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Maria Bakalova

Maria Bakalova

Acting1996Burgas, Bulgaria

Biography

Maria Valcheva Bakalova (/bəˈkɑːləvə/ bə-KAH-lə-və; born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Critics' Choice Movie Award and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award. 

Born and raised in Burgas, Bakalova began her career in Bulgarian cinema while attending the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. She mostly portrayed dramatic roles in films such as Transgression (2017), The Father (2019), Last Call (2020), and Women Do Cry (2021). She rose to prominence after starring in the 2020 mockumentary film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. 

Bakalova has since starred in films of various genres, including Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and The Apprentice (2024). She has also had voice roles, including in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) as Cosmo the Spacedog and in the DC Universe series Creature Commandos (2024).

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Acting History

2025
O Horizon
as Abby
The Bad Guys 2
as Pigtail Petrova (voice)
Fairyland
as Paulette
Top Chef VIP
TVas Self1 eps
2024
The Apprentice
as Ivana Trump
Unfrosted
as Rada Adzhubey
Electra
as Francesca
Dirty Angels
as The Bomb
Creature Commandos
TVas Princess Ilana (voice)5 eps
2023
2021
The Oscars
TVas Self1 eps
The View
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2020
Borat 2
as Tutar Sagdiyev
2016
Showdown in Manila
as Exchange Student

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
6/4/1996(29 years old)
Place of Birth
Burgas, Bulgaria
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