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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Acting
Movie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Cosmo (voice)
2023
Movie
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
as Tutar Sagdiyev
2020
Movie
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
as Cosmo the Dog (voice)
2022
Movie
Bodies Bodies Bodies
as Bee
2022
Movie
The Apprentice
as Ivana Trump
2024
Movie
The Bad Guys 2
as Pigtail Petrova (voice)
2025
Movie
The Bubble
as Anika
2022
Movie
Dirty Angels
as The Bomb
2024
Movie
Unfrosted
as Rada Adzhubey
2024
TV
Creature Commandos
as Princess Ilana / Old Woman (voice)
2024
TV
Creature Commandos
as Princess Ilana (voice)
2024
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Tatar Sagdiyev
2003
TV
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Movie
Showdown in Manila
as Exchange Student
2016
Movie
The Honeymoon
as Sarah
2022
TV
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
as Tutar
2021
Movie
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
as Tutar Sagdiyev
2021
Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Cosmo' (archive footage)
2023
TV
Top Chef VIP
as Self
2022
TV
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter
1992
Movie
Fairyland
as Paulette
2025
