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Milana Vayntrub
Милана Вайнтруб
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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

Milana Vayntrub 2012
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

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Life Happens Tanya
2012 Junk Natasha
2015 Wrestling Isn't Wrestling The Ultimate Warrior Short film
2016 Ghostbusters Subway Rat Woman
2019 Mother's Little Helpers Lucy Pride Also co-writer and co-producer
2020 The Shabbos Goy Hannah Short film
2021 Werewolves Within Cecily
2024 Bad Shabbos Abby
2026 Project Hail Mary Annie Shapiro Post-production

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 The League Milana Episode: "The Hoodie"
2013 Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous Felcia Episode: "Zach Stone Is Gonna Get Wild"
Food Network Star Video Caller Episode: "4th of July Live"
Key & Peele Vampire 1 episode
2014 House of Lies Christy 2 episodes
Californication Bad Actress Episode: "Like Father Like Son"
2014, 2016 Silicon Valley Tara 2 episodes
2015 Other Space Tina Shukshin 8 episodes
2016 Love Natalie 2 episodes
2016, 2017 @midnight Herself 7 episodes (July 22, August 17, 18, December 14 & February 13, 2017, March 29 & 30, 2017)
2016–2017 This Is Us Sloane Sandburg 8 episodes
2017 That Moment When Jill 7 episodes
2018 Marvel Rising: Initiation Doreen Green / Squirrel Girl Voice role; Television short
Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors Voice role; Television film
New Warriors Unaired pilot
I Love You, America Brambi Streeter Episode: "Steve Schmidt"
Dallas & Robo Ellie (voice) 8 episodes
2018–2021 Robot Chicken Peppa Pig, Dino Daughter, Teenage Girl Voice role; 3 episodes
2019 Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts Doreen Green / Squirrel Girl Voice role; Television short
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron
Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands
Marvel Rising: Operation Shuri
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
2020 Die Hart Leah 2 episodes
2022 Out of Office Eliza Television film
2024 Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Pam Bozanich 2 episodes

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2011–2014 CollegeHumor Originals Various characters 15 Episodes
2011–2013 Live Prude Girls (YouTube) Herself, various characters 36 Episodes
2012 Daddy Knows Best Nancy Episode: "Game Night"
2019 Marvel Rising: Ultimate Comics Doreen Green / Squirrel Girl Episode 3: "Squirrel Girl"
2020 Making Fun With Akilah and Milana Herself 3 videos
2022 Marvel's Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show Doreen Green / Squirrel Girl 6 episodes
2023 Dirty Laundry Herself Season 2, Episode 10
2024 Um, Actually Herself Season 9, Episode 9

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2007 "Can't Be Saved" Senses Fail
2011 "Teenage Tide" Letting Up Despite Great Faults
2019 "Hungry Child" Hot Chip

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2022 God of War Ragnarök Lúnda
2024 Marvel Rivals Doreen Green / Squirrel Girl

See also

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