Maria Bakalova
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.
Known For

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
2020

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022

Bodies Bodies Bodies
2022

The Apprentice
2024

The Bad Guys 2
2025

The Bubble
2022

Dirty Angels
2024

Unfrosted
2024

Creature Commandos
2024

The View
1997

The Oscars
1953

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Showdown in Manila
2016


