# Bar Paly

Bar Paly (born Varvara Alexandrovna Paley) is an Israeli actress and model.

## Early life

Paly was born Varvara Alexandrovna Paley in Nizhny Tagil, Russia (former USSR), to Olga (née Drob) and Alexander Paley. Her grandfathers served in the Soviet Red Army during World War II. She was passionate about music in her childhood, playing the piano from age four. Her family immigrated to Israel when she was nine, and she was raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. 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.

## Career
### Modelling

Paly began a career in modeling at the age of 17. She has appeared as a cover girl in several magazines, including Maxim, Rolling Stone and GQ.
She posed for the cover of Esquire's Latin American edition in May 2014.

### Acting

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.
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.
She also had a supporting role in Michael Bay's Pain & Gain, alongside Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson.
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

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

## Filmography

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 | |
| 2014 | Million Dollar Arm | Lisette | |
| 2015 | Street Level | Shelby | |
| 2016 | Urge | Denise | |
| 2016 | 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 |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 2012 | 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 |
| 2016 | 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 | |