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Daria Dmitrievna " Dasha" Nekrasova (born February 19, 1991) is an American actress, filmmaker, and co-host of the Red Scare podcast with , based in , New York City.

In 2018, she became known as "Sailor Socialism" after her interview with an reporter, in which she was dressed in a sailor fuku, went . 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.


Early life
Nekrasova was born in , Byelorussian SSR, (now ), to parents who worked as . She emigrated to the with her parents when she was four, settling in , .

Nekrasova graduated high school in 2008 at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts. She later attended Berkeley City College and transferred to , where she studied sociology and philosophy and graduated in 2012. The focus of her study was 19th century German philosophy, in particular Friedrich Nietzsche, which she said influenced her "less politically as it did aesthetically".


Career
Nekrasova first appeared in music videos for artists such as and , before making her feature film debut in , which she co-wrote with director Eugene Kotlyarenko. 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. She appeared as the leading character in the dark comedy The Softness of Bodies, with The Hollywood Reporter saying she inhabited the role "effortlessly".

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

On March 29, 2018, Nekrasova started the podcast Red Scare with co-host . The show has been associated with the . It was described in The Cut as "a critique of , and capitalism, from deep inside the culture they’ve spawned." 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."

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 . 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 . The film premiered at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival and won the prize for Best First Feature. Later that year, Nekrasova co-wrote the short film, Spectacular Reality, inspired by conspiracy theories surrounding and featuring models from No Agency New York, 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.

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

Nekrasova appears in a supporting role in season three of the HBO drama Succession as Comfrey, a crisis PR rep.

In February 2024 it was reported that Nekrasova would be an inspiration for a track on forthcoming sixth album. This was then confirmed by Nekrasova in June on her podcast as being the track Mean Girls, stating "Yeah, the Charli song is kind of like a party girl anthem. It’s a great song. She sent it to me a couple of months ago and told me about it."


Personal life
Nekrasova was formerly engaged to comedian and host , whom she dated from 2018 to 2020.

Nekrasova married visual artist Reilly Sinanan in May 2025, with whom she was pictured on social media in 2024 shooting target practice at a dummy dressed in a .


Politics
Nekrasova voted for in the 2024 US presidential election, after having supported Bernie Sanders in 2016. In July 2024, she told Michael Tracy on the System Update podcast: "I genuinely do love Donald Trump for the way he makes me feel. I did watch some of the RNC - I found some of it pretty electrifying. I think, in terms of images I like to see, I love Donald Trump."

In March 2023, she and Khachiyan attended a New York Young Republican Club party featuring , and in 2025 she attended a party in celebration of Trump's inauguration alongside right-wing figures such as and .

In January 2025, Nekrasova said that she hoped Trump would withdraw military aid for Ukraine, as he had promised during the election, and hoped that he "ends the war". She said this was a reason she had voted for Trump.


Religious views
Nekrasova is a self-described "Slovak Ruthenian Carpatho-Rusyn Greek" Eastern Catholic. She is a revert to . She has been described as part of a conservative trend towards the Catholic church as an aesthetic reaction against contemporary social progressivism.

In a 2020 interview, Nekrasova stated:

Nekrasova was highly critical of , referring to him as a "layperson", "heretic", and "", and has discussed on her podcast the topic of , the belief that all popes since Pope John XXIII are invalid as a result of the Second Vatican Council. Nekrasova has said that Jews and "infiltrated the Catholic church a long time ago", and that it would not be possible to "get rid of" them.


Filmography

Film
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
The Art of EatingLilyShort
ProwlerThe NurseShort
NormalizeMs. Push ButtonsShort
The Darby Bonarsky StoryDarby BonarskyShort; also co-writer
2018Nothing Bad Will HappenWomanShort
JaneAlso co-writer
The Ghost Who WalksMitzie
2020QT4U
2021The Scary of Sixty-FirstThe GirlAlso writer and director
2023Bad BehaviourBeverly Woods
The BeastDakota
2024The CodeCeline Unger
www.RachelOrmont.comDarci
2025MaterialistsDaisy


Television
2014CottonSashaWeb series
2017StepsOrphan #2Web series
2019Mr. RobotCelesteEpisode: "401 Unauthorized"
CakeBarbaraEpisode: "Headspace"
DickinsonEllen Mandeville GroutEpisode: Faith' is a fine invention"
2020The Shivering TruthMrs. MinugmVoice; Episode: "The Diff"
2021The SerpentConnie-Jo BronzichEpisode: "Episode Four"
SuccessionComfrey Pellits9 episodes


Music videos
2014"Don't Care" (feat. Sad Andy)
"Basements"Future Death
"The Brae"
"A Long Walk Home for Parted Lovers"
2015"Prolog"
"Rebel Boy"
2016"I Don't Love You"
"Taking What's Not Yours"
"Vinaigrette"


Video game
2019Klaasje AmandouVoice; original release only, replaced in The Final Cut


Awards and nominations
2021Berlin International Film FestivalBest First Feature AwardThe Scary of Sixty-First


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