Sasha Spielberg Explained

Sasha Spielberg
Birth Date:14 May 1990
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Name:Sasha Rebecca Spielberg
Other Names:Buzzy Lee
Alma Mater:Brown University
Yearsactive:1999–present
Parents:Steven Spielberg
Kate Capshaw
Relatives:Arnold Spielberg (grandfather)
Height:162 cm

Sasha Rebecca Spielberg (born May 14, 1990), also known by her stage name Buzzy Lee, is an American actress and musician.

Life and career

Spielberg was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the daughter of film director Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw.[1] Her father is from an Orthodox Jewish family, and her mother is a Jewish convert. She is their first child together, although each have children from previous relationships. She has three sisters: Mikaela Spielberg, Destry Spielberg,[2] and half-sister Jessica Capshaw, as well as three brothers: Sawyer Spielberg, Theo Spielberg, and half-brother Max Spielberg. She graduated from Brown University.[3]

Spielberg has acted in several of her father's movies, including The Terminal, Munich, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and The Post. She performed in the band Wardell (previously known as Brother/Sister) with her brother Theo. Their Brother/Sister EP The Accidental Zoo was released on April 4, 2011.[4] [5] Their album Love/Idleness was released in 2015.[6]

Spielberg has collaborated with composer and fellow Brown University alumnus Nicolas Jaar under the name Just Friends.[7] [8] They released a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Avalanche" and an original song, "Don't Tell Me."

In 2015, Spielberg produced, wrote for, and starred in Snapchat's first mobile series, Literally Can't Even.[9] She also shares her mini-improv sketches on Instagram.[10] On April 27, 2018, she released her solo EP Facepaint, with five songs.

Spielberg has also collaborated with rapper and producer JPEGMafia on several occasions, the first in 2019 on JPEGMafia's song "Dots Freestyle Remix", from his third studio album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs, where Spielberg was a featured artist.[11] They collaborated again on the song "Nemo!" on JPEGMafia's fourth studio album, LP!.[12] They continued this partnership on his fifth studio album, I Lay Down My Life for You, where she is featured on the song "Don't Put Anything On the Bible".[13] She has also collaborated with rapper Denzel Curry on the song "John Wayne" on Curry's fourth studio album Melt My Eyez See Your Future. The song was produced by JPEGMafia.[14]

Personal life

In May 2022, Spielberg married Harry McNally, son of restaurateur Keith McNally.[15] [16]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999The Love LetterGirl with Sparkler
2004The TerminalLucy
2005MunichYoung Israeli Woman Watching TV
2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullSlugger
2010The Company MenSarah
2010The Dry LandSally
2010The Kids Are All RightWaify Girl
2011The Art of Getting ByZoe Rubenstein
2013Before I SleepRachel
2017The PostWoman with Package
2018DudeCarrie
2018In a RelationshipClara
2021Licorice PizzaCindy

Discography

YearTitle
2013The Brother/Sister EP
2015Love/Idleness
2018Facepaint – EP (as Buzzy Lee)
2019Close Encounters of Their Own Kind (as Buzzy Lee, with Tommy Mandel)
2021Spoiled Love (as Buzzy Lee)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1990-05-14 . NAMES IN THE NEWS : Girl Born to Capshaw-Spielberg . 2022-11-14 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  2. News: Trotting on Their Own Four Hooves . The New York Times . Stephanie . Rosenbloom . August 30, 2007.
  3. Theo and Sasha Spielberg—Yes, of Those Spielbergs—Have a Family Band. Peppers. Margot. 7 March 2013. Vanity Fair. en. 2019-04-05. Although this marks the Brown University graduate's fashion debut, she is no stranger to fame, having played small roles in some of her father's films, including Indiana Jones, from the age of nine..
  4. News: Sasha Spielberg – L.A. Native, Brown student and singer in "Brother/Sister" . The Daily Truffle . April 15, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120417212731/http://www.thedailytruffle.com/2012/04/sasha-spielberg-brother-sister/ . April 17, 2012 . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Brother/Sister: Longing For Summer. NPR. en. 2019-07-13.
  6. Theo and Sasha Spielberg—Yes, of Those Spielbergs—Have a Family Band. Blasberg. Derek. Vanity Fair. March 3, 2016. en. 2019-04-05.
  7. Web site: Listen to Nicolas Jaar and Sasha Spielberg's Just Friends Track "Don't Tell Me". Pitchfork. March 23, 2014. en. 2019-07-13.
  8. Web site: Hear the latest track from Nicolas Jaar and Sasha Spielberg's Just Friends project. 2014-03-23. FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.. en-US. 2019-07-13.
  9. Web site: Snapchat Launching First Mobile Series Produced by Steven Spielberg's and John Goldwyn's Daughters. Hod. Itay. 2015-01-30. TheWrap. en-US. 2019-04-05.
  10. Sasha Spielberg on New Buzzy Lee EP and Acting in Her Dad's Movies. Pasternak. Hannah. 2018-05-02. Rolling Stone. en-US. 2019-04-05.
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  15. News: Steven Spielberg's Daughter Sasha Gets Engaged to Restaurateur Keith McNally's Son Harry on NYE. People . January 5, 2022 .
  16. Web site: Wenger . Stephanie . Steven Spielberg's Daughter Sasha Marries Restaurateur Keith McNally's Son Harry . 2022-05-21 . People . en.