15 Facts About Milana Vayntrub

Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub is an American actress, comedian, and activist.

Milana Vayntrub was born on March 8,1987, to a secular Ashkenazi Jewish family in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, then a Soviet republic.

Milana Vayntrub started acting in Mattel Barbie commercials at the age of five, in part to mitigate her family's financial problems.

Milana Vayntrub dropped out of Beverly Hills High School after her sophomore year, obtained a GED, and went on to earn a BA in Communication from University of California, San Diego.

Milana Vayntrub studied improv comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade.

Milana Vayntrub made her acting debut appearing in three episodes of the NBC television series ER in 1995.

Milana Vayntrub has had small roles in film and television, including Life Happens and Silicon Valley.

In July 2017, Milana Vayntrub was cast in the lead role of Marvel Comics superheroine Squirrel Girl in the New Warriors television pilot for Freeform.

Milana Vayntrub 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, Milana Vayntrub starred in the Eko interactive streaming television series That Moment When as Jill.

Milana Vayntrub starred in the film Mother's Little Helpers in 2019, which premiered at South by Southwest.

Milana Vayntrub 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 January 2016, after visiting Greece and meeting with refugee families fleeing the Syrian Civil War, Milana Vayntrub co-founded a website and social media movement called "Can't Do Nothing" to spotlight the European migrant crisis.

Milana Vayntrub is pro-abortion rights, and she has stated that she aborted a pregnancy as a college student due to financial concerns.

Milana Vayntrub is married and has a son, but has chosen to keep both of their names private.