Altynay Nogerbek

Born

1976-11-26

Birthplace

Alma-Ata, USSR (Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Biography

Altynay Bauyrzhankyzy Nogerbek is a Kazakhstani theater and film actress, born on November 26, 1976, in Almaty. She is the daughter of the renowned film expert and professor Bauyrzhan Nogerbek. In 1997, Altynay graduated from the Kazakh State Institute of Theatre and Cinema named after T. Zhurgenov, studying under the guidance of Professors T. Zhamankulov and A. Syghai. She began her acting career in 1997 and has since appeared in a number of notable films, including "Zhauzhürek Myn Bala" (2012), "The Road to Mother" (2016), and "Dawn of the Great Steppe" (2022). Recently, Altynay took part in the international Netflix project "La Tregua" (2025), where she played a woman named Anar, who lives near a GULAG camp. In an interview, the actress stated that participating in this project was a "gift" for her. For her contributions to the arts, Altynay Nogerbek was awarded the title of Honored Worker of Kazakhstan in 2011 and received the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Literature and Art in 2018.