Born on January 1, 2003, in New York City, Ekaterina Samsonov is a Russian-American model and actress who gained international acclaim as a breakout star in independent cinema. The daughter of a Russian father and a Ukrainian mother, she began her career as a child model at age three, working for global brands like Gap, H&M, and DKNY. She successfully transitioned to acting as a teenager, delivering a haunting and critically acclaimed performance alongside Joaquin Phoenix in the 2017 neo-noir thriller You Were Never Really Here.