Sasheer Zamata
Sasheer Zamata Moore (; born May 6, 1986) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, writer, and singer. Zamata is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2017. Since her departure from SNL, she has garnered wider attention for her leading roles in the TV series Woke (2020–2022) and Home Economics (2021–2023). She has served as a celebrity ambassador for the American Civil Liberties Union.
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| Full name at birth | Sasheer Zamata Moore
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| Claim to fame | her appearances as a cast member of the NBC iconic late-night sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2017, as well as her impersonation of female celebrities, having played Michelle Obama in the 2009 short film Michelle Obama’s Breaking Point, Tyra Banks in the 2010 short film Tyra Banks Exclusive 2010, and Beyoncé Knowles in the 2015 short film The Jay Z Story
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| Date of birth | 6 May 1986
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| Place of birth | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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| Occupation | Actress, stand-up comedian, writer, singer
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| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Weight | 134 lbs (61 kg)
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| Dress size | 8
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| Shoe size | 7
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| Net worth | $1,500,000 USD
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| High school | Pike High School
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| University | University of Virginia
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- She is one of the co-creators of the web series Pursuit of Sexiness, which was named among the ‘Top 10 Web Series of 2013’ by Variety magazine.
- Sasheer has been listed in Time Out New York‘s ‘Top 10 Funniest Women in NYC’ as well as Brooklyn Magazine‘s ’50 Funniest People in Brooklyn’ lists.
- She voiced the character of Sally in the 2016 video game Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare: Zombies in Spaceland.
- In 2014, she became the first black female cast member on Saturday Night Live since Maya Rudolph had departed the show in 2007, its 33rd season.
- Sasheer revealed in an interview that her parents had named her after the fictional alien flower-like crystal called Sahsheer that was featured in a 1968 episode titled By Any Other Name in the science-fiction TV series Star Trek.
Sasheer Zamata is known for her role in the film The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) as Jade (voice).
She is also known for her role in the film I Feel Pretty (2018) as Tasha.
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