# Sasha Barrese
**Sasha Barrese** (born Alexandra Barrese, 1981) is an American actress and model known for playing Tracy, the fiancée of [Justin Bartha](https://www.edgepedia.org/justin-bartha)'s character Doug, in *The Hangover* (2009) and its two sequels.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981, Maui, Hawaii, USA[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) |
| Full name | Alexandra Barrese[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) |
| Best-known role | Tracy in *The Hangover* (2009), *The Hangover Part II* (2011), and *The Hangover Part III* (2013)[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/sasha-barrese-44222/film-credits) |
| Early start | Film debut at age 8 in *Homer & Eddie* (1989), playing her mother's younger self in *Jezebel's Kiss* (1990)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) |
| Highest-rated film | *Let Me In* (2010), 88% on the Tomatometer, in which she played Virginia[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) |
| First lead role | Sally Franklin on the WB sitcom *Run of the House* (2003–04)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) |
## Early life
Barrese was born in Maui, Hawaii, and was raised by her mother, [Katherine](https://www.edgepedia.org/katherine), who was 16 when she gave birth. Katherine worked as a model and aspiring actress and moved to Paris with her infant daughter, bringing Sasha along on modeling and photo shoots. The pair moved back to the United States in 1985[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) • [3](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sasha-barrese/umc.cpc.1kibk7j8v5mbgyz7wko9peyj6).
Her first screen appearances came as a child alongside her mother: the two made their film debuts together in the road trip comedy *Homer & Eddie* (1989), a [Whoopi Goldberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/whoopi-goldberg) comedy, and Barrese then played Katherine's younger self in the romantic thriller *Jezebel's Kiss* (1990), co-starring [Malcolm McDowell](https://www.edgepedia.org/malcolm-mcdowell)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) • [3](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sasha-barrese/umc.cpc.1kibk7j8v5mbgyz7wko9peyj6).
She then spent about a decade away from acting to concentrate on school, taking occasional modeling jobs through the NEXT and Elite agencies, and graduated from Massachusetts' [Tabor Academy](https://www.edgepedia.org/tabor-academy-massachusetts). She is fluent in French[3](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sasha-barrese/umc.cpc.1kibk7j8v5mbgyz7wko9peyj6).
## Return to acting
Barrese returned to screens in 1999 with a small role in *American Pie* and a guest appearance on the ABC sitcom *Boy Meets World* (season 7, episode 4, "No Such Thing as a Sure Thing")[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) • [3](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sasha-barrese/umc.cpc.1kibk7j8v5mbgyz7wko9peyj6). Through the early 2000s she worked steadily in film and television, including *Hellraiser: Inferno* (2000, as Daphne Sharp), *Dropping Out* (2000, as Heather), *The Ring* (2002, as a teenager), and *Legally Blonde* (2001), along with a guest spot on the workplace sitcom *Just Shoot Me!*[3](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sasha-barrese/umc.cpc.1kibk7j8v5mbgyz7wko9peyj6) • [4](https://www.filmstarts.de/personen/103837/filmo/).
Her first lead role came as Sally Franklin on the short-lived WB sitcom *Run of the House* (2003–04), about four siblings left to fend for themselves when their parents relocate to Arizona. A stint on the NBC airport drama *LAX* (2004–05) followed, then a string of TV guest roles on series including *Supernatural* (2007, as Casey), *CSI: Miami*, *Trauma* (2009, as Christine), and *Leverage* (2011, as Barbara Madsen)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) • [3](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sasha-barrese/umc.cpc.1kibk7j8v5mbgyz7wko9peyj6) • [4](https://www.filmstarts.de/personen/103837/filmo/).
## The Hangover and later work
In 2009 Barrese was cast as Tracy, the worried fiancée of Justin Bartha's character Doug, in *The Hangover*, a comedy about three friends who wake up after a Las Vegas bachelor party with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. The film was a surprise hit, earning 79% with critics and 84% with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) • [3](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sasha-barrese/umc.cpc.1kibk7j8v5mbgyz7wko9peyj6) • [5](https://film.nv.gov/portfolio/the_hangover/).
She reprised Tracy in *[The Hangover Part II](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hangover-part-ii)* (2011) and *[The Hangover Part III](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hangover-part-iii)* (2013), though her role in the sequels was smaller[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/sasha-barrese-44222/film-credits) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese). Between the sequels she appeared in *Let Me In* (2010), the well-received American remake of the Swedish vampire film, playing Virginia, a vampire victim; it remains her highest-rated film at 88%[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese) • [3](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sasha-barrese/umc.cpc.1kibk7j8v5mbgyz7wko9peyj6). She has also studied at the Actors Circle Theater in West Hollywood[3](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sasha-barrese/umc.cpc.1kibk7j8v5mbgyz7wko9peyj6).
## References
1. [Sasha Barrese Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sasha_barrese)
2. [Sasha Barrese Filmography and Movies, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/sasha-barrese-44222/film-credits)
3. [Sasha Barrese Movies and Shows, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sasha-barrese/umc.cpc.1kibk7j8v5mbgyz7wko9peyj6)
4. [Filmografie von Sasha Barrese, FILMSTARTS.de](https://www.filmstarts.de/personen/103837/filmo/)
5. [The Hangover (2009), Film Nevada](https://film.nv.gov/portfolio/the_hangover/)
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