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.
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 (Movies)
Fairyland
Character:Paulette
Release Date:03/10/2025
The Bad Guys 2
Character:Pigtail Petrova (voice)
Release Date:24/07/2025
What Stays After
Character:Maggie
Release Date:13/05/2025
O Horizon
Character:Abby
Release Date:08/02/2025
Dirty Angels
Character:The Bomb
Release Date:11/12/2024
The Apprentice
Character:Ivana Trump
Release Date:09/10/2024
Triumph
Character:Slava Platnikova
Release Date:08/09/2024
Unfrosted
Character:Rada Adzhubey
Release Date:30/04/2024
Juego de sombras
Character:Muse
Release Date:19/03/2024
Electra
Character:Francesca
Release Date:09/02/2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Character:Self - 'Cosmo' (archive footage)
Release Date:12/09/2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Character:Cosmo (voice)
Release Date:03/05/2023
The Honeymoon
Character:Sarah
Release Date:16/12/2022
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Character:Cosmo the Dog (voice)
Release Date:24/11/2022
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Character:Bee
Release Date:05/08/2022
The Bubble
Character:Anika
Release Date:25/03/2022
I Don't Like You
Character:
Release Date:16/03/2022
Women Do Cry
Character:Sonja
Release Date:09/03/2022
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Character:Tutar Sagdiyev
Release Date:25/05/2021
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Character:Tutar Sagdiyev
Release Date:23/10/2020
Last Call
Character:Alexandra
Release Date:22/08/2020
The Father
Character:Valentina
Release Date:21/08/2020
Transgression
Character:Yana
Release Date:28/08/2018
Angels
Character:Angela
Release Date:02/05/2018
XIIa
Character:Milena
Release Date:15/09/2017
Showdown in Manila
Character:Exchange Student
Release Date:18/02/2016
Television Appearances
Creature Commandos
Character:Princess Ilana / Old Woman (voice)
Creature Commandos
Character:Princess Ilana (voice)
Top Chef VIP
Character:Self
Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Character:Tutar
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Tipichno
Character:Maria
The View
Character:Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
The Oscars
Character:Self
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