Sabrina Brier

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Sabrina Brier
Born (1994-08-04) August 4, 1994 (age 29)
Education Smith College (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • influencer
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Last updated: November 23, 2023

Sabrina Brier (born August 4, 1994) is an American actress, comedian and influencer. She became famous on TikTok in 2023, becoming known for her skits in which she plays privileged, self-involved characters. The skits often also depict relatable humoristic takes on awkward, or sometimes painful, life moments.

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Life and career

Brier was born on August 4, 1994, to Susan Cinoman, a playwright and former sketch comedian, and a cardiologist father. She is Jewish and has one older sister who works as a producer. [1] Brier's parents divorced when she was five years old. She attended Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut and, while there, performed a monologue from The Taming of the Shrew for a Shakespeare competition in which she won first place. She then attended Smith College, where she majored in theater while taking improv classes; she graduated in 2017. She worked in talent management for two years after graduating before working as an assistant for the writers of the ABC legal drama For Life . [2]

Brier found success on TikTok through posting skits in which she played privileged, self-involved characters, such as the "Extremely Passive Aggressive Roommate". By August 2023, she had gained more than 600,000 followers. [1] Brier had a guest role in the Steven Soderbergh web series Command Z, which was released in July 2023. [3] As of 2023, she is represented by Creative Artists Agency. [2] She appeared as fictional singer Biljana Electronica in a teaser video for the song "Planet of the Bass" by comedian Kyle Gordon as DJ Crazy Times on TikTok in August 2023. [4] In October 2023, for The Guardian , JD Reforma wrote of Brier that she had "elevated the loyal-but-basic best friend archetype into something sublime". [5] By 2024, videos of Brier saying "Oh!" became a popular reaction meme online. [6] She guest starred as Jessca, a substitute teacher, in "Smoking", an episode of the sitcom Abbott Elementary 's third season that aired in February 2024. [7]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Command Z Pura ShujaaEpisode: "The Climate II"
2024 Abbott Elementary JesscaEpisode: "Smoking"

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References

  1. 1 2 Jibril, Halima (August 25, 2023). "Sabrina Brier loves being a woman and wants you to love it too". Dazed . Retrieved November 22, 2023. I share a birthday with Greta Gerwig, Meghan Markle, Barack Obama and Dylan and Cole Sprouse.
  2. 1 2 Jacobs, Alexandra (March 14, 2023). "Your Annoying Roommate Is Slaying on TikTok". The New York Times . Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ Peralta, Diego (February 19, 2024). "'Abbott Elementary' Season 3 Just Cast Your Favorite Annoying TikTok Bestie". Collider . Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ Scorziello, Sophia (August 15, 2023). "The Story Behind 'Planet of the Bass,' Kyle Gordon's Eurodance Parody Sweeping the Internet". Variety . Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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