Samal Yeslyamova | |
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 Samal Yeslyamova awardedHonoured Culture Worker of Kazakhstan in 2018 | |
| Born | Samal Ilyaskyzy Yeslyamova (1984-09-01)1 September 1984 (age 41) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Samal Ilyaskyzy Yeslyamova (Kazakh:Самал Ілиясқызы Есләмова,Samal Iliiasqyzy Eslämova; born 1 September 1984) is aKazakh film actress. She is recognized internationally for starring in the filmAyka directed bySergey Dvortsevoy, which won her the award forBest Actress at theCannes Film Festival in 2018.[1]
Yeslyamova was born inPetropavl,North Kazakhstan Region,Kazakh SSR,Soviet Union. She always dreamed of becoming a journalist but eventually decided to become an actress.[2] While studying atRussian Academy of Theatre Arts – GITIS in 2008, Yeslyamova played in the filmTulpan bySergey Dvortsevoy. The film about the life of shepherds in theKazakh Steppe won the main prize of thePrix Un Certain Regard competition of theCannes Film Festival and another 9 Grand Prix of international film festivals around the world.[citation needed] In 2011, she graduated from the acting department of GITIS.
Ten years later, in May 2018, she received theBest Actress Award at theCannes Film Festival for her role inAyka by the same director.[3] The actress played an immigrant worker fromKyrgyzstan who, driven by poverty, is forced to leave her child in the hospital. Filming lasted for six years.[4]
In 2021, it was announced that Yeslyamova won the award for 2019 Best Actress for her role in the film “Ayka” at the Nika National Film Awards in Russia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019 and 2020 award ceremonies were postponed, and results were revealed in 2021.[5]
| Associations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Asia Pacific Screen Awards | 2018 | Best Performance by an Actress | Ayka | Nominated | [6] |
| 2019 | The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Asian Film Awards | 2019 | Best Actress | Ayka | Won | [8] |
| Cannes Film Festival | 2018 | Best Actress | Won | [9] | |
| International Antalya Film Festival | 2018 | Best Actress | Won | [10] | |
| Nika Award | 2021 | Best Actress | Won[a] | [11] | |
| Russian Guild of Film Critics | 2020 | Best Actress | Nominated | [12] |
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