Actor

Samal Yeslyamova

September 1, 1984 · 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.

Often works with

Askhat Kuchencherekov
2 titles together
Ayka, Tulpan
Dulyga Akmolda
2 titles together
The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time, Batyrlar

Full filmography · 10

Capitan Baitasov
cast
2025
Dad Croaked on Saturday
as Venera
2025
The Grand Siege
as Mohi
2024
Three
as Dina Sadykova
2022
District Center
as Rita
2021
The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time
as Aygül Bekkojan
2021
Batyrlar
cast
2020
Ayka
as Ayka
20186.9
Tulpan
as Samal
20096.3