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).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Maria Bakalova, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. 마리아 바카로바(1996년생, Burgas, Bulgaria) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 '메이데이' - Mayday, 보랏 속편, 어프렌티스가 있으며, 그 외에도 The Kelly Clarkson Show, The View, 지미 키멜 라이브!, LIVE with Kelly and Mark, 가디언즈 오브 갤럭시 Vol. 3, MTV Movie & TV Awards, 배드 가이즈 2, 크리처 코만도스, Top Chef VIP, 아카데미상, 가디언즈 오브 갤럭시 홀리데이 스페셜, 언프로스티드 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 '메이데이' - Mayday에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2027년 마지 클로스에서 (voice) 역을 맡았다. 2027년 Prodigies에서 Aurelia 역을 맡았다. 2026년 '메이데이' - Mayday에서 Anna Ustinov 역을 맡았다.