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 43) 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 Strahovski is a famous Australian actress. She was born Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski on July 30, 1982. She is well-known for playing exciting characters in TV shows and movies.

Some of her most famous roles include Sarah Walker in the spy comedy Chuck. She also played Hannah McKay in the drama series Dexter. Another big role was Kate Morgan in 24: Live Another Day. From 2017 to 2025, she starred as Serena Joy Waterford in the popular drama The Handmaid's Tale. For this role, she was nominated for several big awards, like the Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

Yvonne has also lent her voice to video games, like Miranda Lawson in the Mass Effect series. She also voiced Batwoman in the animated movie Batman: Bad Blood.

Early Life and Education

Growing Up in Australia

Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski was born in Werrington Downs, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Her parents, Bożena and Peter Strzechowski, came from Poland. Her mother was a lab technician, and her father was an electronic engineer. Yvonne is their only child.

When Yvonne was five, her family moved to Bass Hill. Later, they moved to Maroubra, New South Wales, a coastal area. She started taking acting lessons when she was 12 years old.

University Studies

After finishing high school, Yvonne went to the University of Western Sydney. She studied at their Theatre Nepean program. In 2003, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in performance. After university, she worked in theatre in Australia for three years. Then, she got a role in an American TV series called Chuck.

Career Highlights

Starting Out in Acting

Yvonne began acting in school plays. One of her first roles was Viola in Twelfth Night. She appeared in Australian TV shows and films. These included the satirical show Double the Fist and the drama series headLand. She also appeared in Sea Patrol on Channel Nine.

Breaking into American TV

Yvonne sent an audition tape for the TV series Chuck while she was in the United States. She was also auditioning for other shows at the time. She got the part of Sarah Walker after reading lines with actor Zachary Levi. Six months later, she moved to the United States. Around this time, she started using "Strahovski" as her stage name. It was an easier way to spell her original last name.

Strahovski at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con

Language Skills and Voice Acting

Besides English, Yvonne is also fluent in Polish. She even spoke Polish in a few episodes of Chuck. She also used a "Hollywood" Australian accent in one episode of the show.

Yvonne has done a lot of voice acting for video games. She voiced Miranda Lawson in the Mass Effect Galaxy, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games. Her face was even scanned to help create Miranda Lawson's look in Mass Effect 2. She also voiced Aya Brea in the English version of The 3rd Birthday.

Film and TV Roles

In 2011, Yvonne appeared in the movie Killer Elite with Jason Statham and Robert De Niro. In 2012, she was in the comedy The Guilt Trip with Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand.

In 2012, Yvonne joined the cast of Dexter for its seventh season. She played Hannah McKay, a character involved in a murder investigation. She returned for the eighth season of Dexter as well.

Strahovski at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con

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

Recent Successes

Yvonne starred as Serena Joy Waterford in all six seasons of the acclaimed Hulu drama series The Handmaid's Tale. The show ran from 2017 to 2025. Her performance earned her nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. She also starred as Sofie Werner in the series Stateless in 2020.

Personal Life

In 2017, Yvonne Strahovski announced that she had married her partner, Tim Loden. They had been together for six years. The couple has three sons, born in 2018, 2021, and 2023.

Filmography

Movies

Television Shows

Video Games

Web Series

Awards and Nominations

Recognitions for Her Work

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

See also

In Spanish: Yvonne Strahovski para niños