Sasha Compère was born in
Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of immigrants from
Haiti. She began performing theater in high school and continued theatre and film studies at
The University of Michigan, while simultaneously receiving a Bachelors in Business Administration. Sasha joined The Flea Theatre as a member of the Bats in New York in 2009 and performed in their Serials underground theatre before moving to Los Angeles to pursue TV/Film.[1][2]
Career
Compère's breakthrough role was as a series regular, Laura Greene, on season one of the
TBS comedy Miracle Workers.[3] Prior to getting that role, Compère worked as a building manager. She said the role on Miracle Workers "changed my life."[4]
Other prominent credits include a recurring character on the
HBO show Love Life, starring
Anna Kendrick, and a role in the
Netflix film Uncorked,[5] starring
Mamoudou Athie and written and directed by the show runner for
HBO's
Insecure,
Prentice Penny.[6] Critic Pete Hammond called Compère "perfectly cast" in the film.[7]
In February 2021, Compère was announced as a series regular in the upcoming comedy series Single Drunk Female to air on
Freeform.[8]