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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Known For
The Honeymoon
Sarah
2022
Floodplain
Untitled Spy Comedy
Birds of Prey
Nina
The Bad Guys 2
Pigtail (voice)
2025
O Horizon
Abby
2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Cosmo' (archive footage)
2023
I Don't Like You
2022
Branded
Lilly
Dirty Angels
The Bomb
2024
Creature Commandos
Princess Ilana (voice) · (5 episodes)
2024
Triumph
Slava Platnikova
2024
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Cosmo (voice)
2023
My Masterpiece
God's Country
What Stays After
Maggie
2025
Creature Commandos
Princess Ilana / Old Woman (voice) · (2 episodes)
2024
The Apprentice
Ivana Trump
2024
Unfrosted
Rada Adzhubey
2024
Juego de sombras
Muse
2024
Electra
Francesca
2024
Fairyland
Paulette
2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Cosmo the Dog (voice)
2022
Mayday
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Bee
2022
The Bubble
Anika
2022
Women Do Cry
Sonja
2022
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Tutar Sagdiyev
2021
Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Tutar · (7 episodes)
2021
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Tutar Sagdiyev
2020
Last Call
Alexandra
2020
The Father
Valentina
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
Transgression
Yana
2018
Angels
Angela
2018
XIIa
Milena
2017
Showdown in Manila
Exchange Student
2016
All Night Wrong
Ell
Tipichno
Maria · (3 episodes)
2013
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953