January

Hello, Hollywood!

At 7, Mila Kunis emigrates with her family (parents Mark and Elvira and older brother Michael) from their native Ukraine to Los Angeles. Though it's a rough start for the non-English-speaking Kunis, she eventually becomes fluent – and her parents enroll her in a children's acting program. "We thought it would be a great way for Mila to meet some new friends," her mom later tells PEOPLE.

August 23

Time Travel

At 14, Kunis stars as snobby Jackie Burkhart in That '70s Show, with Ashton Kutcher, Topher Grace, Danny Masterson and Laura Prepon. The series, which becomes the second longest-running sitcom on FOX, makes Kunis, for better or worse, a household name. "Kids come up with magazines and ask me to sign them," she says of her classmates at Fairfax High. "When I'm trying to fit in, that doesn't help."

Mila's Rock Steady

Kunis quietly begins dating Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin. "We grew up together. You find a steady rock in your life and that's all you need," Kunis says of her actor boyfriend in a rare 2009 interview. "We have our ups and downs, but work through them." In early 2011, Kunis's rep confirms that the couple called it quits after eight years together.

December 17

'Swan' Song

Kunis presents the perfect foil for uptight ballerina Natalie Portman in Darren Aronofsky's macabre thriller Black Swan, earning Kunis her first supporting actress Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. "Aesthetically, I had to look like a ballerina and hold myself like a ballerina. By the end, I was 95 lbs.," the actress says of her transformation, which required her to train seven days a week for seven months.

April

That '70s Connection

Kunis, 28, is spotted spending time with former That '70s Show costar Ashton Kutcher, dining in Los Angeles and escaping on a three-day getaway to the coastal town of Carpinteria, Calif. While a rep for the actress dismisses rumors of a romance, the pair go public with their relationship, attending a wrap party for Kutcher's upcoming biopic Jobs. "They stayed within five feet of each other practically the entire evening," an onlooker tells PEOPLE. "It looked like young love."