By Phillip Swann
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TV Answer Man, I’ve been seeing these March Madness commercials from AT&T with that really pretty brunette. Is that the same girl who was in their commercials a few years ago? She looks very familiar from the commercials or maybe it’s from some TV shows. Who is she? — Dave, Big Spring, Texas.
The AT&T commercials, which promote the company’s wireless service, and were pervasive during last month’s March Madness basketball tournament, star a comely brunette named ‘Lily Adams.’ There’s a good reason why she looks familiar because Lily Adams is actually Milana Vayntrub, a 37-year-old actress, model and comedienne who has starred in similar AT&T advertising campaign for several years.
Milana may also look familiar because she has had roles in numerous movies and TV shows including Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts, This Is Us, Californication, House of Lies, Silicon Valley, Lizzie McGuire and Netflix’s original comedy, Love.
If Milana’s name seems unusual to you, she’s originally from Uzbekistan (which was then still part of the Soviet Union) and immigrated to the United States when she was a young child with her parents. The cause of European immigrants remains close to her heart. She has launched a campaign to help Syrian refugees and went to the island of Lesbos to meet with some of the immigrants who are awaiting asylum.
When she’s not working to improve the plight of others, she can often be seen in short comedy episodes on the web, and in music videos. And she has become an outspoken foe of online harassment of women.
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