Maria Bakalova

Some Lesser Known Facts About Maria Bakalova

• Does Maria Bakalova smoke?: Yes
  

• Does Maria Bakalova drink alcohol?: Yes
  

• Maria Bakalova is a Bulgarian actress who is well known for appearing in the films Transgression (2018), Last Call (2020), and The Father (2020). She struck international stardom after playing the role of  Tutar Sagdiyev in the American mockumentary film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020).

• Since childhood, Maria was passionate about performing arts. In an interview, she said,
  

  I started singing at the age of 5 or 6 and then I started flute lessons. But at some point, I wanted to explore more. I wanted to escape from reality. Because in acting, you can become anybody. You can do everything. You can live on Mars.

  

• In an interview, while sharing her childhood memories, she said,
  

  I was a super-disciplined child. I was reading too many books. I was obsessed with Dostoyevsky, at like 15, 16.

• In 2017, Maria Bakalova made her film debut with the Bulgarian movie XIIa in which she played the role of Milena. Thereafter, she came into the limelight with the Bulgarian film Transgression (2018) in which she played the role of Yana, a teenager who is in a relationship with an older man. Maria won the accolade of Best Actress (2018)  at Toronto’s Alternative Film Festival for her role in the film Transgression (2018).

• Later, she appeared in various Bulgarian short-films, like Kalinka (2018), Due to Unforeseen Circumstances (2019), Dream Girl (2019), etc. Thereafter, in 2020, she played another prominent role of her career in the film Last Call in which appeared as Alexandra, a girl who must be saved from committing suicide through the power of love.

  

• Later, in 2020, she starred in the American mockumentary film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm as Tutar Sagdiyev a fifteen-year-old teenager who travels to America with her father, Borat, to help him on his quest to bring a gift to vice president Mike Pence. The role of Tutar Sagdiyev earned Maria Bakalova various allocades in the category of Breakout Star of the Year and Best Supporting Actress.

• Reportedly, in November 2020, Bakalova signed up with the Creative Artists Agency, a Los Angeles-based talent agent.

Maria Bakalova in the film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020).