Shara Zhiyenkulova was born on July 18, 1912 in Vernyy, Semirechye Oblast, Turkestan Governor-Generalship, Russian Empire [now Almaty, Kazakhstan]. She was an actress, known for
Amangeldy (1939) and
Nash milyy doktor (1958). She died on May 21, 1991 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR [now Almaty, Kazakhstan].