Bar Paly

Paly in 2012, photo by PR Photos

Birth Name: Varvara Alexandrovna Paley/Phaly

Place of Birth: Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Russia)

Date of Birth: April 29, 1985

Ethnicity: Russian Jewish

Bar Paly is an Israeli actress and model.

She was born in Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR, USSR, and moved to Israel when she was seven, where she was raised in Tel Aviv. Her parents are Olga and Alexander Paly/Phaly. Bar is Jewish. She became a U.S. citizen in 2016.

Bar’s grandfathers are pictured here.

Bar’s paternal grandmother was named Yelena.

Bar’s maternal grandfather was named Moishe Drob.

Bar’s maternal grandmother was named Ala.

When asked in an interview about whether it was important for her to marry a Jewish man, Bar stated, “Was it important for me? Yeah, I guess in a way. I don’t think I’ve ever thought about it that it has to be, you know, Jewish or not, but yeah it’s important because, you know, in the end it’s a tradition and it’s the holidays, you have common things.”

Source: Genealogy of Bar Paly – https://www.geni.com