Yvonne Strahovski

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Biodata Lengkap Yvonne Strahovski

 

Yvonne Strahovski is an Australian actress who is internationally recognized thanks to her versatile acting talent. She is widely known for her role as CIA agent Sarah Walker in the action comedy series Chuck, sebagai Hannah McKay dalam serial drama Dexter, and most critically, as Serena Joy Waterford in the phenomenal dystopia series The Handmaid’s Tale.

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Data Pribadi

 

Description	Details
Birth Name	Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski
Stage Name	Yvonne Strahovski
Place, Date Of Birth	Werrington Downs, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 30 Juli 1982
National	Australia
Jobs	Actress, Voice Actress
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Old Man	Piotr Strzechowski (Ayah) dan Bożena Strzechowski (Ibu)
Ethnic Background	Poland
Education	Bachelor of Arts (Performance) dari University of Western Sydney’s Theatre Nepean (2003)
Couples	Tim Loden (married since 2017)
Son	3 sons (born 2018, 2021, and 2023)

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Biography and career path

 

 

Early life and background

 

Yvonne lahir di Sydney, Australia, dari orang tua imigran Polandia, Piotr dan Bożena Strzechowski. His father was an electronics engineer, and his mother was a laboratory technician. Growing up in a bilingual environment, Yvonne was fluent in Polish and English since childhood.

His last name, "Strzechowski," proved difficult for many to pronounce. On the advice of the producers of the series Chuck, Josh Schwartz, he adopted the phonetic spelling” Strahovski " as his stage name to make it easier to remember and pronounce.

 

Education and early career in Australia

 

His interest in acting has been evident since school days. Setelah lulus dari Santa Sabina College, ia melanjutkan pendidikannya di University of Western Sydney’s Theatre Nepean dan lulus pada tahun 2003. After graduation, he co-founded a small theatre company and began getting roles in several Australian television productions, such as Double the Fist and headLand.

 

International Breakthrough: Chuck (2007–2012)

 

Yvonne's career shot up to the international level when she got the lead role as Sarah Walker in American television series, Chuck. She landed the role just days after arriving in Los Angeles by sending in her audition tape from Australia. His role as a tough but fragile CIA agent made him a fan favorite around the world. The series ran for five seasons and became a solid foundation for her career in Hollywood.

 

Post-Career-Chuck and other important roles

 

1. Television:

• Dexter (2012–2013): He joined in the seventh and eighth seasons as Hannah McKay, a woman with a dark past who becomes Dexter Morgan's lover. His complex role as this gray character shows his wide acting range.
• 24: Live Another Day (2014): He acted as Kate Morgan, an intelligent and determined CIA agent, stars opposite Kiefer Sutherland in this popular miniseries.
• The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-present): His role as Serena Joy Waterford considered the pinnacle of his career to date. She plays the wife of a commander in Gilead who is complex, cold, manipulative, but also has a repressed human side. Her performance in the series garnered critical acclaim and earned her numerous prestigious award nominations, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

2. Film:

Yvonne has also appeared in various feature films, including:

• Killer Elite (2011): Beradu akting dengan Jason Statham, Clive Owen, dan Robert De Niro.
• I, Frankenstein (2014): Play the role of Terra Wade, a scientist.
• The Predator (2018): Acting as Dr. Casey Bracket, an evolutionary biologist.
• The Tomorrow War (2021): Play Colonel Muri Forester, a scientist and military commander from the future, opposite Chris Pratt.

3. The Voice (Voice Acting):

Her talent is not limited to acting in front of the camera. Yvonne is also a successful voice actress, especially in the video game industry. Perannya yang paling terkenal adalah sebagai Miranda Lawson dalam seri video game Mass Effect (Mass Effect 2 dan Mass Effect 3), sebuah karakter yang wajahnya juga dimodelkan berdasarkan dirinya.

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Personal Life

 

Yvonne is married to an actor and director Tim Loden in the summer of 2017 after being in a relationship for many years. The couple is known for keeping their family life quite private. They have been blessed with three sons.

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Awards and nominations (selection)

 

Despite having won several minor awards early in his career, his greatest recognition came from his roles in The Handmaid’s Tale:

• Nominasi Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2018, 2021).
• Nominasi Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress-Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2019).
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series(2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) – with the cast The Handmaid’s Tale.