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Ekaterina Samsonov

Ekaterina Samsonov[a] (born January 1, 2003) is an American-Russian model and actress.

Early life

Samsonov was born in New York City, the daughter of Ukrainian mother Galina and Russian father Alexander.[1][2]

She holds both American and Russian citizenship.

Career

As a model, Samsonov has worked with DKNY, H&M, Gap, J.Crew, Macy's, J. C. Penney, and Hewlett-Packard.[2]

In 2017, she co-starred in Lynne Ramsay’s neo-noir crime psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here, portraying Nina Votto, the thirteen-year-old daughter of a New York State Senator who is kidnapped by a human-trafficking ring.[3]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director(s)
2015 Anesthesia Angie Tim Blake Nelson
2016 The Ticket Carla Ido Fluk
2017 Wonderstruck Hannah Todd Haynes
2017 You Were Never Really Here Nina Votto Lynne Ramsay
2019 The Wait (short) Thibaut Buccellato

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Saturday Night Live One Direction Fan uncredited
2014 Mozart in the Jungle Alice Episode: "You Go to My Head"

Notes

  1. ^ Russian: Екатерина Самсонова, romanized: Yekaterina Samsonova

References

  1. ^ "Five Things You Didn't Know About Ekaterina Samsonov". TV Overmind. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  2. ^ a b "We're Calling It Now — These Are the Future ICONS You Need to Know". Teen Vogue. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. ^ Ames, Jonathan (7 March 2018). "You Were Never Really Here — a powerfully bad trip". Financial Times.