Age: 41
female
Born on February 14, 1985, in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russia, Natalya Rudakova is best known for her "Cinderella story" discovery and her breakout role as Valentina in the action thriller Transporter 3 (2008). Growing up in post-Soviet Russia, she moved to New York City with her mother at age 17, where she began working as a hairdresser. Her life changed when she was spotted by legendary filmmaker Luc Besson while crossing a street; impressed by her striking red hair, blue eyes, and freckles, Besson invited her to audition and paid for her acting lessons. Following her debut alongside Jason Statham, Rudakova appeared in several independent films, including The One (2011), Waiting for a Train (2014), and the crime thriller DieRy (2020). While she maintains a private life, she has continued to balance occasional acting roles with her interests in fashion and photography, remaining a recognizable figure for her unique look and sudden rise to Hollywood fame.
MAY 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog one evening, Mallory hears a woman in distress. She’s drawn to an alley, where she is attacked and loses consciousness. MAY 20, 1869: Housemaid Catriona Mitchell had been enjoying a half day off, only to be discovered that night strangled and left for dead . . . exactly one hundred and fifty years before Mallory is strangled in the same spot. When Mallory wakes up in Catriona’s body in 1869, she must put aside her shock and adjust quickly to her new reality: life as a housemaid to an undertaker in Victorian Scotland. She soon discovers that her boss, Dr. Gray, also moonlights as a medical examiner and has just taken on an intriguing case, the strangulation of a young man, similar to the attack on herself. Her only hope is that catching the murderer can lead her back to her modern life . . . before it’s too late.
