was well settled, and she and her brother did not need anything. The idea to go abroad came to the head of the family in 1991, when manifestations of anti-Semitism began to become more frequent in Ukraine.
Mila doesn’t remember well the first year she spent in Los Angeles. The eight-year-old sociable girl cried constantly, having lost friends in her native Chernivtsi and not knowing a word of English. She had to go to elementary school, but she did not understand the teacher’s explanations, and her classmates seemed strange and overly familiar to her.
Only six months later Mila began to gradually communicate with others and get used to the new country. At the age of 9, her parents enrolled her in drama school to expand her circle of acquaintances. She liked performing on stage. The talented girl was invited to appear in advertising, and information about various castings for TV shows and series was posted on the stand.
Her part-time jobs were a help for the family, since in the USA her father could not apply for the high position he held in Chernivtsi. He got a job in a taxi company, and then created his own small transportation company. Mila's mother became a pharmacy manager.
The girl rebelled a little because of moving to a foreign country, but soon realized that she needed to arrange her life in Los Angeles. She talked with casting directors, representatives of channels, and after a couple of small roles on television she got a chance to gain real popularity.
Early creative successes
The program “That '70s Show” promised to be a lively entertainment show, but the casting conditions specified an age limit for participants - 19 years. Mila was 15 at that moment, but she didn’t mention it and started filming. Both studio management and viewers were primarily attracted by her openness and optimism.
After two episodes, the girl’s deception was revealed, but they did not prohibit her from further participation in the program. Mila worked on That '70s Show for 8 years, meeting both aspiring and famous actors on the set.
Simultaneously with this constant work, the girl tried herself in voice acting for the cartoon “Family Guy” and acting in films. Her first roles in the films “Days of Our Lives” and “Piranha” went unnoticed. Mila put a lot of effort into them, but did not despair, because from childhood she was taught to persistently pursue her goal.
Popular film roles of Mila Kunis
Only in 2008 did the debutante attract the attention of viewers. While Kunis’s career developed successfully on television and Mila managed to star in the TV series “Cool Walker” and “Baywatch,” her attempts to gain credibility in cinema ended in nothing for a long time. The turning point occurred after the role of a killer in the film “Max Payne”.
Mona Sax ("Max Payne")
The basis of the plot of the dynamic film is taken from the computer game of the same name. Mila Kunis plays a bandit who helps the main character find the killer of his wife and child and take revenge on him. The film's action is confusing and constantly puts Max Payne in a dilemma: give up or continue the increasingly dangerous investigation.
Reviews from critics for Kunis' character have been mixed. Some people liked her, others thought that the girl did not fit the image of a tough bandit. The resonance contributed to the emergence of interest in Mila Kunis as an actress of mystical thrillers. The next role convinced the public of this even more.
Solara (The Book of Eli)
In the post-apocalyptic action film The Book of Eli, Mila's partners were Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. Kunis again plays a girl who is able to stand up for herself and support a wanderer who owns the Bible - a book that can command the minds of people surviving after a nuclear war.
Her Solara is beautiful and persistent, and, most importantly, she achieves her goal. “The Book of Eli” allowed Kunis to further compete for leading roles, and after the film “Black Swan” a real triumph awaited her.
Lily (Black Swan)
Ambitious and punchy Lily reveals one of the facets of Mila’s own character. Since childhood, the girl fought for her place in the Sun: she mastered an unfamiliar language, American traditions and built a career as an actress. However, Kunis is more reverent and kind than Lily, ready to go over her head for the title role in a ballet production.
She and Natalie Portman were so different in Black Swan that the contrast alone intrigued audiences. Both actresses carefully prepared for their roles and looked like real ballet divas. The film was nominated for an Oscar and received it in the category “Best Actress” (Natalie Portman).
Theodora (Oz the Great and Powerful)
The fantasy “Oz the Great and Powerful” has become interesting not only for children, but also for adults due to its hidden philosophical overtones. The eternal confrontation between good and evil is shown in it through the example of the relationship between a traveler from the real world who finds himself in a fairy tale and his witch sisters.
Theodora is the youngest of the sisters, and she demonstrates what a wronged girl is capable of. The film is very bright and exciting. James Franco, who played the role of the wanderer, had previously starred with Mila in the short film “Funny or Die.”
Other film works
Mila secured her status as a rising Hollywood star by playing in the romantic comedies “Sex of Friendship” and “The Third Wheel.” Her collaboration with Justin Timberlake in “Sex for Friendship” was highly anticipated by fans and greeted with enthusiasm. Journalists and critics note that films with Mila Kunis are distinguished by a special atmosphere of frankness and goodwill. It is these notes that the actress brings to every role.
She also did not refuse heroines in mystical thrillers. In the film “Jupiter Ascending,” the girl plays opposite Hollywood sex symbol Channing Tatum. Their intergalactic travels and struggle for life and freedom appealed to the audience.
Mila Kunis: filmography
Mila Kunis
- a beautiful and wonderful actress who has performed more than 50 roles in films and TV series. Gradually, the actress began to be offered truly worthwhile projects, where she could express herself in all her glory. It is these films that I want to talk about.
"Running McAllister" (2007)
Rick Robinson is a young professional from hot Miami who simply dreams of building a dizzying career. To do this, he is ready to do almost anything, even carry out a crazy order from boss McAllister. Thus, Rick ends up in a dilapidated truck, which is filled with the boss's old things. Robinson is accompanied by the boss's niece, Michelle, who dreams of Hollywood, and her beloved pig...
The role of Michelle went to Mila Kunis, who did an excellent job in her role.
"Max Payne" (2008)
A thriller directed by John Moore, which represents complete pessimism, indifference to life and doom in anticipation of death. Mila Kunis played the bandit Mona Sax, who is trying to help the main character Max find the killer of his wife. The film received negative reviews from critics, and Tom Long even said that Max Payne was the worst film of 2009. Mila's partner on the set was Mark Wahlberg.
Mila Kunis in the movie "Max Payne" as the bandit Monica
"The Book of Eli" (2009)
Post-apocalyptic drama film directed by the Hughes brothers. The film stars Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman and Mila Kunis. The actress played the role of Solara, the daughter of a blind resident of Claudia.
In 2010, the film received 3 Saturn Award nominations: Best Science Fiction Film, Best Actor (Denzel Washington) and Best Makeup.
"Black Swan" (2010)
Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis played the leading roles in the psychological thriller with horror elements about a ballerina who gradually goes crazy during the performance of Swan Lake.
Mila Kunis with her Black Swan co-star Natalie Portman
The director of the film, Darren Aronofsky, offered Mila Kunis the role of Lily via Skype without auditioning on the recommendation of Natalie Portman. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, and Mila performed her role superbly. The film collected many awards, one of which was won by Mila Kunis for Best Supporting Actress.
"Sex for Friendship" (2011)
A romantic comedy about how difficult it is to find love and keep it. The main roles in the film were played by Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. The actress played the role of a young and beautiful girl, Jamie Reillys, who works as a “bounty hunter.” The film is based on the story of the same name by Kate Merriman and David Newman.
Mila Kunis photo from the movie “Sex of Friendship”
"The Third Wheel" (2012)
American comedy by Seth MacFarlane, starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis (they already played together in the film “Max Payne”). The actress played Laurie Collins, the protagonist’s girlfriend. Basically, the comedy received positive reviews from critics and viewers. The second part of the film is planned to be released in 2015.
Awards and nominations
The actress has been constantly nominated for various awards since her time on That '70s Show, but she hasn't won many awards yet.
In 1999, 2000 and 2002. Mila won Best Young Actress in the Young Hollywood Award for her role in That '70s Show.
In 2010, at the Venice Film Festival, she received the Marcello Mastroianni Prize for Best Young Actress for the film Black Swan. For the same film she received a prize from the Hollywood Film Festival and a Saturn Award.
In 2014, Kunis won an MTV Award for the film “Oz the Great and Powerful” in the category “Best Screen Villain.”
Filmography
Mila received her first serious film job in 1998, when she was cast in the lead role in the American TV series That '70s Show. Over eight seasons of filming, the girl received the prestigious Young Star Award, became a sought-after young actress, and was also nominated for the Teen Choice Awards.
In 2001, Mila Kunis appeared in the film “Taste of Love” with Kirsten Dunst in the title role. The next role followed immediately: 2002 and participation in the psychothriller American Psycho 2. In 2008, Mila appeared in the comedies “In Flight” and “Extract” (2009), the thriller “Max Payne” (2010), “Sex of Friendship” (2011) with Justin Timberlake. The next year turned out to be no less successful, Mila starred in the comedy “The Third Wheel”, and then in the fantasy “Oz the Great and Powerful”.
And yet the fateful role was filmed earlier. In 2010, the triumphant premiere of the psychological thriller “Black Swan” took place, in which Kunis played the main role along with Natalie Portman. The film was nominated for an Oscar, and the same-sex kiss of the main characters caused a resonance among film critics. After the premiere of the film, the actress woke up world famous.
The following works with the participation of Kunis turned out to be just as significant in her “filmography”. These are the space opera “Jupiter Ascending” (2015) with Channing Tatum in the title role, the comedy film “The Angriest Man in Brooklyn” (2014) with Robin Williams, the melodramatic film “The Third Person” (2014) with Liam Neeson, the thriller “Blood Ties” (2013). In 2021, Mila starred in the comedy film “Very Bad Moms,” and in 2021 she appeared in the film “The Spy Who Dumped Me.” The latest project with her participation is “Jackpot” (2019).
Personal life
Mila tries to be frank with journalists, since one of the main properties of her character is openness. And yet she prefers not to talk too much about her personal life. Occasionally, the actress reveals details of her previous relationships, but only because they were already written about in the press.
In 2002, she met the star of the films “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2” McCaulay Culkin. Tired of being harassed by fans, the young man felt that in Mila’s company he could relax and trust her. They dated for 9 years, planned a wedding, but at the beginning of 2011 they announced their separation.
Mila was worried about the breakup because her partner cared about her. When she broke her leg, he dropped everything and was constantly by her side, and there were many similar situations. The couple were separated by different views on their careers. Culkin lived on past achievements, while Kunis dreamed of fame and worked hard for it. The farewell was painful, and after it Culkin plunged into a long depression.
There was talk in Hollywood about Mila's affair with Morgan Freeman, but she never confirmed the rumors. The famous actor produced one of her films, and they met often.
Immersed in studying new projects, the actress most often communicated with colleagues on film sets. Her new boyfriend was her old friend Ashton Kutcher, with whom she had her first kiss in That '70s Show.
At first they were just close friends and shared stories of love failures with each other, but then a mutual feeling flared up between them. Mila supported him during his divorce from Demi Moore, and in 2015 they got married. Now the couple is raising a daughter, Wyatt Isabelle, and a son, Dimitri Portwood.
Mila Kunis now – latest news
After marrying Ashton Kutcher and giving birth to children, Mila Kunis took some time off from filming and devotes a lot of time to her family. However, in recent years, two hooligan comedies have been released: “Very Bad Moms” and “Very Bad Moms 2,” where she plays the main character, the restless Amy Mitchell.
In August 2021, the world premiere of The Spy Who Dumped Me took place. This is again a fun comedy thriller. Mila stated in an interview that children made her look at the world more joyfully, so she now chooses bright and funny scripts.
House
The actors bought a home together in 2014. This is a $10 million mansion in Beverly Hills. The location was chosen near the spouse's work. The house area is 680 square meters, there are three bedrooms and four bathrooms. Also on the territory there is a large swimming pool, a garden plot, and an orchard.
The star family owns a beach house in Santa Barbara, where Kunis regularly goes on vacation with her husband and children. This mansion was purchased in 2017 after the birth of the second child in the family.
