Yvonne Strahovski
Yvonne Strahovski | |
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 Yvonne Strahovski at the Toronto International Film Festival 2011 | |
| Born | Yvonne Strzechowski 30 July 1982 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | CIA Agent Sarah Bartowski (Chuck) |
Yvonne Strahovski (born Yvonne Strzechowski; 30 July 1982) is an Australian actress. Born in Australia to Polish immigrant parents, Strahovski speaks Polish and English. After graduating from the University of Western Sydney, she featured in a number of Australian television shows. She then starred as Sarah Walker in the American television series Chuck[1], a role for which she is widely known. She is also noted as the voice and model of Miranda Lawson in the Mass Effect trilogy.
Early life
Strahovski was born in Campbelltown, a suburb of Sydney, as Yvonne Strzechowski to Peter and Bozena Strzechowski.[2] Her parents had emigrated from Warsaw, Poland. She adopted the more phonetic spelling of Strahovski as her stage name at Chuck, which was at producer Josh Schwartz's behest for the sake of easier pronunciation. Strahovski's father is an electronic engineer, and her mother works as a lab technician.[3] Strahovski started acting when she played Viola in a school production of Twelfth Night.[4]
She spent her high school years attending Santa Sabina College, Strathfield. She graduated from University of Western Sydney's Theatre Nepean in 2003.[5]
Career
Strahovski started her career in Australia appearing in film and TV roles, including a turn on satirical show Double the Fist and a part as Freya Lewis in the Australian drama series headLand. She has also appeared in Channel Nine's Sea Patrol.
She sent in her audition tape for the show Chuck while in the United States auditioning for roles in other shows, namely NBC's 2007 series Bionic Woman.[6] She sent in an audition tape while waiting to hear from the other two jobs. She was contacted by the producers of Chuck the next day to come in to "run lines" with Zachary Levi. The producers called her back a week later letting her know she had been cast as Sarah Walker. Six months later, she moved to the United States.[citation needed]
Strahovski speaks fluent Polish and employed it in a brief exchange with a colleague in the Chuck episode "Chuck Versus the Wookiee" and again in the episodes "Chuck Versus the Three Words" and "Chuck Versus the Honeymooners". Although she portrays an American in the series, she briefly spoke in a "Hollywood" Australian accent in the episode "Chuck Versus the Ex" .
Strahovski appears in Mass Effect Galaxy, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 as the voice of Miranda Lawson. Strahovski had her face scanned and animated so she could portray Lawson in Mass Effect 2. Strahovski voices Aya Brea in the English version of the Parasite Eve spinoff, The 3rd Birthday, which was released on March 2011 for the PlayStation Portable. She also appeared in a CollegeHumor sketch in April 2011, parodying the music styles of Katy Perry, Ke$ha, and Lady Gaga.[7]
Strahovski appeared in the 2011 film Killer Elite, alongside Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Niro.[8] In May 2011, she joined the comedy My Mother's Curse, opposite Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand.[9]
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In 2010, Strahovski received the Teen Choice Award for Choice Action TV Actress for Chuck, as well as a nomination for Spike Video Game Awards for Best Performance by a Human Female for Mass Effect 2. In 2011, Strahovski was nominated again for the Teen Choice Awards for Choice Action TV Actress. In 2011, Cosmopolitan Magazine (Australia) awarded Strahovski the Fun Fearless Female of the Year along with Favorite TV Actress.
In November 2011, she was cast as the female lead in I, Frankenstein.[10] In March 2012, she was featured in a new SoBe Life commercial. And in May 2012, Strahovski ranked #35 in Maxim Hot 100 2012. In June 2012 Showtime announced Strahovski had joined the cast for the seventh season of Dexter in which she will play the role of Hannah McKay, a strong, independent woman with a past that she's struggled to put behind her.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Gone | Sondra | As Yvonne Strzechowski |
| 2009 | Persons of Interest | Lara | Short film As Yvonne Strzechowski |
| 2008 | The Plex | Sarah | |
| 2008 | The Canyon | Lori[12] | |
| 2009 | I Love You Too[13][14][15] | Alice | |
| 2010 | Matching Jack[16][17] | Veronica | |
| 2010 | Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers[18] | Peg Mooring | Voice Straight-to-DVD |
| 2011 | Killer Elite[8][19] | Anne | |
| 2012 | The Outback | Miranda | Voice |
| 2012 | The Guilt Trip[20] | Jessica | Post-production |
| 2013 | I, Frankenstein[21] | Terra Wessex | Finished |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Double the Fist | Suzie | 1 episode: "Fear Factory" |
| 2005–2006 | HeadLand | Freya Lewis | 26 episodes |
| 2006 | Black Jack - Dead Memorys | Miranda | Tele-movie |
| 2007 | Sea Patrol | Agent Martina Royce | 1 episode: "Cometh the Hour" |
| 2007–2012 | Chuck | Agent Sarah Walker C.I.A | 91 episodes Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress – Action TV Guide Award for Favorite Actress TV Guide Award for Favorite Couple Who Have (Shared with Zachary Levi) Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress – Action |
| 2012 | Dexter | Hannah McKay | 10 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mass Effect Galaxy | Miranda Lawson | Voice |
| 2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Miranda Lawson | Voice and likeness |
| 2011 | The 3rd Birthday[22] | Aya Brea | Voice (English version) |
| 2012 | Mass Effect 3 | Miranda Lawson | Voice and likeness |
References
- ^ Michael Bodey (2 June 2007). "Unknown Aussie lands TV lead in US". The Australian. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
- ^ Simone Casey (30 May 2010). "10 Minutes With ... I Love You Too's Yvonne Strahovski — Who Magazine — Yahoo!7 Lifestyle". AU.LifeStyle.Yahoo.com. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Only child". Virgin Media. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Acting bug". Virgin Media. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Yvonne Strahovski". NBC. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ Special features of disc 3 of Chuck Season 1 "Chuck's World"
- ^ "Three Pop Stars, One Song (with Yvonne Strahovski) – CollegeHumor Video". CollegeHumor.com. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ a b REEL TIME: Michael Bodey (28 April 2010). "Elite signed up for killer roles". The Australian. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ Kit, Borys (13 May 2011). "'Chuck' Actress Joins Barbra Streisand Road Trip Comedy 'Mother's Curse' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ Kit, Borys (17 November 2011). "'Chuck' Star Yvonne Strahovski to Play Scientist in 'I, Frankenstein' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ Seat42f. "Yvonne Strahovski Joins Dexter". Retrieved 12 June 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "First Look: Yvonne Strahovski in The Canyon". ShockTillYouDrop.com. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "I Love You Too — In Cinemas May 6". YouTube. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "In Cinemas Now". I Love You Too Movie. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Twitter / PETER HELLIAR: When does it come out on D". Twitter. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "A new film from Nadia Tass and David Parker". Matching Jack. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "The Australian Film Institute | 2010 Film Schedule". AFI.org.au. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers". IMDb. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ Open Road Films. "In Theaters Sept 23 | Open Road Films". Killer Elite. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ Stewart, Andrew (9 March 2011). "Date set for Mother's Curse release – Entertainment News, Top News, Media". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ Kits, Borys. "'Chuck' Star Yvonne Strahovski to Play Scientist in 'I, Frankenstein' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Yvonne Strahovski will be in 'The 3rd Birthday'". Twitter. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
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