Maria Bakalova
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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Films (41)
Margie Claus
2027 · (voice)
Mayday
2026 · Anna Ustinov
All Night Wrong
2026 · Ell
Learning to Breathe Under Water
2026 · Anya
O Horizon
2026 · Abby
Fairyland
2025 · Paulette
Les Bad Guys 2
2025 · Pigtail Petrova (voice)
What Stays After
2025 · Maggie
Electra
2025 · Francesca
Anges du chaos
2024 · The Bomb
L'apprenti
2024 · Ivana Trump
Triumph
2024 · Slava Platnikova, Producer
Unfrosted : L'épopée de la Pop-Tart
2024 · Rada Adzhubey
Juego de sombras
2024 · Muse
Rassemblement : Le making-of de Les Gardiens de la Galaxie Vol. 3
2023 · Self - 'Cosmo' (archive footage)
Les Gardiens de la Galaxie : Volume 3
2023 · Cosmo (voice)
Lune de Miel
2022 · Sarah, Producer
Les Gardiens de la Galaxie : Joyeuses Fêtes
2022 · Cosmo the Dog (voice)
Bodies Bodies Bodies
2022 · Bee
La Bulle
2022 · Anika
I Don't Like You
2022
Women Do Cry
2022 · Sonja
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
2021 · Tutar Sagdiyev
Borat, nouvelle mission filmée
2020 · Tutar Sagdiyev
Last Call
2020 · Alexandra
La saveur des coings
2019 · Valentina
Transgression
2018 · Yana
Angels
2018 · Angela
XIIa
2017 · Milena
Opération Manille
2016 · Exchange Student
Floodplain
Untitled Spy Comedy
Birds of Prey
· Nina
The Brand
· Lilly
My Masterpiece
God's Country
Double Blind
Override
· Rush
No Way Off
· Laura
Snake Island
Get Off Your Phone
· Rada
Séries (10)
Prodigies
2027 · Aurelia
Creature Commandos
2024 · Princess Ilana / Old Woman (voice), Princess Ilana (voice)
Top Chef VIP
2022 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Tipichno
2013 · Maria
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Tatar Sagdiyev
La Vue
1997 · Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953 · Self