The Stunning Transformation Of The AT&T Girl, Milana Vayntrub

As sure as the sun rises every morning, you can count on certain big companies to put out entertaining and memorable commercials as often as possible. From insurance companies with their iconic one-liners (Jake from State Farm, anyone?) to cellular companies with their own version of a mascot, commercials these days are certainly fun to watch. And, speaking of cellular companies, you probably recognize the AT&T girl from all her commercials for the company. But, really, her career is a lot more expansive than just selling family plans and convincing you to upgrade your data plan.

Still, while the stunning transformation of the AT&T girl, Milana Vayntrub, is certainly intriguing, one thing is for sure: She is so much more than just the girl from those commercials. Vayntrub is talented, smart, hilarious, and, yes, gorgeous. So, if you want to know more about her, keep reading, because she has quite the interesting story.

Obviously, you know Milana Vayntrub from her flawless work in the AT&T commercials, but her acting skills extend far beyond the reaches of those advertisements. In fact, Vayntrub has been acting for most of her life, and there's a reason it comes so naturally to her — she's been acting since she was a young child. Of course, Vayntrub isn't quite like the other child stars of the early '90s, as she didn't have a recurring role on a popular show like "Full House" or shoot to stardom from her childhood acting. Still, considering she was new to the United States as a little girl, her roles back then are remarkable.

According to Vayntrub, she started acting when she was still a toddler. "I did a commercial for a phone company when I was five," she told Esquire in an interview. However, according to her IMDb page, Vayntrub's first official role was in 1995 when she was only 8 years old. At such a young age, Vayntrub's impressive role might shock you, as she played Tatiana in three episodes of "ER." So, yeah, Vayntrub's got talent, along with the resume to prove it.

Lest you think Milana Vayntrub couldn't break out of her dramatic soap-opera mold when she was a child, she actually got into comedy acting pretty young, too. From 2001 to 2002, Vayntrub actually appeared in three different episodes of "Lizzie McGuire," though she herself has joked that the roles weren't anything big or special. While millennials and anyone who grew up watching the Disney Channel looks back on "Lizzie McGuire" with great fondness, Vayntrub might see the show a little differently, specifically when it came to her role as "Cute Burper," and yes, you read that correctly.

"The whole episode took place in a hidden camera kind of setup," Vayntrub told Esquire of one of her parts in the series. "One of the characters set up hidden cameras around the school and he caught me eating and burping. That was it." Vayntrub added that she didn't even have to actually burp, but she had been practicing just in case. "I'm a professional disgusting person!" she joked. Hey, she clearly nailed the part, and that's what matters!

Though Milana Vayntrub had a pretty successful career for someone so young, it wasn't all that easy for her to get where she is today. For the most part, after her roles in "Lizzie McGuire," Vayntrub actually only appeared in a few projects — mostly shorts here and there. And there's a reason why it seems like she practically disappeared from Hollywood for a while: She did.

Vayntrub told Esquire that she needed a little break from acting. "I stopped around middle school and high school because I remember thinking, 'I should probably focus on something more realistic,'" she said. But obviously, Vayntrub would find her way back to acting eventually, though it took a few years. "I went to UC San Diego and I didn't really like the school or anything," she added, explaining that she ended up enjoying their theater program, which, of course, led her back to acting. "I totally got sucked back in," she said. Sometimes, taking a little break from something, even something you love, is just what you need to know you're in it for the long haul.

Just like Milana Vayntrub's career extends far beyond her role as the AT&T girl, so do her passions. Not only is Vayntrub talented and funny, but she also has a big heart and cares about helping people.

As a refugee, herself, it's no wonder that Vayntrub is passionate about the refugee crisis, and once she learned about the true extent of the crisis, she did what she could to help. In an interview with Elite Daily, Vayntrub explained that while she was in Greece and saw the crisis for herself, she got hands-on and did what she could to help. "I just felt like I couldn't not do something — 'can't do nothing' so summarizes how it felt for me," she said. "Even if it's just me being there, just me hugging people or changing diapers — I could do that and maybe it would make a difference in the world." Vayntrub is passionate about helping others — that much is clear.

Just because Milana Vayntrub hasn't starred in her own hit series or blockbuster film doesn't mean she isn't talented and successful. Yes, though she may be best known as the AT&T girl, her resume is filled with impressive projects she's worked on, such as a certain role on a hit TV series, for which she put herself out there like never before.

From 2016 to 2017, Vayntrub starred in eight episodes of the beloved NBC drama "This Is Us," and, though she donned glasses, fans still recognized her from the AT&T commercials. Vayntrub played Sloane Sandburg, a playwright and love interest for the series' main character Kevin Pearson. Obviously, "This Is Us" is a popular series, so Vayntrub's role on the show probably made her pretty proud. Although, really, to see Vayntrub act is to know that she deserves every role and accolade she has achieved.

Milana Vayntrub is obviously gorgeous, but she is so much more than just a pretty face. And that's something she wants to make very clear. Because of comments people online made about Vayntrub's body in the AT&T commercials, she took to Instagram Live to explain how the hurtful words affected her mental health.

As Deadline reported, Vayntrub didn't back down when it came to the comments made about her body, and, for her, even positive comments were troubling to hear. "But all of these comments... it hurts my feelings," she said. "I'm hurting and it's bringing up, like, a lot of feelings of sexual assault. I am just like, you know, walking my dog and getting messages from people who have distorted my pictures to get likes on their accounts." Vayntrub isn't afraid to stick up for herself, and as sad as it is that she needed to at all, it's great that she put those trolls in their place.