Biography
Birth name Yvonne Strzechowski
Birth date 30 July 1982 (1982-07-30) (age 28)
Birth place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Residence Los Angeles, USA
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004–present
Yvonne Strahovski is an Australian actress. Born in Australia to Polish immigrant parents, Strahovski speaks Polish and English. After graduating from University of Western Sydney she acted in three Australian television shows. She then auditioned for and won the role as Sarah Walker in the American television series Chuck. Her film career includes both Australian and American movies.
Career
Strahovski first started her career in Australia appearing in film and TV roles, including a turn on satirical show Double the Fist and a part in Aussie drama series headLand. She has also appeared in Channel Nine's show 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. 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.
Strahovski speaks fluent Polish and employed it in a brief exchange with a colleague in the Chuck episode "Chuck Versus the Wookiee" and again during the character's return in "Chuck Versus the Three Words". She used it again in "Chuck Versus the Honeymooners". Although she portrays an American in the series, she briefly spoke in her real Australian accent in the episode "Chuck Versus The Ex". Her audition footage, which is included in the DVD set Chuck: The Complete First Season, can be seen on YouTube.
Strahovski also appears in Mass Effect Galaxy and Mass Effect 2 as the voice of Miranda Lawson. Strahovski also had her face scanned and animated so she could portray Miranda Lawson in Mass Effect 2.
In 2009, Strahovski was rated #94 on Maxim's 2009 Hot 100 Women of the World. In 2010, Strahovski moved up seventeen spots to #77.
In 2010, Strahovski received the Teen Choice Award for Choice Action TV Actress for Chuck.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Gone | Sondra | as Yvonne Strzechowski |
| 2007 | Persons Of Interest | Lara | as Yvonne Strzechowski |
| 2008 | The Plex | Sarah | |
| 2008 | The Canyon | Lori | Release date: October 23, 2009[11] |
| 2009 | I Love You Too | Alice | Theatrical Release: May 6, 2010 (Australia)[12][13] DVD Release: October 6, 2010 (Australia)[14] |
| 2009 | Shadows from the Sky | Jill | pre production |
| 2010 | Matching Jack[15] | Veronica | Theatrical Release: August 19, 2010 (Australia)[16] Previously "Love and Mortar" |
| 2010 | LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers[17] | Peg Mooring | Straight-To-DVD |
| 2010 | The Killer Elite[18] | In production (as of May 9, 2010) |
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Double the Fist | Suzie | 1 | Episode name: "Fear Factory" |
| 2005–2006 | headLand | Freya Lewis | 26 | |
| 2007 | Sea Patrol | Fed Agent Martina Royce | 1 | Episode name: "Cometh the Hour" |
| 2007–present | Chuck | Special Agent Sarah Walker | 60 |
- Video Games
- 2010, Mass Effect 2, Miranda Lawson, Developed by BioWare. Release Date: January 26, 2010 (USA)
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