Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski (born 30 July 1982 in Werrington Downs, Australia), better known by the stage name Yvonne Strahovski (/strəˈhɒv.ski/), is an Australian actress. Although already fairly established in her native Australia, her Star-Making Role was her role as CIA Agent Sarah Walker on the NBC comedy Chuck. Since Chuck ended, she's found success in film and television with many supporting roles and most notably, landing the part of Kate Morgan in 24: Live Another Day, for which she gained critical acclaim and raised talk of a possible spin-off.
Her voice and likeness were also used for the sci-fi space opera Mass Effect, where she played Miranda Lawson.
Film Roles
- 2007 Gone as Sondra
- 2011 Killer Elite as Anne
- 2014 I, Frankenstein as Terra Wade
- 2018 The Predator as Emily McKenna
- 2018 He's Out There as Laura
- 2021 The Tomorrow War as Colonel Muri Forester
- TBA Untitled Tomorrow War sequel
Television Roles
- 2007–2012 Chuck as Sarah Walker
- 2012–2013 Dexter as Hannah McKay
- 2014 Louie as Blake
- 2014 24: Live Another Day as Kate Morgan
- 2016 Batman: Bad Blood as Kate Kane/Batwoman
- 2017 The Handmaid's Tale as Serena Joy Waterford
- 2018 Tangled: The Series as Stalyan
Video Games
- The 3rd Birthday as Aya Brea
- The Mass Effect series as Miranda Lawson
Tropes
- Action Girl: She's known for playing them. She got the role on Chuck specifically because the producers thought she was believable as Ms. Fanservice and as an Action Girl.
- The Cast Showoff: She gets to exhibit her fluency in Polish on Chuck from time to time.
- Fake American: She's most frequently cast as Americans.
- How's Your British Accent?: She 'pretended' to be Australian in an episode of Chuck.
- Ink-Suit Actor: As Miranda Lawson in Mass Effect, whose appearance is based on her aside from darker hair.
- Ms. Fanservice: She's very often seen wearing revealing outfits or in sexy scenes in various works like Chuck, Dexter, Louie or Mass Effect (by way of Ink-Suit Actor).
- Star-Making Role: The show Chuck; the commercials made heavy use of just how incredibly beautiful she is, but when people watched the show it became clear she wasn't just a model hired for her looks. She delivered a consistent, complex, and at times powerful performance that has opened doors for her in Hollywood.