Alexandra Barrese (born April 24, 1981) is an American actress and
professional poker player. She is best known for her role as Tracy
Billings in The Hangover Trilogy.Barrese was born to aspiring actress
Katherine Barrese in Maui, Hawaii. Her mother is of Russian descent,
and her father is of English, with some German, Swiss-German,
Scottish, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. Her mother is from a Russian
family that lived in Shanghai and Harbin, China. Barrese was raised in
Paris, France until she was four years old and she speaks fluent
French. She attended Provo Canyon School in Orem, Utah. Barrese also
attended Ojai Valley School in Ojai, California, Lycée Français de
Los Angeles in Los Angeles and The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks. She
continued on to Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts and graduated
high school in 1999. Her modeling career began during her school years
after modeling for Guess Jeans.Barrese and her mother had their acting
debut in the 1989 movie Homer and Eddie. The following year the pair
starred as the younger and older versions of a character named Jezebel
in 1990's Jezebel's Kiss. In all subsequent roles, she is credited as
"Sasha Barrese" in lieu of her birth name, Alexandra Barrese. Early in
her career, Barrese had small roles in films American Pie (1999),
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000) and Legally Blonde (2001). She appeared as
Tess in three episodes of the comedy television series Just Shoot Me!,
before landing her first lead role on the WB sitcom Run of the House.
She portrayed Sally Franklin, one of four siblings left to fend for
themselves when their parents relocate to Arizona. She then appeared
as Caitlin Mansfield in the television drama series LAX set in the
airport of the same name. She also appeared in episodes of Drive;
Supernatural; Roommates; CSI: Miami; Trauma; Robot Chicken; and
Leverage. She had roles in the films The Hangover, The Hangover Part
II, and The Hangover Part III, portraying Tracy Billings. She also
appeared in the 2010 horror film Let Me In.
professional poker player. She is best known for her role as Tracy
Billings in The Hangover Trilogy.Barrese was born to aspiring actress
Katherine Barrese in Maui, Hawaii. Her mother is of Russian descent,
and her father is of English, with some German, Swiss-German,
Scottish, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. Her mother is from a Russian
family that lived in Shanghai and Harbin, China. Barrese was raised in
Paris, France until she was four years old and she speaks fluent
French. She attended Provo Canyon School in Orem, Utah. Barrese also
attended Ojai Valley School in Ojai, California, Lycée Français de
Los Angeles in Los Angeles and The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks. She
continued on to Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts and graduated
high school in 1999. Her modeling career began during her school years
after modeling for Guess Jeans.Barrese and her mother had their acting
debut in the 1989 movie Homer and Eddie. The following year the pair
starred as the younger and older versions of a character named Jezebel
in 1990's Jezebel's Kiss. In all subsequent roles, she is credited as
"Sasha Barrese" in lieu of her birth name, Alexandra Barrese. Early in
her career, Barrese had small roles in films American Pie (1999),
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000) and Legally Blonde (2001). She appeared as
Tess in three episodes of the comedy television series Just Shoot Me!,
before landing her first lead role on the WB sitcom Run of the House.
She portrayed Sally Franklin, one of four siblings left to fend for
themselves when their parents relocate to Arizona. She then appeared
as Caitlin Mansfield in the television drama series LAX set in the
airport of the same name. She also appeared in episodes of Drive;
Supernatural; Roommates; CSI: Miami; Trauma; Robot Chicken; and
Leverage. She had roles in the films The Hangover, The Hangover Part
II, and The Hangover Part III, portraying Tracy Billings. She also
appeared in the 2010 horror film Let Me In.
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