Katherine Barrese had been working as a model when gave birth to her daughter, actress Alexandra "Sasha" Barrese (Sasha Barrese), on April 24, 1981 in Maui, Hawaii. Soon after, the two moved to Paris, France, where they lived for 4 years. Katherine would continue her career as a French model, and she would often bring little Sasha to work with her. Both of them learned to speak fluent French.A few years later, Katherine and little Sasha moved to California, where they both began their acting careers in the same movie, 1989's Voyageurs sans permis (1989). Katherine plays the pizza restaurant waitress that Eddie stiffs with a stolen credit card. Sasha, then 8-years-old, plays the small 4-year-old girl in the purple jacket at the parade. Both Katherine and Sasha went on to star in 1990's La Vengeance de Jezebel (1990), where Katherine plays lead character "Jezebel", and Sasha (age 9) plays "young Jezebel". Sasha was credited by her real name, Alexandra, in this film. Katherine went on to do one more movie in 1995 called Payback (1995), where she played a woman in prison. She and Sasha live in Beverly Hills, California. Show less «