Milana Vayntrub

Milana Vayntrub

Milana Vayntrub at VidCon, in 2012
Born Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub
(1987-03-08) 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

Film (selected)
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Life Happens Tanya
2012 Junk Natasha http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1726880
2016 Ghostbusters Subway Rat Woman
Television
Year Title Role Notes
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"
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2011–2014 CollegeHumor Originals Various 15 episodes
2015 Wrestling Isn't Wrestling The Ultimate Warrior Video short [13]

References

  1. ↑ Vayntrub, Milana (March 8, 2013). "I feel like the luckiest girl with the funniest fans!". Twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ Vayntrub, Milana (March 8, 2014). "My mom and my hamburger birthday cake". Twitter. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 "Live Prude Girls". YouTube. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ Backstage Staff (July 23, 2014). "The Third Annual Backstage 30: 28. Milana Vayntrub". Backstage. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 1 2 "An amazing side of Milana Vayntrub you haven't seen (15 Photos)". The Chive. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Box (January 25, 2015). "BA #061: Milana Vayntrub". Box Angeles. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ NMR Staff (December 29, 2014). "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 100 – 76!". NewMediaRockstars. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ Letting Up Despite Great Faults (August 28, 2011). "Letting Up Despite Great Faults - 'Teenage Tide'". YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ "About Us". Can't Do Nothing. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Wrestling Isn't Wrestling". YouTube. March 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.

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