LOS ANGELES, May 2 (UPI) -- Maria Bakalova says acting allows her to express feelings she's too shy to share as her real self. In her latest movie, Electra, in theaters and video-on-demand Friday ...

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 ...

Tue, May 20, 2025, 12:24 PM PDT 4 min read Victoria Sirakova/Getty Maria Bakalova attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Electra" at Fine Arts Theatre on May 01, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

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

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 ...