Samal Yeslyamova

Born: 1984-09-01

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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Ayka

as Ayka
Released: 2018-02-14

A young Asian immigrant worker in Moscow tried to track down her baby, whom she abandoned at the...

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Tulpan

as Samal
Released: 2009-03-04

Asa, a young and cheerful dreamer, returns from his Russian naval service to his sister’s...

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Dad Croaked on Saturday

as uncredited
Released: 2024-10-03

30-year-old Muscovite Aiko’s father, with whom she had not communicated for many years, died -...

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Three

as uncredited
Released: 2022-06-01

USSR Kazakhstan. Sher Sadykhov, who lives with his older sister, starts his internship at a...

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The Grand Siege

as Mohi
Released: 2024-04-24

Berna Tuna, a renowned academic has just died. Her husband, Macit, will take this opportunity to...

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The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time

as uncredited
Released: 2021-07-28

The Horse Thieves tells the story of gangsters who murder the father of a young family and steal...

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Batyrlar

as uncredited
Released: 2020-03-12

Karasai's parent Altynai prepares his son for subsequent participation in battles from an early...

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District Center

as uncredited
Released: 2021-09-13

The regional center is not the center of paradise, but a small settlement, lost in the Orenburg...

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Infiniti

as Irina
First aired: 2022-04-04

The ISS, the International Space Station has gone silent. The crew is in distress....

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