For the most part, models rise to fame and often try their hand at acting, with the results usually quite laughable.

In Mila's case however, it was the other way around...

Born on August 18, 1983 in Kiev, Ukraine, Mila moved with her family to America when she was seven years old.

Arriving in Little Odessa West (California) and not knowing a word of English would be quite scary, but before long Mila was speaking the language with ease and two years later at age nine, she enrolled in acting classes at the Beverly Hills Studio.

Her manager at the Beverly Hills Studio was quick to see how talented Mila was, and after spending time with a dialect coach to drop her Russian accent - though she still speaks Russian fluently - Kunis' career took off.

She started off by working in commercials, but before long she was getting parts on televsion and even in movies.

She recounts that she would have worked more, but with schooling and what not, many industry types found her schedule hard to work with.

At the age of just 14, Paul Maricano (one of the high-ups at Guess?) saw Mila and instantly offered her some work.

In November 1997, she was part of the Guess? Girls campaign which was aimed at a younger demographic.

Photographed by Dominick Guillemot, she recounts that the shoot was great fun, though not something she'd anticipate doing for a long time. Having been in a few shoots myself, I don't blame her ;)

Later in 1998, when she was still just 14, Mila Kunis landed the role of Jackie in the popular "That '70s Show" sit-com, probably her most well-known appearance. She also won the lead role in the 2002 movie American Psycho II: All American Girl, and had a supporting role in the 2001 teen comedy Get Over It .

With an already impressive resume, spanning modeling, TV and cinema, Mila Kunis cites Jodie Foster as one of her role models - a good thing in our book.

Like Foster, Kunis wants to act and perhaps win an oscar, but she also wants to produce movies and work behind the scenes. With her fiesty attitude and already impressive acting talents, there's a very good chance she'll one day be able to fulfil her dreams.

by Sara Templeton