Gana Bayarsaikhan
Gana Bayarsaikhan | |
|---|---|
 Gana Bayarsaikhan in 2019 | |
| Born | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Gana Bayarsaikhan is a Mongolian actress and model known for her role as "the girl" in the 2019 film
Early life and career
Bayarsaikhan was born and raised in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[1] She started her career as a model,[2][3] and has appeared in Schön[4] magazine. After finishing drama training, she took a coaching programme to help her accept her own speech and accent for auditions.[5]
Bayarsaikhan made her screen acting debut as the android Jade in the 2015 film Ex Machina alongside Domhnall Gleeson.[6] and secured small roles as Khutu in Ben-Hur (2016) and in Wonder Woman (2017).[7]
Bayarsaikhan purportedly became the first Mongolian actress ever to play a lead role in a Hollywood movie when she was cast as "the girl" in the 2019 film Waiting for the Barbarians,[1] which co-starred Johnny Depp and Mark Rylance,[8] and premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2019, to which Bayarsaikhan attended.[9][10] Director Ciro Guerra described how Bayarsaikhan and the other 14 Mongolian actors [1] shared their culture, enriching the film in the process.[11]
Bayarsaikhan plays Tuva Olsen, a main character in the 2020
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ex Machina | Jade [6] |
| 2016 | Ben-Hur | Khutu |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | Throne Room Amazon [7] |
| 2018 | Sweet Lies (short film) | Honey |
| 2019 | Mad Lord (short film) | Sokushitsu |
| 2019 | Waiting for the Barbarians | The Girl [1][8] |
| 2020 | Three Dots and a Dash (short film) | Nikita Hayashi |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Peaky Blinders | Li | 1 episode ("The Loop") |
| 2020-2021 | Intelligence | Tuva Olsen | Main role - 12 episodes [12][13] |
| 2021 | Queens of Mystery | Yetao | 2 episodes - Modern Art of Murder 1 & 2 |
| 2022 | Documentary Now
|
Masho | 2 episodes - Soldier of Illusion, Parts 1 & 2 |
References
- ^ a b c d "The First Mongolian Actress to Create the Role of a Main Character in Hollywood Film". montsame.mn. 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Portfolio: Gana Bayarsaikhan". profile-models.com. 2020.
- ^ "Glowing in Chanel: Gana Bayarsaikhan". beautyisboring.com. 2017.
- ^ "Lucent". schonmagazine.com. 2014.
- ^ "Testimonial: Gana Bayarsaikhan - "Most of all I started accepting myself"". dnalightup.net. 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Ex Machina". netflix.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Gana Bayarsaikhan is a Mongolian actress known for Wonder Woman". Mongolia live on facebook. 2020.
- ^ a b "London Film Festival 'Waiting for the Barbarians'". theupcoming.co.uk. 2019.
- ^ "76th Venice Film Festival 2019". gettyimages.co.uk. 2020.
- ^ "Gana Bayarsaikhan in Ashi Studio Waiting for the barbarians Venice Film Festival photocall premiere". redcarpet-fashionawards.com. 2019.
- ^ "Director Ciro Guerra on Venice competition player 'Waiting for the Barbarians'". variety.com. 2019.
- ^ a b "Intelligence: Who is Gana Bayarsaikhan? Sky One star impresses as Tuva Olsen". hitc.com. 2020.
- ^ a b "Series 2, Episode 1". comedy.co.uk. 2021.
