Samal Yeslyamova
Actor
- Born
- September 1, 1984 (age 42) · Petropavlovsk, USSR, (now Kazakhstan)
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.
Known for
Acting9
- 2025Capitan Baitasov
- 2025Dad Croaked on Saturday as Venera
- 2024The Grand Siege as Mohi
- 2022Three as Dina Sadykova
- 2021District Center as Rita
- 2021The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time as Aygül Bekkojan
- 2020Batyrlar
- 2018Ayka as Ayka
- 2009Tulpan as Samal