Bar Paly[a] (born Varvara Alexandrovna Paley;[b][1] 29 April 1985) is an Israeli actress and model.
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| Born | Varvara Alexandrovna Paley 29 April 1985 |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Early life
editPaly was born Varvara Alexandrovna Paley in Nizhny Tagil, Russia (former USSR), to Olga (née Drob) and Alexander Paley.[2] Her grandfathers served in the Soviet Red Army during World War II.[3] She was passionate about music in her childhood, playing the piano from age four.[4] Her family immigrated to Israel when she was nine,[5] and she was raised in Tel Aviv, Israel.[6] In her school days, her interest in acting led her to enroll at the Aleph High School of Arts Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, where she performed in a number of productions by William Shakespeare and Bertolt Brecht, such as the play Antigone.[7]
Career
editModelling
editPaly began a career in modeling at the age of 17.[8] She has appeared as a cover girl in several magazines, including Maxim, Rolling Stone and GQ.[8]
She posed for the cover of Esquire's Latin American edition in May 2014.[9]
Acting
editIn 2003, she began her career as an actress appearing in a variety of roles for television and appeared in the Israeli mockumentary television film Zehirut Matzlema.[10]
Paly has appeared in TV's How I Met Your Mother, The Starter Wife, and the 2008 horror film The Ruins.[11]
In 2013, Paly held roles in both Roman Coppola's A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III starring Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray.
She also had a supporting role in Michael Bay's Pain & Gain, alongside Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson.[12]
She also played in the 2014 action thriller film Non-Stop, opposite Liam Neeson.
Since 2015, Paly has had a recurring role as Anastasia "Anna" Kolcheck on the American crime drama NCIS: Los Angeles.
Between 2017 and 2018 she played Helen of Troy in the Arrowverse show DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
Personal life
editPaly is of Russian Jewish descent.[13] In August 2016, Paly became a naturalized U.S. citizen.[14]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Zehirut Matzlema | Divi | Television film |
| 2008 | The Ruins | Archeologist | |
| 2012 | A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III | Maria-Carla | |
| 2013 | Pain & Gain | Sorina Luminita | |
| 2014 | Non-Stop | Iris Marianne | |
| Million Dollar Arm | Lisette | ||
| 2015 | Street Level | Shelby | |
| 2016 | Urge | Denise | |
| Lost Girls | Kara | Short film | |
| 2019 | Against the Clock | Lauren De Isigney |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Mia Opal | Episode: "Heart of Glass" |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife | Lola | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| Unhitched | Chloe | Episode: "Yorkshire Terrier Sucked Into the Internet" | |
| 2010 | How I Met Your Mother | Natalia | Episode: "Rabbit or Duck" |
| 2012 | Underemployed | Tatiana | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
| Game Shop | Faux-Nerd | Episode: "Faux Nerd Girl" | |
| 2015 | Parental Indiscretion | Taylor | Episode: "Bad Blood Test" |
| 2015–2023 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Anastasia "Anna" Kolcheck | Recurring role (season 6–14), 34 episodes |
| 2016 | Jean-Claude Van Johnson | Krisztina | Episode: Pilot |
| Training Day | Natalia Vostok | Episode #1.1 | |
| 2017 | Bosch | Leni | Episode: "The Four Last Things" |
| 2017–2018 | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Helen of Troy | Episode: "Helen Hunt", "The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly" |
| 2018 | iZombie | Amanda Lewis | Episode: "Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Brain" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Marguerite Cansito |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Наши люди в Голливуде" (in Russian). Channel 9. August 5, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Bar Paly". Viral-Trending. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Bar Paly on Instagram: "#May9 #VictoryDay Commemorates the victory of #Russia over Nazi Germany in World War II and honors the 20 million Soviets who died in the war. These are my grandfathers, both contributed to the war effort in those very difficult years, 1941-1945. #TrueHeroes #NotForgotten #WeMusntLetThisHappenAgain Все меньше становится ветеранов Войны, но они не уходят от нас, они просто встают в строй Бессмертного полка. #БессмертныйПолк #9Мая #ДеньПобеды #МоиДедушки #Герои"".
- ^ Caspi, Dudi (October 13, 2016). "סודות אל.איי". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ Dechter, Kristina (2013). "All The Right Moves". Aritzia. No. 10. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013.
- ^ Halutz, Avshalom (August 8, 2013). "Israel sends another gorgeous Bar to Hollywood". Haaretz. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ Keller, Joel (April 10, 2015). "Why we want to hang out with Bar Paly". From the Grapevine. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Klein Leichman, Abigail (June 30, 2014). "Israel's top 10 models to watch". Israel21c. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Cover of Esquire Mexico with Barbara Paly, May 2014 (ID:30588)". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Bar Paly". AskMen. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012.
- ^ Gallagher, Brian (February 29, 2012). "Pain and Gain Adds Supermodel Bar Paly". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (February 28, 2012). "Bay casts supermodel Paly in 'Pain and Gain'". Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ Jacobsohn, Ron (August 12, 2013). "Israeli actress Bar Paly makes Hollywood debut". Jewish News One. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Paly, Bar (August 11, 2016). "#NewUScitizen #ItsOfficial #iCanVote 🇺🇸👍🏼". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2019 – via Instagram.
External links
edit- Bar Paly instagram
- Official website (archived version)
- Bar Paly at IMDb