From the get-go, The Apprentice was bound to be divisive. The not-quite-a-biopic, which was first announced back in May 2018, struggled to find distribution for years, and was supposedly passed on ...

‘The Apprentice’ star Maria Bakalova didn’t stay in character as Ivana Trump off the set: ‘That could have affected my mental health’.

When Maria Bakalova was first introduced to American audiences in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, she was playing the fictional daughter of a Kazakhstani journalist trying to deliver a pet monkey to ...

The first time Maria Bakalova came to New York City, she had to flee. She was in disguise, shooting a scene for 2020’s “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” that put her alone in a hotel room with ...

The Iron Curtain had already collapsed when Maria Bakalova was growing up in Bulgaria, but old sensibilities still lingered: as a girl she was discouraged from playing the “aggressive and ...

Bulgarian actress, Maria Bakalova, 28, was fearless in “Borat.” Now she’s ferocious as Donald Trump’s first wife Ivana in “The Apprentice.” ...

Maria Bakalova and Sebastian Stan in 'The Apprentice'. Apprentice Productions Ontario Inc./Profile Productions 2 Aps/Tailored Films Ltd. 2024 Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan in 'The Apprentice'.

In a controversial scene, Trump rapes wife Ivana (Maria Bakalova). ©Mongrel Media/Courtesy Everett Collection. Most of “The Apprentice” doesn’t earn its edgy reputation.

Check out the trailer for The Apprentice, an upcoming film starring Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump, Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, and Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump. The Apprentice opens in theaters ...

Maria Bakalova and director Hala Matar spoke with UPI about their film "Electra," in theaters and video-on-demand Friday, starring Bakalova as a performance artist who gets to act out without her ...

Roy Cohn's blackmail tapes in 'The Apprentice'. Briarcliff Entertainment. The blackmail tapes . Trump’s greatest early victory in real estate was the construction of Manhattan’s Grand Hyatt ...

Academy Award nominee Maria Bakalova (The Apprentice, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) and multi award-winning screen veteran Peter Mullan (Children Of Men, War Horse, My Name Is Joe) are set to star ...