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.[1]
In 2018, she was one of six women selected for the prestigious Black List/Women in Film Episodic Lab.[3]
Critic
From 2010–13,[4] she appeared as the primary film critic and entertainment reporter for KNBC and, on January 10, 2014, she began co-hosting the FX's FX Movie Download.[5][6][7]
Since November 2016, she has been one of the hosts on Screen Junkies spin-off YouTube channel Screen Junkies News. Prior to that, she regularly appeared as a co-host of the Collider YouTube series Collider TV Talk.
Chef
In 2009, Perl-Raver was a chef on Private Chefs of Beverly Hills.[9][10][11] She began cooking to earn money at the age of 16 after finishing high school in three years.[10] Since then, she has worked as a private chef for a number of celebrities.[12][13]
Her recipes have been published in four books.[14]
Actress
She has had bit parts in a dozen television series and films, including The Muse, and starred as herself in five series.[15]
Other ventures
She was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1999.[14][16]
Personal life
Her mother is Miki Raver, who is an author, former talent agent, motivational religious speaker and former production company owner.[17]