Actor

Samal Yeslyamova

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Movies: 9Series: 1

TMDB ID: 584306

IMDb ID: nm4662933

Known for: Acting

Born: September 1, 1984

Age: 41

Place of birth: Petropavlovsk, USSR, (now Kazakhstan)

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2009 - 2025

Years active: 17

Average TMDB rating: 6.73

Wikidata: Q53791790

Also known as

Самал Еслямова • 사말 예슬라모바

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Biography

Samal Yeslyamova (born September 1, 1984) is a Kazakh actress. Samal later studied at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts from 2007 to 2011 and she currently lives in Moscow. She made her screen debut in Tulpan (2008), Sergey Dvortsevoy’s drama that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The film won many awards including the APSA for Best Feature Film. At the time of filming Tulpan, Samal was only 19 years old and struggled to adjust to household chores and motherly duties required during her month living in a nomadic yurt for the shoot. Ayka is Yeslyamova’s second feature film and at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival she was awarded the prize for Best Actress.