Sasha Perl-Raver (born August 22, 1978) is an American writer, actress, film critic, and TV personality who grew up in New York City and Oakland, California.

Career

Writer

She co-wrote the screenplay for ''

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'', directed by

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and starring

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, and

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. In 2018, she was one of six women selected for the prestigious

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/ Women in Film Episodic Lab.

Critic

From 2010–13, she appeared as the primary film critic and entertainment reporter for

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and, on January 10, 2014, she began co-hosting the FX's ''FX Movie Download''. She has interviewed numerous celebrities, including

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, and

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while reviewing films. Since November 2016, she has been one of the hosts on

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spin-off

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channel Screen Junkies News. Prior to that, she regularly appeared as a co-host of the

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YouTube series ''Collider TV Talk''.

Chef

In 2009, Perl-Raver was a chef on ''

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''. She began cooking to earn money at the age of 16 after finishing high school in three years. Since then, she has worked as a private chef for a number of celebrities. Her recipes have been published in four books.

Actress

She has had

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s in a dozen television series and films, including ''The Muse'', and starred as herself in five series.

Other ventures

She was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1999.

Personal life

Her mother is Miki Raver, who is an author, former talent agent, motivational religious speaker and former production company owner. She graduated from the

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. She married actor Jason Richard Fox in August 2014. The couple had their first child, Luna Pearl, in February 2018.

References

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