Milana Vayntrub facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Milana Vayntrub
Милана Вайнтруб
Vayntrub in 2019
Born	Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub (1987-03-08) March 8, 1987 (age 37) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of California, San Diego (BA)
Occupation	Actress, comedian, activist
Years active	1995–present
Known for	Playing saleswoman Lily Adams in a series of AT&T television commercials
Spouse(s)	1
Children	1

Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub (/ˈvaɪntruːb/ VYNE-troob, Russian: Милана Александровна Вайнтруб; born March 8, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, and activist. Born in the Soviet Union, she began her career as a child actress shortly after immigrating to the United States. She came to prominence for her appearances in AT&T television commercials as saleswoman Lily Adams from 2013 to 2016 and since 2020. In addition to her commercial appearances, she was a series regular on the Yahoo! Screen science fiction comedy Other Space (2015) and had a recurring role on the NBC drama This Is Us (2016–2017). Vayntrub has also voiced Squirrel Girl in the Marvel Rising franchise since 2018 after being cast as the character in the unaired television pilot for New Warriors.

Early life and education

Vayntrub was born in Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR, and is Jewish. At two years of age, she and her parents immigrated to the U.S., settling in West Hollywood. She started acting in Mattel Barbie commercials at the age of five, due in part to her family's financial problems. Vayntrub dropped out of Beverly Hills High School after her sophomore year, obtained a GED and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from University of California, San Diego. She studied improv comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade.

Career

Vayntrub in 2012

Vayntrub made her acting debut appearing in three episodes of the NBC television series ER in 1995. She and Stevie Nelson teamed up to start the YouTube comedy channel Live Prude Girls where they produced a number of shorts. Live Prude Girls went on to be featured on NewMediaRockstars' Top 100 Channels countdown, ranked at number 93. Vayntrub has had small roles in film and television, including Life Happens and Silicon Valley. She has also starred in several CollegeHumor videos.

From 2013 to 2016, Vayntrub portrayed a saleswoman named Lily Adams in a series of TV commercials for AT&T. She returned to the role in 2020. She also portrayed Tina Shukshin as a series regular on the Yahoo! Screen series Other Space, created by Paul Feig, in 2015. The following year, she appeared in Feig's Ghostbusters reboot alongside Other Space cast members Neil Casey, Eugene Cordero, Bess Rous, and Karan Soni. Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared in the television series This Is Us, playing Sloane Sandburg. In July 2017, Vayntrub was cast in the lead role of Marvel Comics superheroine Squirrel Girl in the New Warriors television pilot for Freeform. Freeform ultimately passed on the series that November, and despite attempts to move the series to another network, it was ultimately cancelled. Despite the series' cancellation, Vayntrub voiced Squirrel Girl in the Marvel Rising franchise. She reprised the role for a six-episode scripted podcast from Marvel and Sirius XM titled Marvel's Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show. Also in 2017, Vayntrub starred in the Eko interactive streaming television series That Moment When as Jill.

She starred in the film Mother's Little Helpers in 2019, which premiered at South by Southwest. In April 2020, Comedy Central's YouTube channel released three sketches starring Vayntrub and Akilah Hughes as part of a new digital sketch series called Making Fun With Akilah and Milana. She starred in the Quibi streaming television series Die Hart and in the short film The Shabbos Goy as Hannah, both released in July 2020. In 2022, she also played a leading role in Comedy Central's television film Out of Office.

Activism

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 "Can't Do Nothing" to spotlight the European migrant crisis.

Personal life

Vayntrub is married and has a son.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

Video games

See also

In Spanish: Milana Vayntrub para niños