In the meantime, here’s Vayntrub in a totally unrelated (but hilarious/ridiculous) comedy video. That’s the story of AT&T girl and how the internet can be absolute crap at times.

But until social media companies can wrap their arms around this harassment issue - and until we can teach more people not to suck - it’s hard to see it going away.

It’s a bummer things had to reach this stage, where an actress is changing things up just to try and head off unwanted comments online. Moral of the story: The internet is an awful place Because Twitter isn’t Twitter if there aren’t just a gajillion people missing the point. And it’s because of the thousands of unwelcome comments I receive about my body.” So much so that, when Vayntrub returned as Lily in some newer ads, she altered how she was positioned in them so that more of her body was hidden.Īs Vayntrub wrote on Twitter in March 2021, “I direct the ads. You recognize her from the AT&T commercials, but it’s Milana Vayntrub who’s making Lily a reality.Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: ATT Foam Fingers 'Lily' () She was born in Uzbekistan, but her parents are Jewish, which gives her a Jewish identity. She has appeared in more than 40 commercials, which gives her the identity of AT&T. While the world knows her as Lily Adams from AT&T, you can say that you know her as a person, too (well, after you read this article, of course). Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub, famously known as Lily Adams, is an American actress and comedian known for featuring in AT&T Commercial as a saleswoman. I just feel very passionate about these people who are going through a hard time.” I don’t even really think of myself as an activist. Though I don’t want to say it’s an entertainer’s responsibility to also be an activist. So yeah, I think entertainment and activism go very much hand in hand. Then there are brilliant comedians that make it something digestible but also infuriating. I think it’s maybe just a time of so much strife in the world that it’s hard to ignore. She also starred in the series Other Space and This Is Us. She started gaining recognition after her appearances in AT&T TV commercials as Lily Adams the saleswoman. She was born on March 8, 1987, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Speaking about her activism and comedy, Milana said, “People are really waking up to global responsibility, especially our generation, and I think the internet has a big part in it. Milana Aleksandrovna Vayntrub is an Uzbekistan-born American actress and comedian.

When she’s not working as an actress and comedian, Milana spends her time as an activist for refugees and uses her social media presence and fame to make sure that others see the importance of the causes she holds near and dear to her heart. The girl we all know as Lily from AT&T has much more than just a perky personality and enthusiastic smile.Īfter her commercial appearances, she became much more well-known thanks to higher-profile roles in TV shows.

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