- Born
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Sasha Calle was born on August 7, 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for The Flash (2023), In the Summers (2024) and On Swift Horses.
- ParentsSamira Calle
- Sasha beat out more than 400 other actresses who auditioned for the Supergirl role.
- Sasha was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts on August 7, 1995. At the age of 10, she moved to Colombia for two years. She then moved back to the U.S. and went to high school in Hollywood, Florida. Her mom is Samira Calle, her stepfather is named Kevin and her brother is Jacob. After graduating high school, she moved to Los Angeles to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She graduated from AMDA with a BFA in Performing Arts.
- She is the fourth actress to play the DC Comics character Kara Zor El/Supergirl in a live-action adaptation after Helen Slater, Laura Vandervoort and Melissa Benoist.
- She is of Colombian descent.
- Her iteration of Supergirl in The Flash (2023) was initially compared by fans to the character Cir-El from DC Comics. Her first appearance in costume on set in London suggested that her character could have been based on Lara Lane-Kent, from the "Injustice" universe. The first official trailer confirmed the character's identity as being Kara.
- Representation in the entertainment industry really matters, and I'm super honored, honestly (to be the first Latina Supergirl). There was a moment when we were shooting, when Andy was like, "Hey, come over here and watch this scene on the playback monitor." And I go over and I see her (Supergirl), and she's in her full glory. And suddenly, I got really emotional. Because I'm looking at that, and I'm like, "Wow, I wish I would have had this when I was little." It meant a lot to me. I turned into child Sasha watching this person (on the screen). So it's really important. And I'm really happy and really thankful to DC and Warner Brothers for doing this now. It's so cool that we're doing this, and, ya know, it's about time.
- [on being the first Latina actress playing Supergirl] It's an honor, an absolute joy. I'm still pinching myself every day. My biggest hope is that my community knows that we belong on the big screen. Our stories are not limited; they are unlimited. We are powerful superheroes also on big screens globally.
- I always knew I wanted to be a performer. I've been singing and writing music since I was a kid. That's how it started. Eventually, I got a performing arts degree, which is singing, acting, and dancing. That's where I started to really fall in love with acting on camera.
- [on what makes her iteration of Supergirl different from previous portrayal] Her androgyny, I would say. The suit is so beautiful and it's a beautiful mix of femininity and masculinity. It's kind of androgynous, and it's mobile. It works as if you were to wear a suit that would protect you and allow you to move. I love it. It was really cool to see how it looks on camera as well.
- I remember watching Wonder Woman (2017) and feeling like I could do anything, and here I am now.
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