{"id":26338,"date":"2026-07-10T18:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=maria-bakalova"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:38:27","slug":"maria-bakalova","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=maria-bakalova","title":{"rendered":"Maria Bakalova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Valcheva Bakalova\u00a0(\/b\u0259\u02c8k\u0251\u02d0l\u0259v\u0259\/\u00a0b\u0259-KAH-l\u0259-v\u0259;\u00a0born 4 June 1996) is a Bulgarian actress. She has received\u00a0various accolades, including a\u00a0Critics&#8217; Choice Movie Award and nominations for an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0BAFTA Award, a\u00a0Screen Actors Guild Award\u00a0and a\u00a0Golden Globe Award.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in\u00a0Burgas, Bakalova began her career in\u00a0Bulgarian cinema\u00a0while attending the\u00a0National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. She mostly portrayed dramatic roles in films such as\u00a0Transgression\u00a0(2017),\u00a0The Father\u00a0(2019),\u00a0Last Call\u00a0(2020), and\u00a0Women Do Cry\u00a0(2021). She\u00a0rose to prominence\u00a0after starring in the 2020\u00a0mockumentary\u00a0film\u00a0Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, which earned her a nomination for the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bakalova has since starred in films of various genres, including\u00a0Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and\u00a0The Apprentice\u00a0(2024). 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