Bar Paly | |
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Born |
Varvara Alexandrovna Phaly 29 April 1985 Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality |
Israeli American |
Occupation | Model, actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse(s) | Ian Kessner |
Website | barpaly.com |
Varvara Alexandrovna "Bar" Paly (Hebrew: בר פאלי, Russian: Бар Александровна Пали; born April 29, 1985) is a Russian-born Israeli-American model and actress.
Paly was born in Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR, USSR. She moved to Israel when she was seven, and was raised in Tel Aviv. Paly began a career in modeling at the age of 17. In 2003, she began her career as an actress appearing in a variety of roles for television and appeared in the first Israeli mockumentary Big Tuna. Paly has appeared in TV’s How I Met Your Mother, The Starter Wife, and the 2008 horror film The Ruins.
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, and Michael Bay’s Pain & Gain, alongside Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson. Since 2015, Paly has had a recurring role as Anastasia "Anna" Kolcheck on the American crime drama NCIS: Los Angeles.
Paly is Jewish. She is married to Canadian director Ian Kessner.
On August 14, 2016, Paly became a U.S. citizen.