Introduction
Varvara Alexandrovna "Bar" Paly (Hebrew: בר פאלי, Russian: Бар Александровна Пали; born April 29, 1985) is a Russian-born Israeli-American model and actress.
Life and career
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.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Big Tuna | Divi | |
| 2008 | The Ruins | Archeologist | |
| 2013 | A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III | Maria-Carla | |
| Pain & Gain | Sorina Luminita | ||
| 2014 | Non-Stop | Iris Marianne | |
| Million Dollar Arm | Lisette | ||
| 2015 | Street Level | Shelby | |
| 2016 | Headlock | Lauren De Isigney | |
| Urge | Denise | ||
| Lost Girls | Kara |
Television
| 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" |
| 2015–2016 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Anastasia "Anna" Kolcheck | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Jean-Claude Van Johnson | Krisztina | Pilot |
| Training Day | Natalia Vostok | Episode #1.1 |