Emma Bading grew up in Berlin. Her parents are actors Thomas Bading and Claudia Geisler-Bading. As a teenager, she rose to fame in 2015 in the German crime series TATORT. This was followed by other television series and, since 2017, cinema productions. For the film "Play", she received a television award for best actress in 2019 and a television award for best up-and-coming actress in 2020. At the 2024 International "Hofer" Film Days, she received the jury's short film award as director of "Shut...