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Sasha Spielberg
American actress and singer
Sasha Rebecca Spielberg (born May 14, 1990), also known by her stage name Buzzy Lee, is an American actress and musician.
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Spielberg at the 2013 Jubilee Music & Arts Festival | |
| Born | Sasha Rebecca Spielberg (1990-05-14) May 14, 1990 (age 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Buzzy Lee |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Spouse |
Harry McNally (m. 2022) |
| Parent(s) | Steven Spielberg Kate Capshaw |
| Relatives | Arnold Spielberg (grandfather) |
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Spielberg was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the daughter of film director Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw.[1] Her father is from an Orthodox Jewish family, and her mother is a Jewish convert. She is their first child together, although each have children from previous relationships. She has three sisters: Mikaela Spielberg, Destry Spielberg,[2] and half-sister Jessica Capshaw, as well as three brothers: Sawyer Spielberg, Theo Spielberg, and half-brother Max Spielberg. She graduated from Brown University.[3]
Spielberg has acted in several of her father's movies, including The Terminal, Munich, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and The Post. She performed in the band Wardell (previously known as Brother/Sister) with her brother Theo. Their Brother/Sister EP The Accidental Zoo was released on April 4, 2011.[4][5] Their album Love/Idleness was released in 2015.[6]
Spielberg has collaborated with composer and fellow Brown University alumnus Nicolas Jaar under the name Just Friends.[7][8] They released a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Avalanche" and an original song, "Don't Tell Me."[8]
In 2015, Spielberg produced, wrote for, and starred in Snapchat's first mobile series, Literally Can't Even.[9] She also shares her mini-improv sketches on Instagram.[10] On April 27, 2018, she released her solo EP Facepaint, with five songs.
Spielberg has also collaborated with rapper and producer JPEGMafia on several occasions, the first in 2019 on JPEGMafia's song "Dots Freestyle Remix", from his third studio album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs, where Spielberg was a featured artist.[11] They collaborated again on the song "Nemo!" on JPEGMafia's fourth studio album, LP!.[12] She has also collaborated with rapper Denzel Curry on the song "John Wayne" on Curry's fourth studio album Melt My Eyez See Your Future. The song was produced by JPEGMafia.[13]
In May 2022, Spielberg married Harry McNally, son of restaurateur Keith McNally.[14][15]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | The Love Letter | Girl with Sparkler | |
| 2004 | The Terminal | Lucy | |
| 2005 | Munich | Young Israeli Woman Watching TV | [10] |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Slugger | |
| 2010 | The Company Men | Sarah | |
| 2010 | The Dry Land | Sally | |
| 2010 | The Kids Are All Right | Waify Girl | |
| 2011 | The Art of Getting By | Zoe Rubenstein | |
| 2013 | Before I Sleep | Rachel | |
| 2017 | The Post | Woman with Package | [10] |
| 2018 | Dude | Carrie | |
| 2018 | In a Relationship | Clara | |
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Cindy |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2013 | The Brother/Sister EP |
| 2015 | Love/Idleness |
| 2018 | Facepaint – EP (as Buzzy Lee) |
| 2019 | Close Encounters of Their Own Kind (as Buzzy Lee, with Tommy Mandel) |
| 2021 | Spoiled Love (as Buzzy Lee) |
- "NAMES IN THE NEWS : Girl Born to Capshaw-Spielberg". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1990. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- Rosenbloom, Stephanie (August 30, 2007). "Trotting on Their Own Four Hooves". The New York Times.
- Peppers, Margot (March 7, 2013). "Theo and Sasha Spielberg—Yes, of Those Spielbergs—Have a Family Band". Vanity Fair. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
Although this marks the Brown University graduate's fashion debut, she is no stranger to fame, having played small roles in some of her father's films, including Indiana Jones, from the age of nine.
- "Sasha Spielberg – L.A. Native, Brown student and singer in "Brother/Sister"". The Daily Truffle. April 15, 2012. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012.
- "Brother/Sister: Longing For Summer". NPR. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Blasberg, Derek (March 3, 2016). "Theo and Sasha Spielberg—Yes, of Those Spielbergs—Have a Family Band". Vanity Fair. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- "Listen to Nicolas Jaar and Sasha Spielberg's Just Friends Track "Don't Tell Me"". Pitchfork. March 23, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- "Hear the latest track from Nicolas Jaar and Sasha Spielberg's Just Friends project". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. March 23, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Hod, Itay (January 30, 2015). "Snapchat Launching First Mobile Series Produced by Steven Spielberg's and John Goldwyn's Daughters". TheWrap. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- Pasternak, Hannah (May 2, 2018). "Sasha Spielberg on New Buzzy Lee EP and Acting in Her Dad's Movies". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- "Steven Spielberg's Daughter Sasha Gets Engaged to Restaurateur Keith McNally's Son Harry on NYE". People. January 5, 2022.
- Wenger, Stephanie. "Steven Spielberg's Daughter Sasha Marries Restaurateur Keith McNally's Son Harry". People. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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