Maria Bakalova
Born: 1996-06-04 in Burgas, Bulgaria
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Mayday as Anna Ustinov
- O Horizon as Abby
- All Night Wrong as Ell
2025
- The Bad Guys 2 as Pigtail Petrova (voice)
- Fairyland as Paulette
- Electra as Francesca
- What Stays After as Maggie
2024
- Creature Commandos as Princess Ilana / Old Woman (voice)
- The Apprentice as Ivana Trump
- Dirty Angels as The Bomb
- Unfrosted as Rada Adzhubey
- Triumph as Slava Platnikova
- Juego de sombras as Muse
2023
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Cosmo (voice)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - 'Cosmo' (archive footage)
2022
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special as Cosmo the Dog (voice)
- Bodies Bodies Bodies as Bee
- The Bubble as Anika
- Top Chef VIP as Self
- The Honeymoon as Sarah
- I Don't Like You
- Women Do Cry as Sonja
2021
2020
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Father as Valentina
2018
- Transgression as Yana
- Angels as Angela
2017
- XIIa as Milena
2016
- Showdown in Manila as Exchange Student
2013
- Tipichno as Maria
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Tatar Sagdiyev
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1992
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1953
- The Oscars as Self