For her first nonfiction role,Maria Bakalovahad quite the undertaking.
I was actually very nervous, mostly because Ive never played a real person before, Bakalova toldCollider.
I just wanted to be on their level.
Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump in ‘The Apprentice’ (2024).Briarcliff Entertainment/Courtesy Everett Collection
I wanted to not disappoint them.
Ivanadied at age 73when she fell down the stairs in her Manhattan home in 2022.
I honestly didnt know a lot about her, admitted Bakalova.
Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump inThe Apprentice.Pief Weyman
I knew that shed been a model.
She continued, I found myself really fascinated by her achievements and the fact that shes been so outspoken.
Its still challenging to demand your position and your equality, even though were living in 2024.
Its been a really remarkable achievement.
The movie also starsMartin Donovanas Fred Trump Sr.
Its such a great film.
I honestly think its a great film, said Bakalova.
Because its like competition for the same guy in a way.
Its like a relationship.
Its like a throuple.
But still, it is a relationship.
Its like three people in this relationship.
