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Maria Bakalova on Becoming Ivana Trump, That Controversial ‘Apprentice’ Rape Scene and Donald Trump’s Cease-and-Desist Letter
After 'Borat 2,' Maria Bakalova enters the world of American politics once again with 'The Apprentice,' in which she plays a young Ivana Trump.
In “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” Bakalova and Baron Cohen go undercover into the heart of MAGA-land, crashing Mike Pence’s CPAC speech, performing at a gun rights rally and, yes, surviving advances from Trump’s then-attorney. But the 28-year-old Oscar nominee, who grew up a world away from America and started teaching herself English five years ago, doesn’t view either movie as “political” but rather explorations of a system. After attending drama school and landing small parts in her early 20s, Bakalova booked “Borat” and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a Hollywood career.
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