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 38) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
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
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Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub (born March 8, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, and activist. She started acting when she was a child. Many people know her from the AT&T television commercials. In these ads, she plays a friendly saleswoman named Lily Adams. She appeared in these commercials from 2013 to 2016 and again since 2020.

Besides commercials, Milana Vayntrub has acted in several TV shows. She was a regular on the science fiction comedy Other Space in 2015. She also had a repeating role on the NBC drama This Is Us from 2016 to 2017. Since 2018, she has voiced Squirrel Girl in the Marvel Rising cartoon series. She was also chosen to play Squirrel Girl in a TV show pilot called New Warriors, but that show was not aired.

Early Life and School

Milana Vayntrub was born in Tashkent, which was part of the Soviet Union at the time. Her family is Jewish. When she was two years old, she and her parents moved to the United States. They settled in West Hollywood.

Milana started acting in Mattel Barbie commercials when she was only five years old. She began acting to help her family with money. She left Beverly Hills High School after her second year. She then earned a GED, which is a high school equivalency diploma. Later, she went to the University of California, San Diego and earned a degree in Communication. She also studied improv comedy, which is making up jokes and scenes on the spot.

Career Highlights

Vayntrub in 2012

Milana Vayntrub first appeared on TV in 1995. She was in three episodes of the NBC show ER. Later, she and her friend Stevie Nelson created a YouTube comedy channel called Live Prude Girls. They made many short comedy videos. Their channel became very popular.

Milana has also had small roles in movies and TV shows. These include the film Life Happens and the TV series Silicon Valley. She also appeared in several funny videos for CollegeHumor.

From 2013 to 2016, Milana became well-known for playing Lily Adams. This character was a saleswoman in TV commercials for AT&T. She returned to this role in 2020. In 2015, she played Tina Shukshin in the TV series Other Space. The next year, she was in the movie Ghostbusters.

Between 2016 and 2017, she played Sloane Sandburg in the TV series This Is Us. In 2017, Milana was chosen to play the superheroine Squirrel Girl for a TV pilot called New Warriors. Even though the show was not picked up, Milana continued to voice Squirrel Girl. She has voiced the character in the Marvel Rising animated series and a podcast. Also in 2017, she starred in an interactive TV series called That Moment When.

In 2019, she starred in the movie Mother's Little Helpers. In 2020, she made some funny videos with Akilah Hughes for Comedy Central's YouTube channel. She also appeared in the TV series Die Hart and a short film called The Shabbos Goy. In 2022, she played a main role in the Comedy Central TV movie Out of Office.

Activism Work

In January 2016, Milana Vayntrub visited Greece. She met many families who had to leave their homes because of the Syrian Civil War. After this trip, she helped start a website and a social media movement called "Can't Do Nothing." This project helps to bring attention to the European migrant crisis and encourages people to help.

Personal Life

Milana Vayntrub is married and has a son. She prefers to keep their names private.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

Video games

See also

In Spanish: Milana Vayntrub para niños