Star File

Yvonne Strahovski

Yvonne Strahovski garnered critical acclaim for her role as Serena Joy Waterford in Hulu’s Emmy and Golden Globe-winning original series, The Handmaid’s Tale, which netted her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress (Drama Series), a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress (Series, Miniseries, or Television Film), as well as two Screen Actors Guild nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Drama Series). Coming up, Yvonne appears as a Series Regular in Season 2 of Apple TV+'s dark comedy/drama crime series, Bad Monkey, opposite Vince Vaughn and John Malkovich, produced by Bill Lawrence. Inspired by the New York Times bestselling novel, Stinger, Yvonne starred in and executive produced Peacock’s limited horror series, Teacup, which was released in late 2024. She also made her directorial debut with VLOG, a short film which she also wrote and stars in. Awards Daily wrote that the short “reminds us of the majesty of Yvonne Strahovski.” A hilarious depiction of a day in the life of a “mommy vlogger,” the film played in the elite Shorts Festival circuit, including Palm Springs ShortFest and Indy Shorts International Festival. Past recent films include The Tomorrow War, in which she starred alongside Chris Pratt in Amazon Studios’ sci-fi time-traveling film, which shattered Amazon Prime Video records for generating unprecedented viewing numbers during the first 48 hours of its release. Prior to that, Strahovski received accolades for her starring role opposite Cate Blanchett and Dominic West in Stateless, a six-part TV series which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2020, and later aired on ABC Australia and streamed on Netflix in March 2020. In December 2012, Strahovski made her Broadway debut in the Lincoln Center production of Golden Boy, which was nominated for a 2013 Tony Award and garnered her a Theater World Award nomination. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, to Polish immigrant parents, Strahovski’s greatest joys are the outdoors and being a mom to her three boys.