Maria Bakalova
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 4, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Burgas, 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Maria Bakalova, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Bodies Bodies Bodies
The Apprentice
Mayday
The Bad Guys 2
The Bubble
Dirty Angels
Creature Commandos
Unfrosted
The Oscars
Photos
Filmography
Floodplain
Movie
Untitled Spy Comedy
Movie
Birds of Prey
Movie · as Nina
The Brand
Movie · as Lilly
My Masterpiece
Movie
God's Country
Movie
Double Blind
Movie
Override
Movie · as Rush
No Way Off
Movie · as Laura
Snake Island
Movie
Get Off Your Phone
Movie · as Rada
Margie Claus
Movie · as (voice)
Prodigies
TV · as Aurelia · 7 eps
O Horizon
Movie · as Abby
Mayday
Movie · as Anna Ustinov
All Night Wrong
Movie · as Ell
Learning to Breathe Under Water
Movie · as Anya
Fairyland
Movie · as Paulette
Electra
Movie · as Francesca
The Bad Guys 2
Movie · as Pigtail Petrova (voice)
What Stays After
Movie · as Maggie
Unfrosted
Movie · as Rada Adzhubey
The Apprentice
Movie · as Ivana Trump
Triumph
Movie · as Slava Platnikova
Dirty Angels
Movie · as The Bomb
Juego de sombras
Movie · as Muse
Creature Commandos
TV · as Princess Ilana / Old Woman (voice), Princess Ilana (voice) · 2 eps
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie · as Cosmo (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie · as Self - 'Cosmo' (archive footage)
The Honeymoon
Movie · as Sarah
I Don't Like You
Movie
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Movie · as Cosmo the Dog (voice)
The Bubble
Movie · as Anika
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Movie · as Bee
Women Do Cry
Movie · as Sonja
Top Chef VIP
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Movie · as Tutar Sagdiyev
Last Call
Movie · as Alexandra
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Movie · as Tutar Sagdiyev
The Father
Movie · as Valentina
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Transgression
Movie · as Yana
Angels
Movie · as Angela
XIIa
Movie · as Milena
Showdown in Manila
Movie · as Exchange Student
Tipichno
TV · as Maria · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Tatar Sagdiyev · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep