Sarah Hassan

Sarah Hassan was born on September 5, 1988 in Mombasa, Kenya as the only child of her parents. She started acting at the age of five.{{Cite web|title=Sarah Hassan|url=https://sarahhassan.com/|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en}} For her secondary school education, she went to Machakos Girls' High School and later attended Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, where she pursued a Bachelors of Science in Actuarial Science.{{Cite web|last=Kimani|first=Sheila|title=WCW: Sarah Hassan - Quiet beauty and elegance|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/celeb-profiles/2000143440/wcw-sarah-hassan-quiet-beauty-and-elegance|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Standard Entertainment and Lifestyle|language=en}} She later on went to study Television and Film at the New York Film Academy in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Kanja |first=Kirsten |title=It's Sarah Hassan's season |url=https://www.tnx.africa/features/article/2001496273/its-sarah-hassans-season |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.tnx.africa |language=en}}

Hassan made her debut on TV in 2009 as Tanya, on the Kenyan high-school drama series Tahidi High and became one of the lead characters at the time. She also starred in several series such as Demigods, Saints, and Changes, and even went on to host the East African Dance show Sakata Mashariki. In 2013 she took over Noni Gathoni's role in The Wedding Show as the main host until December 2014.

Sarah Hassan was a lead producer for 40 Sticks which won several awards. Through her own Production Company, Alfajiri Productions, she has produced Plan B in 2019, Reflections- a short film and Just In Time.{{Cite web |last=Mahugu |first=Jacqueline |title='Just in Time' is a sunshiny, feel-good type of movie that makes for easy watching, a new-ish genre in Kenya |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/counties/article/2001442107/just-in-time-is-a-sunshiny-feel-good-type-of-movie-that-makes-for-easy-watching-a-new-ish-genre-in-kenya |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=The Standard |language=en}}[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3062843/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm]In 2018, while in Los Angeles after her studies, she also wrote, directed and produced a film, The Company You Keep.

In August 2024, Netflix released Family Vacation, a Kenyan drama co-directed by Voline Ogutu and Edwin Kamau, in which Hassan stars as an internet influencer who tries to save her marriage and family.

Besides acting, she is a brand ambassador to several Kenyan fashion lines.{{cite web|url=http://www.sde.co.ke/article/2000143440/wcw-sarah-hassan-quiet-beauty-and-elegance|title=Sarah Hassan's beauty and elegance|publisher=Standard Media Group|date=August 26, 2015}} She is currently based in Nairobi, Kenya.

During the 61st Jamhuri Day celebrations in December 2024, Sarah Hassan got a Presidential Award for her contributions in the Film industry. She got awarded with an Order of the Grand Warrior (O.G.W) of Kenya recognition. Therefore she will add the initials of the honor after her name.{{Cite web |last=Owino |first=Michael |date=2024-12-12 |title=Sarah Hassan Awarded OGW Award by President Ruto |url=https://thekenyatimes.com/breaking-news/actress-sarah-hassan-among-those-awarded-by-president-ruto-full-list/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |language=en}}

Sara Hassan married Martin Dale on February 25, 2017 and together they have a son.{{Cite web|last=SDE|title=Sarah Hassan: This is where I met my husband Martin Dale|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/local-news/2001310894/sarah-hassan-this-is-where-i-met-my-husband-martin-dale|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Standard Entertainment and Lifestyle|language=en}}

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Category:Living people

Category:Kenyan television actresses

Category:Kenyan film actresses

Category:1988 births

Category:People from Mombasa

Category:Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology alumni

Category:21st-century Kenyan actresses