Milana Vayntrub
Milana Vayntrub | |
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Milana Vayntrub at VidCon, in 2012 | |
Born |
Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub March 8, 1987[1][2] Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | actress, comedian, writer, producer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Known for | Playing saleswoman Lily Adams in a series of AT&T television commercials |
Religion | Judaism |
Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub (/ˈvaɪntruːb/; Uzbek Cyrillic: Милана Александровна Вайнтруб; born March 8, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer who is known for playing the character Lily Adams in a series of AT&T television commercials.[3]
Vayntrub has appeared in many short films and in the web series Let's Talk About Something More Interesting,[4] co-starring Stevie Nelson. She starred in the Yahoo! Screen series Other Space.
Early life
Vayntrub was born in Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic,[3][5] and is Jewish.[6] She moved to West Hollywood with her parents at the age of three, fleeing religious persecution.[7][8] She started acting in Mattel Barbie commercials at the age of five, due in part to her family's financial problems.[9]
Vayntrub briefly attended Beverly Hills High School, but dropped out after her sophomore year, got a GED, and went on to earn a degree in communications from University of California, San Diego.[9] She received training with the improvisational comedy group Upright Citizens Brigade.[3]
Career
Vayntrub and Stevie Nelson teamed up to start the YouTube comedy channel Live Prude Girls where they produced a number of shorts and the hit web series Let's Talk About Something More Interesting.[4] Live Prude Girls went on to be featured on NewMediaRockstars' Top 100 Channels countdown, ranked at No. 93.[10]
Vayntrub has had small roles in film and television, including Life Happens. She has also starred in several CollegeHumor videos.[3] In 2011, Vayntrub was the lead in the music video for "Teenage Tide" by Letting Up Despite Great Faults.[11] She appeared as Tara in two episodes of the sitcom Silicon Valley.
Since November 2013, she has portrayed a saleswoman named "Lily Adams" in a series of TV commercials for AT&T.[3] She also portrayed Tina Shukshin on the Yahoo! Screen original series Other Space.
In January 2016, after visiting Greece and meeting with refugee families fleeing the Syrian Civil War, Vayntrub co-founded a website and social media movement called #CantDoNothing to spotlight the European migrant crisis.[7][8][12]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2011 | Life Happens | Tanya | ||
2012 | Junk | Natasha | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1726880 | |
2016 | Ghostbusters | Subway Rat Woman |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | ER | Tatiana | 3 episodes |
1997 | Days of Our Lives | Young Kristen | |
2001–2002 | Lizzie McGuire | Posse Member #1 / Cute Burper / Dancer | 3 episodes |
2004 | The Division | Katerina Ominsky | Episode: "Acts of Desperation" |
2012 | Daddy Knows Best | Nancy | Episode: "Game Night" |
2012 | The League | Cute Girl in Bar | Episode: "The Hoodie" |
2013 | Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous | Felcia | Episode: "Zach Stone Is Gonna Get Wild" |
2013 | Food Network Star | Video Caller | Episode: "4th of July Live" |
2013 | Key & Peele | Vampire | Episode: "Sexy Vampires" |
2014 | House of Lies | Christy | 2 episodes |
2014 | Californication | Bad Actress | Episode: "Like Father Like Son" |
2014 | Silicon Valley | Tara | 2 episodes |
2015 | Other Space | Tina Shukshin | 8 episodes |
2016 | Love | Natalie | 2 episodes |
2016 | @Midnight | Herself | 3 episodes (July 22, August 17, 18) |
2016 | This Is Us | Sloane Sandburg | Episode: "The Pool" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011–2014 | CollegeHumor Originals | Various | 15 episodes |
2015 | Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | The Ultimate Warrior | Video short [13] |
References
- ↑ Vayntrub, Milana (March 8, 2013). "I feel like the luckiest girl with the funniest fans!". Twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Vayntrub, Milana (March 8, 2014). "My mom and my hamburger birthday cake". Twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Kurp, Josh (April 4, 2014). "Meet The Actress Who Plays 'Lily,' Your AT&T Commercial Crush". UPROXX. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- 1 2 "Live Prude Girls". YouTube. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Backstage Staff (July 23, 2014). "The Third Annual Backstage 30: 28. Milana Vayntrub". Backstage. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Vayntrub, Milana (December 6, 2012). "@SalteeMan no. I'm also a Jew and fundamentally opposed to any kind of cooking people to death.". Twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- 1 2 Haltiwanger, John (February 2, 2016). "You've Seen This Woman A Thousand Times But Had No Idea She Was A Refugee". Elite Daily. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- 1 2 "An amazing side of Milana Vayntrub you haven't seen (15 Photos)". The Chive. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- 1 2 Box (January 25, 2015). "BA #061: Milana Vayntrub". Box Angeles. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ NMR Staff (December 29, 2014). "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 100 – 76!". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Letting Up Despite Great Faults (August 28, 2011). "Letting Up Despite Great Faults - 'Teenage Tide'". YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ↑ "About Us". Can't Do Nothing. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Wrestling Isn't Wrestling". YouTube. March 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
External links
- Milana Vayntrub at the Internet Movie Database
- Milana Vayntrub at AllMovie
- Broxton, Candace (Dec 15, 2015). "Milana Vayntrub". Ten Minute Interviews.