Name:Yvonne Strahovski
Birth Name: Yvonne Strezechowski

Born: July 30, 1982 – Maroubra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Strahovski studied theater at the renowned Theatre Nepean, the prestigious actor training institution within the School of the Contemporary Arts at the University of Western Sydney. After graduating in 2003, Strahovski began a successful run on Australian television with roles on Channel 7′s « Headland » in the made-for-television film « Blackjack Dead Memory » and on the Channel 9 series, « Sea Patrol. »

Strahovski also has a passionate interest in the theater, where she did most of her early, intensive training. Prior to her move to Los Angeles in early 2007, she co-founded a Theatre Company in Sydney called Sauna productions where she acted in and co-produced the productions « Kieslowski’s Neck » and « Finn City. »

She was most recently seen in the romantic comedy « I Love You Too, » opposite Brendan Cowell, Peter Dinklage and renowned Australian comic Peter Helliar. She will next be seen in the romantic drama « Matching Jack » opposite James Nesbitt, Richard Roxburgh, and Jacinda Barrett, an inspirational family drama about love, infidelity, hope and the unbreakable bond between parent and child. The film will be released in Australia on August 19th.In addition to her film and television roles, Strahovski also lends her voice as the female lead Peg in « Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers » and in the action role-playing game, « Mass Effect 2, » which was released in January 2010 by Electronic Arts.

Trivia

Sent in her audition tape for the show « Chuck » (2007) in the United States while in the states doing an audition for two other shows (see special features of disk 3 of « Chuck » Season 1 « Chuck’s World ». 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 aka Chuck Bartowski/Charles Carmichael. The chemistry was undeniable and the producers of « Chuck » called her back 3 days later letting her know she got the job. She arrived to the United States and was cast as the leading lady on « Chuck » aka « Sarah Walker ».

• Ranked n°24 in Wizard magazine’s Sexiest Women of TV list (March 2008).
• Was a straight-A student in school.
• Had a nose ring for five years and says that the hole is still visible from close-up.
• Is of Polish descent.
• Speaks fluent Polish.
• Yvonne’s parents immigrated to Australia from Warsaw, Poland. After her acting success, they moved to the USA to be near her. All of of Yvonne’s remaining relatives reside in Poland.
• Yvonne’s last name, Strahovski, is close to phonetic spelling of how to pronounce her actual last name, Strzechowski.
• Ranked n°77 in Maxim’s Hot 100 of 2010.
• Ranked n°50 in the 2011 FHM (Australia) list of « 100 Sexiest Women in the World ».

Source : imdb.com