Samal Yeslyamova

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ilyaskyzy and the family name is Yeslyamova.
Samal Yeslyamova
Samal Yeslyamova awarded Honoured Culture Worker of Kazakhstan in 2018
Born
Samal Ilyaskyzy Yeslyamova

(1984-09-01) 1 September 1984 (age 40)
Petropavlovsk, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Samal Ilyaskyzy Yeslyamova (Kazakh: Самал Ілиясқызы Есләмова, Samal Iliiasqyzy Eslämova; born 1 September 1984) is a Kazakh film actress. She is recognized internationally for starring in the film Ayka directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy, which won her the award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018.[1]

  1. ^ Muchnik, Andrei (22 May 2018). "Little-Known Kazakh Actress Wins Over Cannes Film Festival". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 22 May 2018.