Who is Dasha Nekrasova?
Dasha Nekrasova is a Belarusian-American actress, filmmaker, writer, director, and host of cult-favorite cultural and political podcast Red Scare. She became known as “Sailor Socialism” in 2018 and this was after her interview with an InfoWars reporter, in which she was dressed in a sailor fuku which went viral. She made her directorial debut with the horror film The Scary of Sixty-First in 2021 and the film won her the Best First Feature Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
In this post, I will be writing about Dasha Nekrasova biography, age, career, family, net worth, relationship, and other facts about her. First, let’s look at her profile summary.
Dasha Nekrasova Profile Summary
| Name | Daria “Dasha” Dmitrievna Nekrasova |
| Birthdate | February 19, 1991 |
| Age | 30 years old |
| Place of Birth | Minsk, Belarus |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Actress, Writer, Director, Podcaster |
| Height | N/A |
| Weight | N/A |
| Net Worth | $1.5 million |
Dasha Nekrasova Biography
Nekrasova was born on February 19, 1991, in Minsk, Belarus, which was still part of the USSR at that time. Her parents worked as acrobats. She emigrated to the United States with her parents when she was four, settling in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nekrasova attended high school at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts and she graduated in 2008. She later attended Mills College, where she studied sociology and philosophy.
Dasha Nekrasova Career
Nekrasova first appeared in music videos for alternative artists such as Yumi Zouma. She later made her film debut in Wobble Palace, which she co-wrote with director Eugene Kotlyarenko. She also appeared as the leading character in the dark comedy The Softness of Bodies, with The Hollywood Reporter saying she inhabited the role “effortlessly”.
Her interview with right-wing media outlet InfoWars went viral while she was promoting Wobble Palace at the 2018 South by Southwest Festival. She was nicknamed “Sailor Socialism” for expressing her support for Bernie Sanders, 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.
Nekrasova started the podcast Red Scare with co-host Anna Khachiyan on March 29, 2018. The show has been associated with the dirtbag left and described in The Cut as “a critique of feminism, 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.”
Nekrasova made her directorial debut with The Scary of Sixty-First in 2020. The thriller was co-written with Madeline Quinn and inspired by the death of Jeffrey Epstein. The film premiered at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival and it won the prize for Best First Feature. Nekrasova co-wrote the short film, Spectacular Reality, later that year (2020). The film was inspired by conspiracies surrounding crisis actors and featuring models from No Agency New York. She also 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.
Nekrasova appeared in a supporting role in season three of the HBO drama Succession as Comfry, a crisis PR rep.
Dasha Nekrasova Family
Nekrasova’s parents are acrobats but their names are not publicly known.
Dasha Nekrasova Relationship/Dates
Nekrasova is currently single and she does not have any previous relationship record.
Dasha Nekrasova Net Worth
Nekrasova has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
