In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Valcheva and the family name is Bakalova.
Maria Bakalova
Мария Бакалова
Bakalova in 2021
Born
Maria Valcheva Bakalova
(1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 27)
Burgas, Bulgaria
Alma mater
National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (BA)
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2017–present
Awards
Full list
Maria Valcheva Bakalova[a] (/bəˈkɑːlɒvə/bə-KAH-lo-və;[1] born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Critics' Choice Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Born and raised in Burgas, Bakalova began her career in Bulgarian cinema by starring in film productions while attending the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. She mostly portrayed dramatic roles in films such as Transgression (2017), The Father (2019), Last Call (2020) and Women Do Cry (2021). Bakalova rose to prominence after starring as the character Tutar Sagdiyev in the 2020 mockumentary Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Her performance in the film earned her a nomination for an Academy Award, a first for a Bulgarian actress. She subsequently had starring roles in the comedy The Bubble (2022), the slasher film Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and the coming-of-age drama Fairyland (2023), and voiced Cosmo the Spacedog in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
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Andreeva, Nellie (2 February 2021). "Maria Bakalova's Journey From Burgas to 'Borat' & Living the Dream She'd Given Up". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
Maria Bakalova on the Rudy Giuliani and baby scenes in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. British GQ. 5 April 2021. Event occurs at 0:01. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via YouTube.
Potts, Mark E.; Long, Cody (16 March 2022). "14 words about her film? No problem for Maria Bakalova". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
Maria Valcheva Bakalova (/bəˈkɑːlɒvə/ bə-KAH-lo-və; born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Critics'...
Schumer, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Thomas Lennon, Bobby Moynihan, MariaBakalova, Max Greenfield, Bill Burr, Dan Levy, Christian Slater, and Hugh Grant...
DeLappe from a story by Kristen Roupenian. It stars Amandla Stenberg, MariaBakalova, Myha'la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders, Rachel Sennott, Lee Pace, and Pete...
Sullivan, Jonas McCord and Gene Quintano. It stars Eva Green, Ruby Rose, MariaBakalova, Rona-Lee Shimon, Jonica T. Gibbs and Christopher Backus. During the...
Bulgarian actress MariaBakalova has received various awards and nominations for her acting performances. She has won one Critics' Choice Movie Award,...
comedy drama film written and directed by Madeleine Sackler. It stars MariaBakalova as Abby, a gifted neuroscientist who uses her career to bury the grief...
fictional Kazakh journalist and television personality Borat Sagdiyev, and MariaBakalova as his daughter Tutar, who is to be offered as a bride to then–U.S....
will appear in Dean Craig's upcoming film The Honeymoon, alongside MariaBakalova. In October, he was cast in the romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise starring...
as in the Disney+ animated series What If…? (2021). She is voiced by MariaBakalova in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) and Guardians...
written and directed by Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva, and starring MariaBakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Bilyana Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev and Ralitsa...
introducing the character of Borat's daughter Tutar Sagdiyev, portrayed by MariaBakalova. Borat himself was parodied in the critically panned 2007 parody film...
Bulgarian actress MariaBakalova in the United Kingdom. Kostov is also the co-founder of the production company Five Oceans alongside Bakalova. Early Birds...
Kroll, Justin (April 6, 2021). "Amandla Stenberg & 'Borat 2' Breakout MariaBakalova To Star In Secret Slasher Film 'Bodies, Bodies, Bodies'; Pete Davidson...
30, 2023). "Donald Trump biopic: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and MariaBakalova cast in The Apprentice". The Guardian. Erbland, Kate (December 18, 2018)...
the 2005 television film Trump Unauthorized. She will be played by MariaBakalova in upcoming film The Apprentice Czech Republic: She was awarded Medal...
The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2022. Baron, Reuben (30 March 2022). "MariaBakalova, Samson Kayo, And Harry Trevaldwyn Bring The Laughs In The Bubble"....
Schumer, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Thomas Lennon, Bobby Moynihan, MariaBakalova, Max Greenfield, Bill Burr, Dan Levy, Christian Slater, Hugh Grant I...
actor and Quill's childhood hero who is kidnapped by Mantis and Drax. MariaBakalova provides the voice and additional motion capture for Cosmo the Spacedog...
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