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Katya Zamolodchikova

Acting

Born May 1, 1982 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also known as Brian McCook · Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova · Brian Joseph McCook

Biography

Brian Joseph McCook, better known as drag persona Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova or Katya, is an American drag queen, actor, author, recording artist, podcaster, and comedian. Katya is best known for placing fifth on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2015), and she placed as a runner-up on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2016). She is also known for appearing in the World of Wonder web series UNHhhh (2016–2023) and the Viceland series The Trixie & Katya Show (2017–2018) with co-host and fellow season 7 alum Trixie Mattel. Trixie and Katya often appear together as a popular comedy duo. Katya is a Daytime Emmy Award nominee.

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Filmography28 titles

Lucifer

2016as Receptionist

Very Important People

2023as Linda Elizabeth Marie Braintree

The Queens

2019as Self

Hacks

2021as Katya

AJ and the Queen

2020as Magda

Exposed with Joseph Shepherd

2019as Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009as Self - Special Guest

Dirty Laundry

2022as Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012as Self - Contestant

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

2019as Self - Special Guest

Tales of the City

2019as Wedding Waitress

Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts

2019as Self

Trixie Motel

2022as Self

Help Me I'm Dying

2019as Trish Thompson / Self

Playing House

2014as Katya

Eastsiders

2012as Summer Clearance

Ziwe

2021as Self

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

2016as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!

2009as Self - Contestant

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race

2020as Self - Guest Performer

Room 104

2017as Ochin'priyatna

Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend

2019as Katya

America's Next Top Model

2003as Self - Guest

The Trixie & Katya Show

2017as Self - Host

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans

2022as Self - Guest Judge

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate

2018as Mitya / Katya

Sebastian

2017as Xenia

Dr. Jackie

2022as Katya Zamolodchikova