Sasheer Zamata

Sasheer Zamata: Biography in Details

Who is Sasheer Zamata?

Sasheer Zamata is an American comedian and actress who began her entertainment career in 2009.

She is best known as a cast member on the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live in January 2014.

Sasheer Zamata’s early life, childhood

The daughter of Ivory Steward and Henry Moore, Sasheer Zamata was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born on 6 May 1986 and named Sasheer Zamata Moore.

As her parents are fans of Star Trek, she was named after “Sasheer” a crystalline substance named in Star Trek: By Any Other Name.

Sasheer Zamata is of African American ethnicity and has an American nationality.

In which school did Sasheer Zamata attend?

Sasheer Zamata studied at Pike High School and graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

She stands 1.7 m tall.

Sasheer Zamata’s career, profession

Talking about the career journey of Sasheer Zamata, she is active in the entertainment field since 2009 and she is still active in it.

She started to pursue her career as soon as she graduated.

In 2009, she started performing regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.

Then she appeared in the ABC News hidden camera series Primetime: Would You Fall For That?

Her career started to blossom in the entertainment field appearing in different shows including “Hey Girl”, “CollegeHumor”, “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell” and “Inside Amy Schumer”.

Sasheer Zamata has her own YouTube channel that includes impersonations of Michelle Obama, Nicki Minaj, and Tyra Banks.

Zamata’s career took on a successful path when she joined the cast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) during its 39th season in 2014.

She became the first black female cast member on SNL since Maya Rudolph left the show’s 33rd season in 2007.

On 18 January 2014, she debuted on SNL in an episode hosted by Drake in which she impersonated Rihanna.

Sasheer Zamata left the show after the season finale of season 42.

In 2015, she was named a celebrity ambassador to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and worked work with the Women’s Rights Project.

How much does Sasheer Zamata earn?

Her success in the career path has paid her well financially.

Her net worth is $1.5 million according to the sources of 2023.

Sasheer Zamata’s controversy

She was criticized when she told, “We’re Not Casting Women to Piss Off Trump”.

Body Measurement

She has a height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs 65 kg.

Sasheer Zamata has black hair and eyes colors. Her body measurements, dress size, shoe size, etc. are unknown.

Social Media Profile

Sasheer Zamata is active on Twitter and Instagram accounts but she does not have a Facebook account.

She has more than 57.1k followers on her Facebook account and she has over 97.2k followers on her Instagram account.

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