Samal Yeslyamova
Acting1984 (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.
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10- 2025Capitan BaitasovMovie
- 2025Dad Croaked on SaturdayMovieas Venera
- 2024The Grand SiegeMovieas Mohi
- 2022ThreeMovieas Dina Sadykova
- 2022InfinitiTV showas Irina · 6 episodes
- 2021District CenterMovieas Rita
- 2021The Horse Thieves. Roads of TimeMovieas Aygül Bekkojan
- 2020BatyrlarMovie
- 2018AykaMovieas Ayka
- 2009TulpanMovieas Samal