Mila Kunis

Milena Markovna "Mila" KunisTemplate:Efn (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and raised in Los Angeles, she starred as Jackie Burkhart on That '70s Show from 1998 to 2006 and has voiced Meg Griffin on Family Guy since 1999.

Kunis's breakout film role was in the 2008 romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall.<ref name=blackbook/><ref name=sentinel/> She gained critical acclaim for her performance in the psychological thriller Black Swan (2010), receiving nominations for the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other major films include the action films Max Payne (2008) and The Book of Eli (2010), the romantic comedy Friends with Benefits (2011), the fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)—as the Wicked Witch of the West—and the comedies Ted (2012), Bad Moms (2016) and its sequel, A Bad Moms Christmas (2017).

Early life and education

Milena Markovna Kunis was born into a Jewish family on August 14, 1983,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Her mother, Elvira, was a physics teacher who ran a pharmacy, and her father, Mark Kunis, was a mechanical engineer who worked as a cab driver after the family emigrated.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Kunis has an older brother, Michael.<ref name="Spines, Christine 2" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Her grandparents were Holocaust survivors.<ref name="Black Swan"/> Her mother tongue and the common language within her family is Russian.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While participating in Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend Kunis confirmed she does not speak Ukrainian, stating Russian was the main language at the time she was there.<ref name="conan">Template:Cite AV media</ref> Children were not taught Ukrainian in school until they were in second grade which was the time she left to come to the United States.<ref name="conan" /> She stated in 2011 that her parents had "amazing jobs", and that she "was very lucky" and the family was "not poor"; they had decided to leave the Soviet Union because they saw "no future" there for Mila and her brother.<ref name="telegraph">Template:Cite news</ref> In 1991, when she was 7 years old, her family moved to Los Angeles under a religious-refugee visa,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with Template:USD. "That was all we were allowed to take with us. My parents had given up good jobs and degrees, which were not transferable. We arrived in New York on a Wednesday and by Friday morning my brother and I were at school in L.A."<ref name=telegraph/>

Kunis has cited antisemitism in the Soviet Union as one of several reasons for her family's move to the United States.<ref name="JVibeInterview">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="moviehole">Template:Cite interview</ref><ref>Template:Cite interview</ref> She has stated that her parents "raised [her] Jewish as much as they could", although religion was suppressed in the Soviet Union.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="JVibeInterview"/> On her second day in Los Angeles, Kunis was enrolled at Rosewood Elementary School, not knowing a word of English. She later recalled: "I blocked out second grade completely. I have no recollection of it. I always talk to my mom and my grandma about it. It was because I cried every day. I didn't understand the culture. I didn't understand the people. I didn't understand the language. My first sentence of my essay to get into college was like, 'Imagine being blind and deaf at age seven.' And that's kind of what it felt like moving to the States."<ref name="Lytal, Cristy">Template:Cite news</ref>

In Los Angeles, she attended Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School. She used an on-set tutor for most of her high school years while filming That '70s Show.<ref name="Espinoza, Galina">Template:Cite news</ref> She briefly attended Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES), but when that school proved to be insufficiently flexible about her acting commitments, she transferred to Fairfax High School,<ref name="Franco">Template:Cite interview</ref> graduating in 2001.<ref name="moviehole"/> She briefly attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.<ref name="Spines, Christine 2">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Kunis is a naturalized US citizen.<ref name="Stylist">Template:Cite interview</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Kunis has said that a genealogical DNA test described her ethnicity as 96%<ref name="Ynet">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> to 98% Ashkenazi Jewish.<ref>Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Career

1994–2000: Career beginnings and television work

At age nine, Kunis was enrolled by her father in acting classes after school at the Beverly Hills Studios, where she met Susan Curtis, who would become her manager.<ref name="independent">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Scotch, Allison">Template:Cite web</ref> On her first audition she landed the role for a Barbie commercial.<ref name="Barbie">Template:Cite web</ref> Shortly after, she did a commercial for the Lisa Frank product line.<ref name=lisa>Template:Cite web</ref> Her first television roles took place in 1994, first appearing on Days of Our Lives,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and a few months later doing her first of two appearances on Baywatch.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She had a minor role on the television shows 7th Heaven,<ref name="Espinoza, Galina"/> and Walker, Texas Ranger as well as supporting roles in the films Santa with Muscles, Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, and the Angelina Jolie film Gia, as the young Gia Carangi.<ref name="Spines, Christine 2"/>

At the age of 10, Kunis unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of a Russian Jewish girl who moves to North America in the film Make a Wish, Molly.<ref name="Black Swan"/> Instead, she was cast in the secondary role of a Mexican girl.<ref name="Franco"/> In 1998, Kunis was cast as Jackie Burkhart in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show. All who auditioned were required to be at least 18 years old; Kunis, who was 14 at the time, told the casting directors she would be 18 but did not say when. Though they eventually figured it out, the producers still thought Kunis was the best fit for the role.<ref name="Scotch, Allison"/> That '70s Show ran for eight seasons.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She won two consecutive Young Star Awards as Best Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series in 1999 and 2000 for her performances.<ref name="YSA">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1999, Kunis replaced Lacey Chabert in the role of Meg Griffin on the animated sitcom Family Guy,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> created by Seth MacFarlane for Fox. Kunis won the role after auditions and a slight rewrite of the character, in part due to her performance on That '70s Show. When Kunis auditioned for the role, she was called back by MacFarlane, who instructed her to speak slower. He then told her to come back another time and enunciate more. Once she claimed that she had it under control, MacFarlane hired her. MacFarlane added: "What Mila Kunis brought to it was in a lot of ways, I thought, almost more right for the character. I say that Lacey did a phenomenal job, but there was something about Mila—something very natural about Mila. She was 15 when she started, so you were listening to a 15-year-old. Oftentimes with animation they'll have adult actors doing the voices of teenagers and they always sound like Saturday morning voices. They sound oftentimes very forced. She had a very natural quality to Meg that really made what we did with that character kind of really work."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kunis was nominated for an Annie Award in the category of Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production in 2007. She also voiced Meg in Family Guy Video Game!, released in 2006. Kunis described her character as "the scapegoat".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2001–2008: Transition to film

In 2001, she appeared in Get Over It opposite Kirsten Dunst. She followed that up in 2002, by starring in the straight-to-DVD horror film American Psycho 2 alongside William Shatner, a sequel to the 2000 film American Psycho. American Psycho 2 was poorly reviewed by critics,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and later, Kunis herself expressed embarrassment over the film.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2004, Kunis starred in the film adaptation Tony n' Tina's Wedding. Although the film was shot in 2004, it did not have a theatrical release until 2007.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Most critics did not like the film, which mustered a 25% approval from Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> DVD talk concluded that "fans would be much better off pretending the movie never happened in the first place".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Kunis at the premiere of Max Payne in 2008

In 2005, Kunis co-starred with Jon Heder in Moving McAllister, which was not released theatrically until 2007.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film received generally poor reviews and had a limited two-week run in theaters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She followed up with After Sex starring alongside Zoe Saldana, who had also appeared in Get Over It.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In October 2006, she began filming Boot Camp (originally titled Straight Edge).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film was not released in theaters in the United States, but was released on DVD on August 25, 2009.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Kunis starred as Rachel Jansen in the 2008 comedy film, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, co-produced by Judd Apatow. The role, which she won after unsuccessfully auditioning for Knocked Up,<ref name=sentinel/> entailed improvisation on her part.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film garnered positive reviews,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and was a commercial success, grossing Template:USD worldwide.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kunis's performance was well-received; Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal praised her "fresh beauty and focused energy",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> while James Berardinelli wrote that she is "adept with her performance and understands the concept of comic timing".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In an interview, Kunis credited Apatow with helping her to expand her career from That '70s Show.<ref name="sentinel">Template:Cite news</ref>

Also in 2008, Kunis portrayed Mona Sax, an assassin, alongside Mark Wahlberg in the action film Max Payne, based on the video game of the same name. Kunis underwent training in guns, boxing, and martial arts for her role.<ref name="20th Century Fox">Template:Cite web</ref> Max Payne was relatively successful at the box office, grossing Template:USD worldwide<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but was poorly reviewed by critics,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with several reviewers calling Kunis miscast.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Travis Estvold of Boise Weekly wrote that she was "horribly miscast as some sort of undersized, warble-voiced crime boss".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Director John Moore defended his choice of Kunis saying, "Mila just bowled us over..... She wasn't an obvious choice, but she just wears Mona so well. We needed someone who would not be just a fop or foil to Max; we needed somebody who had to be that character and convey her own agenda. I think Mila just knocked it out of the park."<ref name="20th Century Fox"/> She was nominated for another Teen Choice Award for her role in the film.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2009–2012: Film breakthrough and acclaim

Kunis promoting Family Guy in 2009

In 2009, she appeared in the comedy film Extract with Ben Affleck and Jason Bateman. The film received mostly positive reviews,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and grossed Template:USD at the box office.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Roger Ebert, while critical of the film itself, wrote that Kunis "brings her role to within shouting distance of credibility."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Director Mike Judge commented that part of what was surprising to learn about Kunis was her ability to make references to the cult animation film Rejected. Judge said: "As beautiful as Mila is, you could believe that maybe she would cross paths with you in the real world."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After seeing Kunis perform in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Judge wanted to cast her in the role of Cindy in Extract: "I just thought, 'Wow, this girl's perfect.' And she really wanted to do it, which was fantastic." Kunis herself stated that "I'm a huge fan of Mike Judge's from Office Space, so I was, like, 'Okay, this is a very easy decision.' I told them I would do anything needed to be in this production—like craft service, or, say, acting."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2010, she starred alongside Denzel Washington in the action film The Book of Eli. Although the film received mixed reviews,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> it performed well at the box office, grossing over Template:USD worldwide.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Film critic Richard Roeper praised Kunis's performance, calling it a "particularly strong piece of work".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Several other reviews were equally positive, including that of Pete Hammond of Boxoffice magazine, who wrote that she's "ideally cast in the key female role".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Even reviewers who did not necessarily like the film complimented her performance, such as James Berardinelli, who wrote that "the demands of the role prove to be within her range, which is perhaps surprising considering she has been thus far pigeonholed into more lightweight parts",<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Colin Covert of the Star Tribune, who wrote that she "generated a spark and brought a degree of determination to her character, developing an independent female character who's not always in need of rescuing."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Other critics, such as Claudia Puig of USA Today felt she was miscast, noting that "she looked as if she dropped in from a Ray-Ban commercial".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Kunis received another Teen Choice Award nomination for her performance.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kunis was also cast in a minor role in the 2010 comedy film Date Night, starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She garnered several positive reviews for her performance.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune concluded her performance with James Franco helped save the film and gave it "a shot in the arm."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Kunis at San Diego Comic-Con in 2012

Kunis was nominated for multiple awards, including her first Golden Globe, for the 2010 film Black Swan. She played a rival ballet dancer to the main character, played by Natalie Portman. Director Darren Aronofsky cast Kunis in the film based on her performance in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and on the recommendation of co-star and close friend Natalie Portman.<ref name="Black Swan">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She underwent a training regimen that included cardiovascular exercise, a 1,200-calorie a day diet (she lost 20 pounds that she regained after filming ended), and ballet classes for four hours a day, seven days a week.<ref name=blackbook>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During the demanding production, she suffered injuries including a torn ligament and a dislocated shoulder.<ref name="Hirschberg, Lynn">Template:Cite web</ref>

Black Swan received widespread acclaim from critics<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film grossed over Template:USD in the United States and Canada<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while grossing over Template:USD worldwide.<ref name=boxofficemojo>Template:Cite web</ref> Reviews of Kunis's performance were positive,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> with Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter stating, "Kunis makes a perfect alternate to Portman, equally as lithe and dark but a smirk of self-assurance in place of Portman's wide-eyed fearfulness."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Guy Lodge of In Contention also praised Kunis, saying, "it's the cool, throaty-voiced Kunis who is the surprise package here, intelligently watching and reflecting her co-star in such a manner that we're as uncertain as Nina of her ingenuousness."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kunis's performance won her the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival,<ref name=newsinfilm>Template:Cite web</ref> and earned her Golden Globe Award<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the 37th annual Saturn Awards, she was also honored with the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance.<ref name=saturn>Template:Cite web</ref>

Kunis was cast alongside Justin Timberlake in the 2011 romantic comedy Friends with Benefits.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Director Will Gluck stated that he wrote the story with Kunis and Timberlake in mind.<ref name="Yamato, Jen">Template:Cite web</ref> Friends with Benefits achieved success at the box office, grossing over Template:USD worldwide,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and received mostly positive reviews with critics praising the chemistry between Kunis and Timberlake.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that "Ms. Kunis is fast proving that she's a gift that keeps giving to mainstream romantic comedy" and "her energy is so invigorating and expansive and her presence so vibrant that she fills the screen".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2012, Kunis co-starred with Mark Wahlberg in Ted, her most commercially successful film to date. The film was directed and co-written by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. Kunis played the girlfriend of Wahlberg's character. When MacFarlane first conceived the project, he considered Kunis too young for the role. However, the film remained in development for several years and when it was finally ready to begin production, he ended up casting her.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ted has received generally positive reviews from critics<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and was a commercial success, grossing Template:USD worldwide.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Drew McWeeny of HitFix wrote that Kunis "brings some lovely subtle grace notes to a role that easily could have just been 'the pushy girlfriendTemplate:Single double.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2013–present: Comedic roles

In 2013, Kunis played Theodora, the youngest of three witches, opposite James Franco, in the Walt Disney Pictures' prequel, Oz the Great and Powerful.<ref name="Oz38">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She dedicated her performance in the film to Margaret Hamilton, the original Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film, and Kunis's performance, received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kim Newman of Empire Magazine wrote that Kunis "walks away with the honours as the wavering witch Theodora, whose heartbreak brings another, less-expected depth to this 3D spectacle".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In contrast, Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter found Kunis's performance to be uncertain as her character seemed to be in a state of limbo.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Oz the Great and Powerful was a commercial success, grossing over Template:USD worldwide.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Also in 2013, Kunis co-starred in the crime thriller Blood Ties with Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, and Marion Cotillard.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and had a limited release in the United States in 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Blood Ties received mixed reviews.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kunis was also cast in the comedy The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, alongside Robin Williams and Peter Dinklage.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film had a limited theatrical and VOD release<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and received poor reviews.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Paul Haggis-directed film Third Person co-starring with Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde and James Franco<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> premiered at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and had a limited release in 2014, but also received mostly negative reviews.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kunis's performance was praised by some critics; Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that her role gives her "enormous room to express her talent" and she "gives her story a shot of raw intensity".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In October 2014, it was announced Kunis, along with her partners, had launched a new production company called Orchard Farm Productions. The company has a first-look deal with ABC Studios, where the company is based. Under the agreement, the team will develop and produce TV projects for broadcast and cable.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2015, Kunis co-starred with Channing Tatum in the science fiction film Jupiter Ascending, directed by the Wachowskis.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While the film grossed over Template:USD on a Template:USD budget,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> it received mostly negative reviews, with a consensus that the production was "narratively befuddled" and a "visually thrilling misfire".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Kunis promoting The Spy Who Dumped Me in 2018

Kunis co-starred with Kristen Bell and Christina Applegate in the comedy Bad Moms, which was released July 29, 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the cast and humor, though did not feel it could "take full advantage of its assets".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Chris Nashawaty from Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Kunis manages to be both sympathetic and funny, and she has crack comedic timing".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The film went on to earn more than Template:USD with a budget of Template:USD.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Following the financial success of Bad Moms, STX Entertainment reunited Kunis with her co-stars Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn for a sequel, A Bad Moms Christmas, which was released on November 1, 2017.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It went on to receive mixed reviews<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and gross over Template:USD worldwide with a budget of Template:USD.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2018, Kunis co-starred with Kate McKinnon in the comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me. The film received mixed reviews<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and went on to gross over Template:USD worldwide with a budget of Template:USD.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kunis co-starred with Glenn Close in the film Four Good Days. Principal photography began in September 2019 in Los Angeles,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film received mixed reviews<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but Kunis was praised for her performance, with Pete Hammond from Deadline Hollywood stating Kunis was "a revelation" in the role,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times concluded her performance "represents the finest work she has done".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2021, she co-starred with Allison Janney and Regina Hall in Breaking News in Yuba County, which was filmed in Mississippi.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film was released February 12, 2021,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and received negative reviews from critics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Kunis would have a guest appearance in the follow-up sitcom, That '90s Show.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In 2022, Kunis produced and starred in a Netflix film adaptation of Luckiest Girl Alive based on the Jessica Knoll novel of the same name.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Luckiest Girl Alive was released in select cinemas on September 30, 2022, before its streaming release on October 7, 2022, by Netflix.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, Kunis received acclaim for her performance with Erick Massoto from Collider stating she delivered a "career best performance" that is "hypnotic and keeps you on the edge of your seat at every turn."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally Kunis received a nomination for The Drama Movie Star of 2022 at the 48th People's Choice Awards.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2023, it was announced that Kunis was slated to co-star with Michael Keaton in the comedy film Goodrich. Goodrich was released on October 18, 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film received positive reviews from critics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Written and Directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Kunis also served as executive producer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2024, Kunis closed a deal with Skydance to produce and star in The 47 Night Stand, a new film scripted by Greg Malins.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally, Kunis has been added to the cast of the latest installment of the Knives Out franchise, joining Daniel Craig in Netflix's film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the media

Kunis for a spread in Esquire magazine in 2012

In 2007, Kunis participated in a video for the website Funny or Die appearing alongside James Franco. The video was a parody of the MTV show The Hills and was a huge success for the website, with 2.4 million views over the next ten years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Shawn Levy, director of Date Night, stated that part of what made him decide to cast Kunis with James Franco in the film was the chemistry he felt they had in the Funny or Die video.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In December 2008, Kunis was featured in Gap's "Shine Your Own Star" Christmas campaign.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2010, she was featured in the "Women We Love" segment in Esquire with an accompanied video.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kunis was among several female stars photographed by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams in conjunction with the Calvin Klein Collections for a feature titled American Women 2010, with the proceeds from the photographs donated to the NYC AIDS foundation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During the summer of 2010 Kunis served with Randy Jackson as the Master of Ceremonies for the 9th Annual Chrysalis Foundation Benefit. The Chrysalis Foundation is a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization formed to help economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals to become self-sufficient through employment opportunities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

GQ magazine named Kunis the Knockout of the Year for 2011,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with Men's Health naming her one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> FHM magazine ranked her number 9 on its 2012 Hot 100 list,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but she reached number 1 on their 2013 "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list,<ref name="FHM-1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> which brought to an end a four-year run by British women.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Prior to this in 2008 Kunis stated, "You've got to base your career on something other than being FHM's top 100 number one girl. Your looks are going to die out, and then what's going to be left?"<ref name="Lytal, Cristy"/> Maxim has consistently ranked Kunis on its Hot 100 list, reaching a ranking of number 5 in both 2009 and 2011<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and number 3 in 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Maxim2012">Template:Cite web</ref> Esquire magazine named her 2012's Sexiest Woman Alive.<ref name=esquire>Template:Cite web</ref> She ranked No. 2 on AskMen's list of Top 99 Women for 2013, behind only Jennifer Lawrence.<ref name="Ask13">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2013, she responded to those lists: "All I can say is, I feel honored to be considered sexy."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Christian Dior signed Kunis in 2012 to be the face of its Spring fashion campaign.<ref name="Dior">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In February 2013, she was named Gemfields global brand ambassador and the face of their advertising campaign.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Gemfields is a luxury company that produces emeralds, rubies, and amethysts. She visited Gemfields' mine in Zambia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kunis appeared wearing Gemfields's Rubies for the world premiere of Jupiter Ascending.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2013, she appeared in Forbes list of 100 powerful celebrities, ranking #89 on the basis of five criteria (Money, TV/Radio, Press, Social, and Marketability), with her highest ranking as #14 in marketability. She earned Template:USD for the year ending in June 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2014, Kunis appeared in a range of global advertising for Beam, Inc. (makers of Jim Beam bourbon).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Her announcement on Conan that she would donate to Planned Parenthood in Vice President Mike Pence's name received praise from supporters of abortion rights; conversely, several anti-abortion advocates criticized her and Beam, Inc. on Twitter, creating the hashtag #BoycottJimBeam.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Kunis was included on Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Also in 2022 Kunis was included with Matthew McConaughey, Quinta Brunson and Jennifer Hudson on People magazine's annual list of the People of the year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Kunis attending the Marine Corps Ball in 2011

Kunis began dating actor Macaulay Culkin in 2002.<ref name="Derschowitz, Jessica"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> During their relationship, there were rumors of the couple getting married, but Kunis denied them.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On January 3, 2011, Kunis's publicist confirmed reports that Kunis and Culkin had ended their relationship, saying, "The split was amicable, and they remain close friends."<ref name="Derschowitz, Jessica">Template:Cite news</ref>

In January 2011, she revealed her struggle with chronic iritis that had caused temporary blindness in one eye. Some months earlier she went through with the surgery that corrected the problem.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kunis also has heterochromia iridum, a condition in which the irises are different colors. Her left eye is brown, while her right eye is green.<ref name="FHM-1"/>

On September 14, 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced it was investigating the alleged hacking of Kunis's cellphone and email accounts, along with those of other celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson and Vanessa Hudgens.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Christopher Chaney from Jacksonville, Florida, later pleaded guilty in federal court to nine counts of computer hacking.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In November 2011, Kunis was escorted by Sgt. Scott Moore to a U.S. Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, North Carolina. She had accepted Moore's invitation in July after he posted it as a YouTube video while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, in Afghanistan's Helmand province. The event celebrated the Marine Corps' 236th anniversary.<ref name="LATimes Marine Event">Template:Cite news</ref>

Kunis began dating her former That '70s Show co-star Ashton Kutcher in 2012.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0">Template:Citation</ref> They became engaged in February 2014,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and were married in July 2015 in Oak Glen, California.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The couple have two children: a daughter born in October 2014<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and a son born in November 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The family resides in a sustainable farmhouse, designed by the couple and architect Howard Backen, in Beverly Hills.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2016, Kunis, while pregnant with her second child, undertook the surprise renovation of her parents' condominium, over a six-week period, which was documented for My HouzzTV.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> She had grown up in the condominium from the age of nine, along with her older brother and her parents. In April 2020, Kunis and Kutcher developed their own wine, named Quarantine Wine, with 100% of the proceeds going to give aid during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following year, they launched Outside Wine, a blend of red wine, whose profits would benefit The Skate Park Project and Thorn.org.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2022, Kunis and Kutcher started a GoFundMe page to help two online companies (Airbnb and Flexport) to aid refugees fleeing the violence in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They exceeded their Template:USD goal as of March 18, 2022. The couple promised to donate Template:USD of their own money to the cause.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2023, after the conviction of That 70's Show castmate Danny Masterson for rape, Kunis, along with Ashton Kutcher, wrote letters to the judge in support of Masterson.<ref name="usatoday apology">Template:Cite web</ref> The letters stated that Masterson was a good person and that he treated people with "decency, equality, and generosity".<ref name="ap apology">Template:Cite web</ref> After the letters were made public, Kunis and Kutcher received immediate backlash and criticism for their support of Masterson, especially due to Kunis and Kutcher's involvement in Thorn, a charity to expose the sexual exploitation of children. After the backlash, Kunis and Kutcher apologized in a video. In the video, the two claimed that the letters were only intended for the judge and not for the public. The apology was similarly criticized as "performative and insincere".<ref name="BuzzFeed News Apology">Template:Cite web</ref>

Political views

Kunis is a supporter of the Democratic Party.<ref name="Stylist" /> In a 2012 interview, she criticized the Republican Party, saying: "The way that Republicans attack women is so offensive to me. And the way they talk about religion is offensive. I may not be a practicing Jew, but why do we gotta talk about Jesus all the time?"<ref name=esquire/> In 2017, Kunis disclosed that she had been making monthly donations to Planned Parenthood in Mike Pence's name.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2021, Kunis signed a letter by the American organization Creative Community for Peace denouncing attempts by Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions to boycott the Tel Aviv International LGBTQ+ Film Festival.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also signed another petition by the CCFP calling for Amazon to remove the film and book Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, an antisemitic work that promoted Holocaust denial after it was promoted by American professional basketball player Kyrie Irving.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Following the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Kunis signed the "No Hostage Left Behind" letter, calling for United States President Joe Biden to ensure the release of all hostages kidnapped during the attacks.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Acting credits and awards

Template:Main According to the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, Kunis's most critically successful films are Gia (1998), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Extract (2009), Date Night (2010), Black Swan (2010), Friends with Benefits (2011), Ted (2012), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and Bad Moms (2016).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her television projects include FOX sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006) and animated series Family Guy (1999–present).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Kunis has received one Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress and two Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Outstanding Performance by a Cast for her performance in Black Swan (2010).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Kunis was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting for her work in Family Guy and has garnered two Critics' Choice Awards nominations for Best Supporting Actress in Black Swan (2010) and Best Actress in a Comedy in Ted (2012) respectively.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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