Sasha Barrese
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Alexandra "Sasha" Barrese (born April 24, 1981) is an American actress known for her roles in The Hangover
and The Hangover Part II.
, Hawaii
. Barrese was raised in Paris
, France
until the age of seven when she moved to the United States. Because Sasha's mother worked as a model while they were living in France, Sasha was able to gain a lot of modeling experience at a young age by traveling to photo shoots with her mother.
, California and Le Lycee Francais in Los Angeles, California. She later went to Tabor Academy
in Marion
, Massachusetts
and graduated high school in 1999. During high school she modeled for NEXT Agency, Elite
, and Guess Jeans. After graduation she did work both on television and the silver screen. She had starring roles in the films The Hangover and The Hangover part II. She also appeared in the 2010 horror film Let Me In
.
. She is an avid reader, an art enthusiast, and loves the games of chess
and poker
. She is of Irish
, Dutch
, Native American
, and Russian descent, and speaks fluent French
.
The Hangover (film)
The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor...
and The Hangover Part II.
Early life
She was born Alexandra Barrese to actress and model Katherine Barrese in MauiMaui
The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444,...
, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. Barrese was raised in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
until the age of seven when she moved to the United States. Because Sasha's mother worked as a model while they were living in France, Sasha was able to gain a lot of modeling experience at a young age by traveling to photo shoots with her mother.
Career
Barrese and her mother had their acting debut in the 1989 movie Homer and Eddie. The following year the pair starred as the younger and older versions of a character named Jezebel in 1990's Jezebel's Kiss. In all subsequent roles Sasha is credited as Sasha Barrese in lieu of her birth name, Alexandra Barrese. Over the course of her education career Sasha attended 15 different schools. As a young girl she attended Ojai Private School in Ojai ValleyOjai, California
Ojai is a city in Ventura County, California, USA. It is situated in the Ojai Valley , surrounded by hills and mountains. The population was 7,461 at the 2010 census, down from 7,862 at the 2000 census.-History:Chumash Indians were the early inhabitants of the valley...
, California and Le Lycee Francais in Los Angeles, California. She later went to Tabor Academy
Tabor Academy
Tabor Academy is a highly selective independent preparatory school located in Marion, Massachusetts, United States. Tabor is known for its marine science courses...
in Marion
Marion, Massachusetts
Marion is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,123 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Marion Center, please see the article Marion Center, Massachusetts.-History:...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and graduated high school in 1999. During high school she modeled for NEXT Agency, Elite
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
, and Guess Jeans. After graduation she did work both on television and the silver screen. She had starring roles in the films The Hangover and The Hangover part II. She also appeared in the 2010 horror film Let Me In
Let Me In (film)
Let Me In is a 2010 American romantic horror film directed by Matt Reeves and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloë Grace Moretz. It is based on the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In , directed by Tomas Alfredson, and the novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist...
.
Personal life
Sasha currently lives with her mother in Beverly Hills, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She is an avid reader, an art enthusiast, and loves the games of chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
and poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
. She is of Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
, Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
, Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
, and Russian descent, and speaks fluent French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Homer and Eddie | 4-year old girl | |
| 1990 | Jezebel's Kiss | Young Jezebel | |
| 1999 | American Pie American Pie (film) American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film written by Adam Herz. American Pie was the directorial film debut of brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, and the first film in the American Pie film series... |
Courtney | |
| 1999 | Boy Meets World Boy Meets World Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the... |
Janine | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Dropping Out | Heather | |
| 2000 | Hellraiser: Inferno Hellraiser: Inferno Hellraiser: Inferno is the fifth installment in the Hellraiser series and the first Hellraiser film to go straight-to-DVD. It was directed by Scott Derrickson and released on October 3, 2000.... |
Daphne Sharp | |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde Legally Blonde Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and produced by Marc E. Platt... |
Another Girl | |
| 2002 | Paranormal Girl | Kelly Billingham | |
| 2002 | The Ring The Ring (2002 film) The Ring is a 2002 American psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson. It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film Ring.... |
Girl Teen #1 | |
| 2002 | Just Shoot Me | Tess | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Run of the House Run of the House Run of the House is a sitcom on The WB, that aired between September 2003 and May 2004. 19 episodes were produced but only 16 were aired before the show was cancelled. The show was about a family of four siblings, whose parents moved from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Arizona, because the weather... |
Sally Franklin | 18 episodes; 2003–2004 |
| 2004 | LAX LAX (TV series) LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".-Synopsis:... |
Caitlin Mansfield | 9 Episodes; 2004–2005 |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
April Goodwin | |
| 2007 | Drive Drive (TV series) Drive is a short-lived American action drama television series created by Tim Minear and Ben Queen, produced by Minear, Queen, and Greg Yaitanes, and starring Nathan Fillion, four episodes of which aired on the Fox network in April 2007... |
Dupree | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Full Dress | Nun 1 | |
| 2007 | Carpoolers Carpoolers Carpoolers is an American single-camera comedy series, which ran on ABC from October 2, 2007 to March 4, 2008. The show was created by Bruce McCulloch, who also executive produced alongside Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, David Miner, Marsh McCall, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo . Joe and Anthony Russo... |
Holly | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Supernatural Supernatural The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature... |
Casey | 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Hangover | Tracy Garner | |
| 2010 | Let Me In Let Me In (film) Let Me In is a 2010 American romantic horror film directed by Matt Reeves and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloë Grace Moretz. It is based on the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In , directed by Tomas Alfredson, and the novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist... |
Virginia | |
| 2011 | The Hangover Part II | Tracy Billings |