Yvonne Strahovski facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yvonne Strahovski
Strahovski in 2014
Born	Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski (1982-07-30) 30 July 1982 (age 42) Werrington Downs, New South Wales, Australia
Education	University of Western Sydney (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present
Spouse(s)	Tim Loden ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	3

Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski (born on July 30, 1982) is an Australian actress. She is known by her professional name, Yvonne Strahovski. She has played many famous characters in TV shows and movies.

Yvonne is well-known for her role as Sarah Walker in the spy comedy show Chuck (2007–2012). She also played Hannah McKay in the drama series Dexter (2012–2013). Later, she was Kate Morgan in the action series 24: Live Another Day (2014).

Since 2017, Yvonne has starred as Serena Joy Waterford in the drama series The Handmaid's Tale. For this role, she has been nominated for several big awards, including two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Yvonne has also appeared in many films. These include Killer Elite (2011), The Guilt Trip (2012), and The Tomorrow War (2021). She has also lent her voice to video games like the Mass Effect series, where she played Miranda Lawson. She also voiced Batwoman in the animated movie Batman: Bad Blood (2016).

Early Life and Education

Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski was born in Werrington Downs, New South Wales, Australia. Her parents, Piotr and Bożena Strzechowski, moved to Australia from Warsaw, Poland. Her father is an engineer, and her mother works as a lab technician.

Yvonne's family lived in Werrington Downs until she was five. They then moved to Bass Hill and later to Maroubra, a coastal suburb. She started taking acting lessons when she was 12 years old.

After finishing high school, Yvonne went to the University of Western Sydney. She studied at their Theatre Nepean program and earned a degree in arts in performance in 2003. She then worked as an actress in Australian theater for three years. After that, she got a role in the American TV series Chuck.

Acting Career Highlights

Yvonne Strahovski began acting in school plays. She played Viola in a school production of Twelfth Night. She also appeared in Australian TV shows and films. These included the satirical show Double the Fist and the drama series headLand. She also had a role in Channel Nine's Sea Patrol.

While in the United States, Yvonne sent an audition tape for the TV series Chuck. She was also trying out for other shows at the time. She got the part of Sarah Walker after reading lines with Zachary Levi. Six months later, she moved to the United States. At this time, she changed her stage name to Strahovski, which is easier to pronounce.

Yvonne Strahovski at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con

Yvonne speaks Polish fluently, in addition to English. She used her Polish language skills in a few episodes of Chuck. Even though she played an American character, she briefly used a "Hollywood" Australian accent in one episode.

Voice Acting and Other Projects

Yvonne has done a lot of voice acting for video games. She voiced Miranda Lawson in Mass Effect Galaxy, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3. Her face was even scanned to create the character of Lawson in Mass Effect 2.

She also voiced Aya Brea in the English version of the video game The 3rd Birthday. In 2011, she appeared in a funny video for CollegeHumor. In the video, she made fun of the singing styles of pop stars like Katy Perry and Lady Gaga.

Film and Television Roles

In 2011, Yvonne appeared in the film Killer Elite. She acted alongside famous stars like Jason Statham and Robert De Niro. In 2012, she was in the comedy movie The Guilt Trip. She starred with Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand.

Yvonne received the Teen Choice Award for Choice Action TV Actress for Chuck in 2010. She was also nominated for an award for her voice work in Mass Effect 2. In 2011, Cosmopolitan Magazine in Australia named her the Fun Fearless Female of the Year.

Yvonne Strahovski at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con

In 2011, Yvonne was chosen for the main female role in the movie I, Frankenstein (2014). She also appeared in a commercial for SoBe Life in 2012. She returned to her role in the eighth season of Dexter.

In 2012, Yvonne made her first appearance on Broadway in a play called Golden Boy. She won a Theatre World Award for her performance. She also received the 2012 Australians in Film Breakthrough Award for her international work.

In 2014, Yvonne joined the cast of the TV series 24: Live Another Day. She played Kate Morgan, a CIA agent. Later that year, she was cast as Rene Carpenter in the ABC series The Astronaut Wives Club. In 2016, she starred with Adrien Brody in the film Manhattan Night.

Since 2017, she has played Serena Joy Waterford in the popular Hulu drama series The Handmaid's Tale. Her acting in this show earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2018. She also played Sofie Werner in the series Stateless (2020).

Personal Life

At the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2017, Yvonne Strahovski shared that she had married Tim Loden. They had been partners for six years. The couple has three sons, born in 2018, 2021, and 2023.

Filmography

Film Roles

Television Roles

Video Game Voice Roles

Web Series and Videos

Awards and Nominations

Yvonne Strahovski has won and been nominated for many awards for her acting.

See also

In Spanish: Yvonne Strahovski para niños