Maria Valcheva Bakalova is an award-winning Bulgarian actress who rose to prominence after starring as Tutar Sagdiyev in the 2020 mockumentary Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
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Maria Bakalova portrayed dramatic roles in films such as Transgression (2017), The Father (2019), Last Call (2020) and Women Do Cry (2021). She is also the voice of Cosmo the Spacedog in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Maria Bakalova Oscar
Maria Bakalova’s breakthrough role as Tutar Sagdiyev in the 2020 mockumentary Borat Subsequent Moviefilm earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first Bulgarian actress to be nominated for an Oscar.
Maria Bakalova Movies and TV Shows
- XIIa
- The Father
- Transgression
- Last Call
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Women Do Cry
- Bodies Bodies Bodies
- The Bubble
- Fairyland
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story
- Electra
- The Honeymoon
- O Horizon
- Dirty Angels
- Triumph
- Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
- Creature Commandos
Maria Bakalova Nominations
Maria Bakalova’s major nominations include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Maria Bakalova was also the first Bulgarian, and the first actress from Eastern Europe since Ida Kaminska in 1967, to be nominated at the Golden Globe Awards, receiving a nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
Maria Bakalova Awards
Maria Bakalova has won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 2020 mockumentary Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
Maria Bakalova Instagram
Maria Bakalova is active on social media, including instagram. She has 406K followers on the photo-sharing platform. She often updates her followers about her latest releases, and vacations, and also shares family photos.
Maria Bakalova’s Instagram handle is @mariabakalovaofficial. Below is one of the posts from her Instagram page:


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