What You Don’t Know About the Star of AT&T’s Commercials

Anyone who has seen a commercial for AT&T in the past few years may know Lily Adams, the brand’s spokeswoman character with a bubbly personality and peppy attitude who is always donning her famous blue button down.

But, many people don’t know the girl behind the character, how she rose to prominence in the acting field, or what she has been doing since becoming a well recognized face across the world. She has used the character’s popularity for good, even though being so famous often comes with some unforeseen consequences…

Her Name Isn’t Lily

The biggest scoop is that the real name of the actress who portrays Lily Adams in advertisements is Milana Vayntrub. She got her start acting when she was just a child, after her family moved to America to flee a dangerous situation in the country where she was born.

Luckily, they arrived safely in California and started their new lives.

She Moved to the U.S. When She Was Two

Milana Vayntrub was born in Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, or what is now the Republic of Uzbekistan. Her family ultimately became refugees and fled to the United States because they faced prosecution due to the fact that they were Jewish in a country where that wasn’t socially accepted by many.

Although the process to move was grueling, the family soon settled in California.

They Headed to California to Start a New Life

Vayntrub was just two years old when her family fled Uzbekistan, so she doesn’t have many intimate memories of her life before she moved to America.

And it wouldn’t be long before she got her first acting roles in commercials and ultimately on television, where she would appear alongside famous actors, like George Clooney.

She Booked Her First Job at Five

When Vayntrub was a child, the first acting job she booked was a Barbie commercial. When she was just five years old she was hired by Mattel and appeared in a few commercials for the Barbie brand.

This was a huge help to her family, who was having some financial difficulties in the years after they moved to America. She soon was able to book more jobs, such as a role that was seen all over the country.