[1] She spent her childhood years in Aktau, Kazakhstan, where her father was sent for practice after graduation from Kharkiv Aviation Institute.
[2] Karas worked as a TV presenter, correspondent,[3] sports commentator,[4] film reviewer, and author of documentaries.
[14] In 2018, Karas released two movies — ‘Angel’s Angina’ based on Vadim Shefner's novel[15] and Higher Than Sky [ru].
[16][17] In October 2020, she released the biopic Doctor Lisa about Elizaveta Glinka, a prominent Russian humanitarian worker and charity activist.
[19] The story is about a high ranking official of the Ministry of Public Health who discovers the consequences of corruption in drug procurement.