[2] Her notable acting roles have included the Russian television series The Method (2015-2021), and the Netflix science fiction production, Better than Us (2018–2019).

Ekaterina "Paulina" Olegovna Andreeva was born in Leningrad (now known as Saint Petersburg), Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

[2] She lived with her parents and two younger brothers on Vasilyevsky Island.

[2] She studied journalism for two years at the Saint Petersburg State University, before moving to Moscow, where she entered the Moscow Art Theatre School to study acting on courses under Roman Kozak and Dmitry Brusnikin,[2] and joined the troupe of the Moscow Chekhov Theater.

[2] Her notable acting roles include the Russian television series The Method (debut, 2015),[4] and The Thaw (2013).