Sasheer Zamata Moore [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ( / s ə ˈ ʃ ɪər z ə ˈ m eɪ t ə / ; born May 6, 1986) [ 3 ] [ 4 ] is an American actress and comedian. She rose to prominence as a cast member [ 3 ] on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2017. Since departing SNL , she has garnered wider attention for her starring roles in the TV series Woke (2020–2022), Home Economics (2021–2023), and Agatha All Along (2024). Zamata, who is of African American heritage, is the daughter of American parents, Ivory Steward and Henry Moore, a lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force. [ 5 ] She was born in Okinawa , Japan, because of her father’s military career. [ 6 ] She is the great-granddaughter of Leroy Washington Mahon, a formerly enslaved man who founded the town of Fargo, Arkansas . [ 7 ] Zamata was raised in Indianapolis , Indiana . She is a graduate of Pike High School . [ 8 ] She stated her parents named her after the alien flower-like crystal called the “Sahsheer” from the Star Trek episode ” By Any Other Name “. [ 9 ] She attended the University of Virginia , and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Zamata was a founding member of the university’s long-form improv comedy troupe, Amuse Bouche. [ 10 ] While a student at UVA, she participated in the Disney College Program for one semester, working as a character friend to Buzz Lightyear . [ 11 ]
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