Maria Bakalova
Actor
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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Filmography
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
as Tutar Sagdiyev 2020
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Cosmo the Dog (voice) 2022
Bodies Bodies Bodies
as Bee 2022
The Apprentice
as Ivana Trump 2024
The Bad Guys 2
as Pigtail Petrova (voice) 2025
The Bubble
as Anika 2022
Dirty Angels
as The Bomb 2024
Unfrosted
as Rada Adzhubey 2024
Showdown in Manila
as Exchange Student 2016
The Honeymoon
as Sarah 2022
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
as Tutar Sagdiyev 2021
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Cosmo' (archive footage) 2023
Women Do Cry
as Sonja 2022
The Father
as Valentina 2020
Fairyland
as Paulette 2025
Triumph
as Slava Platnikova 2024