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Emma Bading

Emma Bading

Actor · Born March 12, 1998 (28) · Monheim, Germany

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 up and suffer." Her younger sister Bella Bading is also an actress who came out as bisexual in February 2021.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 12, 1998 (28)
From
Monheim, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Emma Bading's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Survival
27%
Self
24%
Power
9%
Morality
5%
Society
4%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Emma Bading's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emma Bading's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sorry, Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Makeup Artist

  • House of Yang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Elsa (young)

  • Afterlike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · as Lilly

  • Colonius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Gina Grabitz

  • Shut Up and Suffer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer

  • Domesticated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • From Hilde, with Love(2024)

    as Ina Ender-Lautenschläger

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Familie is nich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Julia

  • The Therapy(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Anna Spiegel

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Man from Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Térèse

  • Tabu La Rasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Klabautermann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mirinda

  • Westwall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Julia Gerloff

  • Dear Thomas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Silvia

  • Unerhört (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jennifer Reitwein

  • Winterlicht - Der Usedom-Krimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sophie Thiel

  • In My Room(2018)

    as Rosa

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • How to Be Really Bad(2018)

    as Lilith

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • As Green As It Gets(2018)

    as Philomena

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Different Kinds of Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Miri

  • Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Marie

  • Nebelwand - Der Usedom Krimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sophie Thiel

  • Trugspur - Der Usedom Krimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sophie Thiel

  • Lucky Loser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Hannah

  • Berlin Syndrome(2017)

    as Franka Hummels

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Wir sind die Rosinskis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Michelle Rosinski

  • The Last Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Julia

  • Schandfleck - Der Usedom-Krimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sophie Thiel

  • Die Kleinen und die Bösen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jenny Blieske

  • The Usedom Thriller: Mörderhus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sophie Thiel

  • Helen Dorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Jasmin

  • Weiter als der Ozean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nele

  • Everyday Objects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Emma

  • Kommissarin Lucas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Schwertz

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Gina Grabitz · as Johanna Michels

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Superbusen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Giselas Schwester

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

From Hilde, with Love (2024)

$701K worldwide

Highest rated

From Hilde, with Love (2024)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

The Therapy (2023)

Film career

19702026

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2017Screen debut· Berlin Syndrome
  • 2018First top-billed film· How to Be Really Bad

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 37: 31 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdDirecting5 of 37: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 37: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 37: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s15 · 10 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 20% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Emma Bading's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

From Hilde, with Love (2024)

Midcredits 81st · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Emma Bading work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emma Bading's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christoph Friedel shares the most, 2.

Producers