Maria Bakalova

Maria Bakalova was born on 4 June 1996 in Burgas. She is a Bulgarian actress. Bakalova began her profession in acting in Bulgarian movies including 2018's Transgression and 2020's Last Call. She picked up worldwide consideration for her part as Tutar Sagdiyev in the 2020 mockumentary Borat Subsequent Movie film. . She started singing exercises and playing the flute around age six. Bakalova studied drama theater at the National School of Arts in Burgas. She studied dramatization at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theater and Film Arts in Sofia, graduating in 2019.

She was given a role as Tutar Sagdiyev in the mockumentary Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, the girl of anecdotal Kazakh reporter Borat Sagdiyev. Albeit at first credited as Irina Nowak, reports later uncovered her inclusion. Fellow Bulgarian Julian Kostov associated her with projecting chief Nancy Bishop for the job. Pundits have applauded Bakalova's performance, with Matt Fowler of IGN expressing how "[t]he film's phenomenal discover, Maria Bakalova, each piece Sacha Baron Cohen's on-screen equivalent, is who, and what, the vast majority will discuss in the wake of [the film]." Los Angeles Times film pundit Justin Chang depicted Bakalova's presentation as "stupendous", commending her depiction of her character's excursion "with silly energy and contacting conviction".

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