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
all 42
Movies 35
TV Shows 7
Voice 4
self 4
Producer 2

The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

Dirty Angels (2024)

Creature Commandos (2024)

The Apprentice (2024)

Triumph (2024)

Unfrosted (2024)

Electra (2024)

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Fairyland (2023)

The Honeymoon (2022)

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)

Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision (2021)

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)

Last Call (2020)

The Father (2020)

Due to Unforeseen Circumstances (2019)

Angels (2018)

XIIa (2017)

Showdown in Manila (2016)

Tipichno (2013)

The View (1997)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1996-06-04 (28 years old)
Birth NameMaria Valcheva Bakalova
Birth PlaceBurgas, Bulgaria
CitizenshipsBulgaria
Also Known AsΜαρία Βάλτσεβα Μπακάλοβα, 마리아 바카로바, 瑪莉亞·巴卡洛娃, มาเรีย บาคาโลวา, ماریا باکالوا
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