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.

Life and career

Brier was born on August 4, 1994, to

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, a playwright and former sketch comedian, and a cardiologist father. She is

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and has one older sister who works as a producer. Brier's parents divorced when she was five years old. She attended

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in Woodbridge, Connecticut and, while there, performed a monologue from ''

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'' for a Shakespeare competition in which she won first place. She then attended

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, 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

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legal drama '' For Life''. Brier found success on

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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. Brier had a guest role in the

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web series ''Command Z'', which was released in July 2023. , she is represented by Creative Artists Agency. 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. In October 2023, for ''

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'', JD Reforma wrote of Brier that she had "elevated the loyal-but-basic best friend archetype into something sublime". By 2024, videos of Brier saying "Oh!" became a popular reaction meme online. She guest starred as Jessca, a substitute teacher, in "Smoking", an episode of the

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'' Abbott Elementary''s third season that aired in February 2024.

Filmography

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brier, Sabrina 1994 births 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American Jews Actresses from Connecticut American television actresses American TikTokers Comedians from Connecticut Jewish American comedians Jewish female comedians Living people People from Woodbridge, Connecticut Smith College alumni