Glamour has a way of seducing young stars, but Mila Kunis says she’s always had her feet firmly on the ground. The 26-year-old Ukranian star was just 15 when she landed the role of spoiled little rich girl “Jackie” on TV’s That’s ’70’s Show, but the stunning actress credits her mother with keeping her humble. In fact, Mila’s parents insisted the then-budding star work part-time at a local pharmacy – even when she was starring alongside Ashton Kutcher.
“My mother made me work at Rite-Aid, because my parents work full-time. I worked at ‘70’s’ on Laurel & Ventura [in Los Angeles] and I couldn’t drive because I wasn’t 16 yet, so my mother would come on her lunch break and pick me up from work,” Mila told FOX’s Pop Tarts Column on Wednesday.
“….My mother would put me behind the photo or ice cream counter and made me work….My parents did a fantastic job raising me,” the actress recalled fondly. “I cannot even begin to explain the stuff they made me do – they took my keys away, there is so much there. My parents really made me have a regular life.”
Filmgoers can check Mila out opposite Denzel Washington in the new post-apocalyptic tale, The Book of Eli, in theaters today.