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Sasheer Zamata Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Sasheer Zamata Quick Info
Height 5 ft 7 in
Weight 61 kg
Date of Birth May 6, 1986
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Eye Color Dark Brown

Sasheer Zamata is an American actress and comedian who is best known for her appearances as a cast member of the iconic late-night sketch comedy TV series Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2017. She is well recognized for her impersonation of female celebrities and has 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. Sasheer has hosted a live variety show called Sasheer Zamata Party Time and has created standup specials such as Special Pizza Mind. She has served as a celebrity ambassador for the non-partisan, non-profit American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Born Name

Sasheer Zamata Moore

Nick Name

Sasheer

Sasheer Zamata as seen in an Instagram Post in May 2019
Sasheer Zamata as seen in an Instagram Post in May 2019 (Sasheer Zamata / Instagram)

Sun Sign

Taurus

Born Place

Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Sasheer had graduated from the Pike High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. She then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia. At the university, she was a founding member of an improv comedy troupe called Amuse Bouche and had also participated, for a semester, in the Disney College Program, an internship program where she had portrayed several costumed Disney characters.

Occupation

Actress, Comedian

Sasheer Zamata as seen in an Instagram Post in January 2020
Sasheer Zamata as seen in an Instagram Post in January 2020 (Sasheer Zamata / Instagram)

Family

  • Father – Henry Moore (Former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force)
  • Mother – Ivory Steward
  • Others – Robert Lee Steward, Jr. (Maternal Grandfather), Robert Lee Steward (Maternal Great Grandfather), Lottie Blount (Maternal Great Grandmother), Maurice LaBlance Mahon (Maternal Grandmother), Leroy Washington Stenthouse (Maternal Great Grandfather), Caroline Angeline Hobson (Maternal Great Grandmother)

Manager

She is represented by –

  • Sam Saifer, Manager, Avalon Entertainment, Talent Management Agency, Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Danielle Schoenberg, Manager, The Gersh Agency, Talent and Literary Agency, Los Angeles, California, United States

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 7 in or 170 cm

Weight

61 kg or 134.5 lbs

Sasheer Zamata as seen in an Instagram Post in September 2019
Sasheer Zamata as seen in an Instagram Post in September 2019 (Sasheer Zamata / Instagram)

Race / Ethnicity

Black

She is of African-American descent.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

  • Petite frame
  • Afro hairstyle
  • Charming smile
Sasheer Zamata as seen in an Instagram Post in April 2020
Sasheer Zamata as seen in an Instagram Post in April 2020 (Sasheer Zamata / Instagram)

Sasheer Zamata Facts

  1. She was born in Japan as her father, an Air Force officer, was stationed there at the time. She was later raised in Indianapolis, Indiana as her family moved there after her father’s overseas deployment had ended.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. She voiced the character of Sally in the 2016 video game Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare: Zombies in Spaceland.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

Featured Image by Sasheer Zamata / Instagram

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