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The beautiful Mila Kunis, born in the Ukraine, got her biggest breaks by watching The Price is Right and lying about her age -- as a new arrival to the United States, she used Bob Barker's game show to improve her English, and at her audition for That '70s Show, she didn't tell producers that she was three years younger than their age requirement.

Now her voice, good looks and acting talent have been put to good use with voice work on Family Guy, music videos for Aerosmith and modeling for both Maxim and Stuff. In 2008, she appeared in two notable films -- Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Max Payne. She might like World of Warcraft, but there's not very much that’s geeky about Mila Kunis. Besides being a regular in magazines, she's also been featured in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2008 list and Maxim's Hot 100 list the same year. Her different-colored eyes give her desirability a quirky and unique twist.

After eight seasons on That '70s Show, in 2008 Mila Kunis jumped to the world of film, with roles in the Mark Wahlberg actioner Max Payne and the breakout hit Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She hopes to continue to catch our eye in 2009's Extract, the new Jason Bateman-Ben Affleck comedy from director Mike Judge (Office Space).

By 3 years old, Keira Knightley had decided to become an actress and she demanded an agent. It took another three years to get one, but 20 years later, her one-track mind has netted her an Oscar nomination and a spot as one of filmdom's highest-paid women.

Keira Knightley's big-budget debut came in 1999's Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as Natalie Portman's decoy, but her role in Bend It Like Beckham won her much respect. Since then, blockbusters like the Pirates of the Caribbean have been balanced with critical favorites like Pride and Prejudice. Keira Knightley was nominated for an Oscar for her work in Pride and Prejudice, and her two performances in 2008 have won similar praise. First there was The Edge of Love, based on a screenplay by her mom, Sharman Macdonald, and then there was The Duchess, in which she played the Duchess of Devonshire.

Acting aside, Keira Knightley is also a total knockout. She topped the list of 2007 beauty icons by UK chain Superdrug, and she’ll continue her hallucinatory effects on the male libido in the 2009 film Last Night, with Sam Worthington and Eva Mendes.

There are few jobs in Hollywood more enviable than that of a casting director for a James Bond film.

We can think of worse ways to spend a day than auditioning beautiful actress after beautiful actress for the part of the latest Bond girl.

The most recent of these legendary screen sirens is Olga Kurylenko.

Some suggest this Ukrainian-born actress might be the sexiest to ever share the screen with 007. She started as a model, working in Paris and supporting her family back home.

However, the big screen beckoned, and Olga Kurylenko left the runway behind to seek her fortunes in Hollywood. Since she landed one of the biggest roles a young actress can hope for, that turned out to be a good decision.

You usually don’t associate the name Olga with beauty, but that’s about to change.

Olga Kurylenko was absolutely sizzling as Camille in Quantum of Solace. She brings an exotic, dangerous edge to the classic Bond girl that has never been seen before.

She has big, dark eyes and a body that would make Olympic gymnasts jealous, plus she can speak French as well as Ukrainian -- in fact, the only thing she seems to be missing is the love of a good man.

Actress Isla Fisher penned a pair of best-selling novels in her native Australia before joining the TV soap opera Home and Away. She broke into American movies by playing Shaggy's girlfriend in Scooby-Doo, and got even more attention in the 2005 comedy Wedding Crashers.

In recent years, she's played mind and relationship games with Jessica Biel and Chris Evans in London and seduced slow-minded bank employee Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Lookout.

This red-haired beauty impressed us through 2008, both in Definitely, Maybe with Ryan Reynolds and by providing the voice of Dr. Mary Lou Larue in Horton Hears a Who! In addition, she was named to the Maxim Hot 100 list for the second year in a row -- not bad for a woman who just had her first child in 2007.

Isla Fisher's most intriguing venture for 2009 is the lead role in Confessions of a Shopaholic, the story of a shopping addict who ends up giving financial advice -- expect to see more of the lovely Isla Fisher at her comedic best.

There’s little doubt that Summer Glau has managed to accomplish a heck of a lot in a relatively short amount of time, as she only kicked off her professional acting career in 2002 with a guest spot on the series Angel. That same year, however, she set geek hearts the world over aflutter with her role as the enigmatic River Tam on the short-lived yet beloved TV show Firefly, which was eventually spun off into the 2005 cult film Serenity.

 And, although she’s taken on starring roles in such series as The Unit and The 4400, Summer Glau’s ongoing stint as a protective cyborg on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has proved instrumental in widening her appeal beyond the nerd bSummer Glau’s ability to crawl into the skin of wholly unusual characters has made her a favorite within the sci-fi community, and her unexpectedly layered take on a killing machine in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles caught the attention of a legion of new fans.

 Cast alongside beauties like Lena Headey and Shirley Manson, Summer Glau has, with seemingly little effort, managed to establish herself as a sex symbol for the sci-fi crowd. Her stellar work on the series recently won her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Television Actress, and although she had to share the prize with Lost’s Elizabeth Mitchell, this win placed her ahead of such small-screen hotties as Jennifer Carpenter and Hayden Panettiere. rigade.

Stacy Keibler actually made her cinematic debut with an uncredited cameo appearance in John Waters’ 1998 comedy Pecker, though it wasn’t until she retired from the wrestling world that she was finally able to devote herself full-time to acting.

 2008 proved to be Stacy Keibler’s breakthrough year, as she took on a one-episode shot opposite her real-life boyfriend Geoff Stults on the ABC series October Road, and subsequently landed a recurring role on ABC Family’s Samurai Girl alongside Jamie Chung and Brendan Fehr. It’s an impressive turnaround for someone who was once best known as “The Legs of WWE.”

This beautiful brunette had her big break in 2008, but few people got to see just how cute she really was. That’s because her break came in Cloverfield, and its jerky “handheld” filming style rendered her face a barely visible blur. However, make no mistake -- this budding starlet is on her way to big things. Her name comes from the ballet Swan Lake, but this California native ditched the tutu as a kid and focused instead on acting.

Moviegoers first saw her in Kindergarten Cop with Arnold Schwarzenegger way back in 1990, and she’s been slowly working her way up everIf you’re a fan of the girl-next-door type, may we introduce Odette Yustman. She doesn’t overwhelm with flowing blond hair or bee-stung lips, but her beauty is almost breathtaking. She isn’t just a pretty face, either. Anyone who can pull off what she did in Cloverfield (namely, playing a believable role when her main costar is a 350-foot monster) can act. She did so well, in fact, that The Dark Knight screenwriter David S. Goyer tapped her to star in his upcoming horror flick, The Unborn. We’re going to see a lot more of Odette Yustman, and that is a very, very good thing. since.

Hayden Panettiere’s transformation from talented child actress to sex symbol certainly didn’t occur overnight, as she’s spent the majority of her career taking on roles in family-friendly endeavors such as 2000’s Remember the Titans, 2004’s Raising Helen and 2005’s Ice Princess.

It was only as she blossomed into a beautiful young woman that she was afforded the opportunity to play more than just wholesome characters, with her critically lauded and award-winning stint as the invincible Claire Bennet on NBC’s Heroes propelling her to an enHayden Panettiere’s star-making role on Heroes took a dark turn this year after Claire was forced to shed her innocence and become a cold-hearted killer, a twist that allowed the actress to tap into other sides of her personality and effectively prove that she’s got the chops to tackle a variety of different characters.

This versatility has certainly been reflected in her upcoming roles, as Hayden Panettiere has managed to land a series of increasingly high-profile gigs -- including the title character in the upcoming romantic comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper. Additionally, Hayden Panettiere was also named a successor to Fergie and Hilary Duff (among others) as the latest spokeswoman for the Candie’s fashion line.tirely new level of fame.