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1 Early life  





2 Career  



2.1  Modelling  





2.2  Acting  







3 Personal life  





4 Filmography  





5 Notes  





6 References  





7 External links  














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Bar Paly
Paly in 2016
Born

Varvara Alexandrovna Paley


(1982-04-29) April 29, 1982 (age 42)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • Years active2003–present

    Bar Paly;[a] (Hebrew: בר פאלי) born Varvara Paley,[b][1] (born 29 April 1982) is an Israeli-American actress and model.

    Early life

    [edit]

    Paly 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 immigratedtoIsrael 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

    [edit]

    Modelling

    [edit]

    Paly 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

    [edit]

    In 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

    [edit]

    Paly is of Russian Jewish descent.[13] In August 2016, Paly became a naturalized U.S. citizen.[14]

    Filmography

    [edit]
    Film roles
    Year Title Role Notes
    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
    Television roles
    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"
    Video game roles
    Year Title Role Notes
    2011 L.A. Noire Marguerite Cansito

    Notes

    [edit]
    1. ^ Hebrew: בר פאלי
  • ^ Russian: Варвара Палей
  • References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "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.
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