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Maria Bakalova

Jun 04, 1996 (29 years old) in Burgas, Bulgaria

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

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Creature Commandos
Princess Ilana / Old Woman (voice)
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Dirty Angels
The Bomb
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The Oscars
Self
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Cosmo (voice)
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The Bad Guys 2
Pigtail (voice)
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The Apprentice
Ivana Trump
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Tutar Sagdiyev
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Cosmo the Dog (voice)
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Bodies Bodies Bodies
Bee
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Unfrosted
Rada Adzhubey

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