Maria Bakalova

Maria Bakalova

1996-06-04

Biography

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).

Also appears in

Dirty Angels

Dirty Angels

5.8

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

8.0

The Apprentice

The Apprentice

6.9

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

7.1

Bodies Bodies Bodies

Bodies Bodies Bodies

6.2

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

6.5

The Bad Guys 2

The Bad Guys 2

Not yet rated

Unfrosted

Unfrosted

5.3

The Bubble

The Bubble

4.6

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

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

6.3

Showdown in Manila

Showdown in Manila

3.2

The Honeymoon

The Honeymoon

4.6

Fairyland

Fairyland

5.3

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

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

6.4

All Night Wrong

All Night Wrong

Not yet rated

XIIa

XIIa

6.3

Last Call

Last Call

Not yet rated

Mayday

Mayday

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Electra

Electra

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God’s Country

God’s Country

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