Samal Yeslyamova

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
September 1, 1984

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

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Samal Yeslyamova

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.

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Filmography

Year Movie Role
2025 Dad Croaked on Saturday Venera
2025 Capitan Baitasov
2024 The Grand Siege Mohi
2022 Three Dina Sadykova
2021 The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time Aigul
2021 District Center Rita
2020 Batyrlar
2018 Ayka Ayka
2009 Tulpan Samal
Year TV Show Role
2022 Infiniti Irina