Mila Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. Although, according to the actress, her parents were not “poor,” they just decided to leave the USSR because they saw “no future” there for Mila and her brother.

So when Mila was 7 years old and didn’t know a word in English, her family moved to Los Angeles, California with only $250. At the age of 9, she began attending acting classes and then decided that she wanted to become a professional actress.

Mila’s mother’s tongue and the common language within her family is Russian, though she speaks fluent English as well. She also holds dual American and Ukrainian nationality and citizenship.