Maria Bakalova

Maria Bakalova

  • Birthday: 1996-06-04
  • Place of birth: Burgas, Bulgaria
  • Also know as: Μαρία Μπακάλοβα

Biography

Maria Valcheva Bakalova (born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She is best known for her role as Tutar Sagdiyev in the 2020 mockumentary Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. For her performance in the film, she won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress, and received nominations at the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Film Awards, the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. 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 appeared in films such as Transgression (2017), The Father (2019), Last Call (2020) and Women Do Cry (2021). Since her international breakthrough in 2020, she has been a part of several American productions including Judd Apatow's The Bubble (2022) and the A24 horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).

Filmography

Angels

2018

As Angela

Women Do Cry

2022

As

Triumph

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As

O Horizon

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As Abby

Birdseye

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As Nina

Last Call

2020

As Alexandra

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

2020

As Tutar Sagdiyev

XIIa

2017

As Milena

The Honeymoon

2022

As Sarah

Branded

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As Lilly

Transgression

2018

As Yana

Electra

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As Francesca

Dirty Angels

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As The Bomb

The Apprentice

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As Ivana Trump

The Bubble

2022

As Anika

Floodplain

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As

The Father

2020

As Valentina

Showdown in Manila

2016

As Exchange Student

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023

As Cosmo (voice)

Fairyland

2023

As Paulette

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

2022

As Cosmo the Dog (voice)

Production

The Honeymoon

2022

As Producer

Triumph

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As Producer

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