Felisha Cooper (born September 8, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Sasha Thompson on ''

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''.

Early life and education

Cooper was born in

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to Kimberly Gibson (née Johnson), a culinary teacher and the late Gene Cooper, a drill sergeant for the United States Army. She has two siblings, an older sister, Paris and a younger brother, Bobby.

Career

With her first known television appearance being as a contestant on '' Celebrity Name Game'', Cooper was discovered by manager Elaine Lively just three weeks after moving to

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. She landed her first film role playing head cheerleader Alexis "Lexi" Andersen in the horror-comedy film ''

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''. She also had a prominent role on ''

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'' as Laurie Patterson in the show's ninth season, episode 11, "Bully." Viaplay produced a TV show Swedish Dicks with

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and with Cooper in a bi-role.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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