Maria Bakalova

Born: 1996-06-04

Maria Valcheva Bakalova (born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She is best known for her role as Tutar Sagdiyev in the 2020 mockumentary Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. For her performance in the film, she won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress, and received nominations at the Academy Awards, the BAFTA Film Awards, the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Born and raised in Burgas, Bakalova began her career in Bulgarian cinema by starring in film productions while attending the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. She appeared in films such as Transgression (2017), The Father (2019), Last Call (2020) and Women Do Cry (2021). Since her international breakthrough in 2020, she has been a part of several American productions including Judd Apatow's The Bubble (2022) and the A24 horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).


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The Apprentice

as Ivana Trump
Released: 2024-10-09

A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New...

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as Cosmo (voice)
Released: 2023-05-03

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the...

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Bodies Bodies Bodies

as Bee
Released: 2022-08-05

In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies...

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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

as Cosmo the Dog (voice)
Released: 2022-11-24

On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of...

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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

as Tutar Sagdiyev
Released: 2020-10-23

14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he...

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as Rada Adzhubey
Released: 2024-04-30

In a time when breakfast is ruled by milk and cereal, a fierce corporate battle begins over a...

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Showdown in Manila

as Exchange Student
Released: 2016-02-18

The film unfolds in Manila, Philippines, and in the jungles of the island of Boracay on a...

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Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed “Sub-Acceptable” by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision

as Tutar Sagdiyev
Released: 2021-05-25

Never before seen footage from the award-winning movie Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

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as Anika
Released: 2022-03-25

Sneaking out. Hooking up. Melting down. The cast and crew of a blockbuster action franchise...

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Dirty Angels

as The Bomb
Released: 2024-12-12

During the United States' 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of female soldiers posing as...

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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

as Self - 'Cosmo' (archive footage)
Released: 2023-09-12

Join visionary director James Gunn and superstars such as Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldaña as they...

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The Honeymoon

as Sarah
Released: 2022-12-16

Englishman Adam and his American bride Sarah are about to embark on the romantic honeymoon of a...

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Electra

as Francesca
Released: 2024-02-09

A journalist travels to Rome to interview a famous musician, only for his trip to end in deceit,...

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The Father

as Valentina
Released: 2020-08-21

Vasil has just lost his long-time partner in life, his wife Ivanka. When a woman at her funeral...

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I Don't Like You

as uncredited
Released: 2022-03-16

Azat is a Syrian refugee who is trying to get to Germany. While passing through Bulgaria, he is...

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Triumph

as Slava
Released: 2024-09-08

A military satire inspired by wild real-life events from the 1990s when, in the chaotic...

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Branded

as Lilly
Released:

Tells the origin story of organized crime gangs in America’s prison system.

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Women Do Cry

as Sonja
Released: 2022-03-09

A mother stork is shot down from a chimney. A postnatal woman nearly jumps off a balcony. A girl...

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XIIa

as Milena
Released: 2017-09-15

The movie XIIa is the sequel of the super successful XIa. In XIIa the journey continues. After...

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Last Call

as Alexandra
Released: 2020-08-22

A girl must be saved from comitting suicide through the power of love. And all that cannot...

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Angels

as Angela
Released: 2018-05-02

Two men named Angel and one woman Angela meet high in the mountains.

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Transgression

as Yana
Released: 2018-08-28

TV talk show hosts bait young Yana into confessing her unusual relationship with an aging...

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Juego de sombras

as Muse
Released: 2024-03-19

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-09-09

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well...

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The View

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Creature Commandos

as Princess Ilana (voice)
First aired: 2024-12-05

Follow the exploits of the Creature Commandos, a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited...

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Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat

as Tutar
First aired: 2021-05-24

Live the real-life drama of Sacha Baron Cohen, as Borat Sagdivev, where he spends five days at...

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