Dasha Nekrasova Explained

Dasha Nekrasova
Native Name Lang:be
Birth Name:Daria Dmitrievna Nekrasova
Birth Date:19 February 1991
Birth Place:Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Mills College
Years Active:2014–present
Notable Works:Red Scare (since 2018)

Daria Dmitrievna "Dasha" Nekrasova[1] (; ; born February 19, 1991)[2] is an American actress, filmmaker, and co-host of the Red Scare podcast with Anna Khachiyan, based in New York City.[3] [4]

In 2018, she became known as "Sailor Socialism"[5] [6] after her interview with an InfoWars reporter, in which she was dressed in a sailor fuku, went viral. In 2021, she made her directorial debut with the horror film The Scary of Sixty-First, for which she won the Best First Feature Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, and appeared in a recurring role on the TV series Succession for which the cast won a Screen Actors Guild award.[7]

Early life

Nekrasova was born in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus),[8] to parents who worked as acrobats.[9] She emigrated to the United States with her parents when she was four, settling in Las Vegas, Nevada.[10]

She attended high school at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, graduating in 2008, before attending Mills College, where she studied sociology and philosophy.[10]

Career

Nekrasova first appeared in music videos for alternative artists such as Yumi Zouma,[11] before making her feature film debut in Wobble Palace, which she co-wrote with director Eugene Kotlyarenko.[12] The New York Times described the film as "a sendup of broke-artist types that shimmers with abashed affection", while RogerEbert.com commented that "while your comedic milage with its loose goofiness may vary, this movie succeeds in contributing a filmic time capsule" for millennials.[3] She appeared as the leading character in the dark comedy The Softness of Bodies, with The Hollywood Reporter saying she inhabited the role "effortlessly".[9]

While promoting Wobble Palace at the 2018 South by Southwest Festival, her interview with right-wing media outlet InfoWars went viral. She was nicknamed "Sailor Socialism" for expressing her support for Bernie Sanders while dressed in a Japanese schoolgirl outfit resembling Sailor Moon.[5] [6] The clip was featured in a segment on Venezuela in an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.[13]

On March 29, 2018, Nekrasova started the podcast Red Scare with co-host Anna Khachiyan. The show has been associated with the dirtbag left.[14] [15] It was described in The Cut as "a critique of feminism, and capitalism, from deep inside the culture they’ve spawned."[16] Daily Dot said the show's "schtick" had been summed up by former congressional staffer Simone Norman, as "when hot mean girls become public leftists."[17]

In February 2019, Nekrasova appeared – alongside Khachiyan – as a runway model at the Marlborough art gallery in Manhattan showcasing the Fall 2019 collection designed by Rachel Comey.[18] In 2020, Nekrasova made her directorial debut with The Scary of Sixty-First, a thriller co-written with Madeline Quinn, and inspired by the death of Jeffrey Epstein.[19] The film premiered at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival and won the prize for Best First Feature.[20] [21] Later that year, Nekrasova co-wrote the short film, Spectacular Reality, inspired by conspiracies surrounding crisis actors and featuring models from No Agency New York,[22] and directed the November 6, 2020 video performance of Oneohtrix Point Never's "I Don't Love Me Anymore" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[23]

In November 2021, Nekrasova posted to Instagram a photo of herself with Alex Jones, the host of Infowars, and subsequently praised Jones on her podcast Red Scare as "an incredible entertainer".[24]

Nekrasova appears in a supporting role in season three of the HBO drama Succession as Comfrey, a crisis PR rep.[25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

Personal life

Nekrasova has dated musician Daniel Lopatin, better known as Oneohtrix Point Never. She is a friend and former fiancée of comedian and internet talk-show host Adam Friedland.[30] [31]

Religious views

Nekrasova is a self-described "Slovak Ruthenian Carpatho-Rusyn Greek" Eastern Catholic.[32] [33] [34] [35] [36] In a 2020 interview, Nekrasova stated:

Nekrasova is highly critical of Pope Francis, and has referred to him as a "layperson", "heretic", and "antipope".[37] [38] [39]

Filmography

YearFilm/SeriesRoleNotes
2014CottonSashaWeb series
2015The Eating PlaceFionaShort
HypochrondriaBelindaShort
The Lotus GunDaphineShort
2016The Sound of Blue, Green and RedJennyShort
2017That Abominable MysteryAlexShort
My Boss Told Me to Have a Good Day, so I Went HomeHerselfFashion film created for FFFM 2017[40]
The Art of EatingLilyShort
ProwlerThe NurseShort
StepsOrphan #2Web series
NormalizeMs. Push ButtonsShort
The Darby Bonarsky StoryDarby BonarskyShort; also co-writer
2018Nothing Bad Will HappenWomanShort
Wobble Palace JaneAlso co-writer
Softness of Bodies Charlotte Parks
The Ghost Who Walks Mitzie
2019Black Earth Mimi
Mr. RobotCelesteEpisode: "401 Unauthorized"
Disco ElysiumKlaasje AmandouVoice; original release only, replaced in The Final Cut[41] [42]
CakeBarbaraEpisode: "Headspace"
Segment: "Oh Jerome, No: Help Needed"
DickinsonEllen Mandeville GroutEpisode: Faith' is a fine invention"
Sunday Girl Natasha
2020The Shivering TruthMrs. MinugmVoice; Episode: "The Diff"
PVT Chat QT4U
We Are Vera
2021The SerpentConnie-Jo BronzichEpisode: "Episode Four"
The Scary of Sixty-FirstThe GirlAlso writer and director
SuccessionComfrey Pellits9 episodes[43]
2023Bad BehaviourBeverly Woods
The BeastDakota
TBAMaterialistsPost-production[44]

Music videos

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2021 Best First Feature AwardThe Scary of Sixty-First
2022 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesSuccession[52]

Notes and References

  1. Russell, Thaddeus (host). February 23, 2021 . Unregistered 154: Dasha Nekrasova . Unregistered with Thaddeus Russell . Podcast . en . 2022-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220912190516/https://www.thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/154 . 2022-09-12 . 4 min 22 s. My real name is Daria Dmitrievna Nekrasova, which is not very beautiful [...] that's why I change my name to Dasha..
  2. Nekrasova, Dasha . Dasha Nekrasova . dash_cam . B8wW9h_lw1o . February 19, 2020 . Its my birthday . 2022-09-13 . https://archive.today/20220913135102/https://www.instagram.com/p/B8wW9h_lw1o/ . 2022-09-13 .
  3. News: Review: In 'Wobble Palace', a Relationship Hangs by a Stringy Toupee. The New York Times. October 4, 2018. Bugbee. Teo.
  4. Web site: Who's Afraid of Dasha Nekrasova?. Brock. Colyar. November 24, 2021. Vulture.
  5. Web site: Meet 'Sailor Socialism', the Infowars Interview Subject Who Went Viral. Lucy. Diavolo. Teen Vogue. May 3, 2018.
  6. Luke. O'Neil. The Chill Woman Who Pwned InfoWars Discusses Life After Going 'Softly Viral'. May 4, 2018. Vice.
  7. Agard . Chancellor . February 27, 2022 . Brian Cox pays tribute to Ukrainian and Russian actors after 'Succession' SAG Awards win . 2022-04-01 . . en.
  8. Web site: Red Scare, Don't Care. Charlotte. Broomfield. The Face. April 17, 2019.
  9. Sheri. Linden. 'Softness of Bodies': Film Review LAFF 2018. The Hollywood Reporter. September 25, 2018.
  10. Web site: Asher. Penn. A Conversation with Dasha Nekrasova. September 11, 2019. The Editorial Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20200810123113/http://the-editorialmagazine.com/dasha-nekrasova-asher-penn/ . 2020-08-10.
  11. Web site: Yumi Zouma Air Two New Videos. Jamie. Milton. March 6, 2014. DIY.
  12. Web site: Allen. Nick. SXSW Film Festival 2018: Wobble Palace. March 10, 2018. RogerEbert.com.
  13. John Oliver Laments Venezuela on 'Last Week Tonight'. Melissa. Locker. May 14, 2018. 2020-09-11. Time.
  14. News: Red Scare, the politically incorrect podcast that's wooing liberal millennials. James. Marriott. December 10, 2019. The Times.
  15. Web site: I Made the Internet Vote to Determine the Worst Fan Base. Here's What I Learned.. Michelle. Spies. September 25, 2019. Vulture.
  16. Web site: Red Scare Leans into Nothing. Noreen. Malone. The Cut. October 25, 2018.
  17. Web site: 'Praxis Girl' and how extremely online drama led to a Marxist meme. Ignacio. Martinez. June 26, 2019. The Daily Dot.
  18. Web site: Petrarca . Emilia . Socialists, Not Socialites Walk Fashion Shows Now . February 6, 2019. . 2022-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913223738/https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/red-scare-podcast-hosts-walk-first-fashion-show.html . 2022-09-13.
  19. Web site: Dasha Nekrasova Thinks Skin Care Is an Inside Job. Layla. Halabian. November 9, 2020. Nylon.
  20. News: Berlin 2021: The 10 Most Exciting Films at This Year's Festival. IndieWire. February 25, 2021. Erbland. Kate. Kohn. Eric.
  21. Web site: Berlin: Dasha Nekrasova 'The Scary of Sixty-First' Wins Best First Feature Award. Scott. Roxborough. The Hollywood Reporter. June 13, 2021.
  22. Web site: No Agency's models respond to a shady casting call in this new film. November 2, 2020. Zoe. Whitfield. Dazed.
  23. Web site: Wet Paint: Coronavirus Rips Through the Berlin Art World, Notorious Flipper Puts More Work at Auction, & More Art-World Gossip. October 9, 2020. Nate. Freeman. Artnet News.
  24. News: Piepenburg. Erik . December 19, 2021 . How Dasha Nekrasova Is Calling the Shots . en-US . . 2022-04-22 . 0362-4331.
  25. Web site: Wet Paint: Vito Schnabel Nabs Chelsea Space, Jared and Ivanka Are Moving to Miami's Art-Collector Island, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip. December 11, 2020. Freeman. Nate. Artnet News.
  26. Web site: Wet Paint: David Zwirner Goes Downtown, Dealer Flips Amy Sherald Work He Pledged to Donate, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip. April 9, 2021. Freeman. Nate. Artnet News.
  27. News: They Had a Fun Pandemic. You Can Read About It in Print. The New York Times. March 8, 2021. Smith. Ben. Ben Smith (journalist).
  28. Web site: What Jeffrey Epstein did was vile. Why Dasha Nekrasova made a horror movie about it. Mark. Olsen. Los Angeles Times. March 2, 2021.
  29. Web site: Berlin Hidden Gem: Demonic Possession, Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein Collide in 'The Scary of Sixty-First'. The Hollywood Reporter. Alex. Ritman. March 1, 2021.
  30. Friedland, Adam. Adam Friedland. AdamFriedland. 932746883377721344. November 20, 2017. Hi this is Adams girlfriend @nobody_stop_me my account has been unjustly suspended and I really need it back to express myself and if I don't Im going to break up with Adam and ruin his life @jack. 2020-06-23. https://archive.today/20200623174049/https://twitter.com/adamfriedland/status/932746883377721344. 2020-06-23. live.
  31. Friedland, Adam. Adam Friedland. AdamFriedland. 1569828643517390849. September 14, 2022. TAFS X017 - Don't Tell Daddy is now live on http://patreon.com/TAFS Please subscribe we've run out of money. https://archive.today/20220916155015/https://twitter.com/AdamFriedland/status/1569828643517390849. 2022-09-16. 2022-09-16. live.
  32. Nekrasova. Dasha. nobody_stop_me. 1537118190852927488. First of all I'm an Eastern Catholic, Slovak-Ruthenian Greek and think American Catholicism has been a disaster since before V2. 2023-03-11.
  33. Nekrasova. Dasha. nobody_stop_me. 1537122926285053952.
    • Slovak Ruthenian Carpatho Rusyn Greek
    . 2023-03-11.
  34. Imbornone. Carina. February 18, 2020. Dasha Nekrasova Believes in God, Wellbutrin, and Sigmund Freud. Interview. 2023-03-11.
  35. News: Yost. Julia. August 9, 2022. Opinion New York's Hottest Club Is the Catholic Church. The New York Times. 2023-03-11.
  36. News: Helfand. Zach. March 20, 2023. Roger Stone Shakes a Nixonian Martini. The New Yorker. 2023-04-14.
  37. Nekrasova. Dasha. nobody_stop_me. 1537547973407784962. Eastern Rite has valid sacraments and is just as Christian as Roman Catholicism. The faith is kept alive by the church militant, the mystical body, and the real magisterium, over which the gates of Hell will never triumph. Even Antipope Francis can't destroy the true church. 2023-03-11.
  38. Nekrasova. Dasha. nobody_stop_me. 1536979328805658624. Shouldn't even be controversial at this point to say this straight up layperson ain't the Pope why this man complaining? And Im not gonna stop saying it so don't bother telling me I'm creepy or annoying. 2023-03-11.
  39. News: Weill. Kelly. March 11, 2023. Republicans Court the 'Red Scare' Left with Roger Stone Martini Hour. The Daily Beast. 2023-03-12.
  40. Web site: Through my eyes ep. II – Women's View . Fashion Film Festival Milano . 2022-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913211921/https://fashionfilmfestivalmilano.com/tme2/ . 2022-09-13.
  41. . ZA/UM . October 15, 2019 . closing credits.
  42. Web site: Boston . Holly . May 7, 2021 . New quests and voices add even more political edge to Disco Elysium: The Final Cut . Polygon . en-US . March 30, 2024.
  43. Web site: Tashjian . Rachel . October 31, 2021 . How Dasha Nekrasova Drew on Her Own PR Crisis For Her Role Advising Kendall Through His in Succession . GQ . en-US . March 30, 2024.
  44. Web site: Celine Song’s ‘Materialists’ Adds Zoë Winters, Dasha Nekrasova, Louisa Jacobson and Marin Ireland (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Katcy. Stephen. May 7, 2024. May 7, 2024.
  45. Web site: New Antwon Video + Interview: 'Some of my friends have told me I talk about sex a lot' . Duncan. Cooper. May 1, 2014. The Fader.
  46. Web site: Premiere: Future Death Go Shooting in 'Basements' Video . Luke . O'Neil . 2022-09-12 . August 29, 2014. BULLETT Media . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306134313/http://bullettmedia.com/article/premiere-future-death-go-shooting-basements-video/ . 2016-03-06 . dead.
  47. Web site: Seht hier die Videopremiere zur neuen Tocotronic-Single 'Rebel Boy' . de . Watch the video for the new Tocotronic single "Rebel Boy" . Universal Music Group. July 17, 2015. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220804025414/https://www.universal-music.de/tocotronic/news/seht-hier-die-videopremiere-zur-neuen-tocotronic-single-rebel-boy-234560. 2022-08-04.
  48. Web site: Neues Video zu 'Rebel Boy' . de . New video for "Rebel Boy" . laut.de. July 17, 2015. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220804025454/https://www.laut.de/News/Tocotronic-Neues-Video-zu-Rebel-Boy-17-07-2015-11561. 2022-08-04.
  49. Web site: Float Through Hollywood Purgatory in DJDS' 'I Don't Love You' Video . Elias. Leight. February 1, 2016. The Fader.
  50. Web site: TV Girl – 'Taking What's Not Yours' (video) . April 13, 2016. Alphabet Bands. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220804025605/https://alphabetbands.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/tv-girl-taking-whats-not-yours-video/. 2022-08-04.
  51. Web site: Gonjasufi - Vinaigrette . August 11, 2016. Joe Nankin. 2022-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220804025638/https://www.joenankin.com/gonjasufi-vinaigrette. 2022-08-04.
  52. Web site: The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: Nominees & Recipients. Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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