Actor

Maria Bakalova

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Movies: 29Series: 9Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 2408703

IMDb ID: nm7210025

Known for: Acting

Born: June 4, 1996

Age: 29

Place of birth: Burgas, Bulgaria

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2026

Years active: 74

Average TMDB rating: 6.06

Wikidata: Q100740782

Also known as

Μαρία Βάλτσεβα Μπακάλοβα • 마리아 바카로바 • 瑪莉亞·巴卡洛娃 • มาเรีย บาคาโลวา • ماریا باکالوا

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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).