Bagriacik was born in 1990 in
Ankara. Her parents, who were correspondents for the
Turkish media, moved to
Berlin in 1995, where she grew up speaking both German and Turkish. She was discovered, by chance, by a photographer in 2008, at a club in
Kreuzberg in Berlin, who invited her to an audition. She won a role in the drama
When We Leave directed by
Feo Aladag, which premiered in 2010 at the
Berlin International Film Festival. Bagriacik subsequently played leading roles in numerous television series, such as
Der Kriminalist,
Notruf Hafenkante,
Der Lehrer,
Großstadtrevier and
The Old Fox. Between 2008 and 2010, Bagriacik played the lead on stage in
Ein Warngedicht at the
Hebbel am Ufer theater in Berlin. Bagriacik played her first major leading role in the feature film
Hördur, released in Germany in October 2015. The German film rating authority
Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung (FBW) distinguished the film as "Especially worthwhile", the higher of two quality certification levels issued by the FBW. One of the reasons for the jury's decision was, among other things: "The casting of young Almila Bagriacik in the role of [the film's protagonist] Aylin can be described as a stroke of luck." The nominated Bagriacik for best actress in 2015 for her performance in
Hördur. In the ARD television series Detective Pasha, Bagriacik took on the leading role of the investigator Jale Cengiz in 2015. The two films,
Kommissar Pascha (Detective In the award-winning
TNT mini-series
4 Blocks (including the
German Television Award in 3 categories, the German Academy of Television Prize in 6 categories, the Grimme Prize 2017 and
Goldene Kamera 2017 as "Best Series"), Bagriacik plays the leading female role Amara alongside
Frederick Lau, rapper Veysel, and
Kida Khodr Ramadan.
TNT Series started broadcasting the first 6 episodes of this self-produced series on 8 May 2017. The first two episodes were presented at the
Berlinale 2017. The free TV premiere started on
ZDFneo on 28 November 2017. In 2018 the shooting finished on a second season, which will be broadcast on the
TNT Serie channel from 11 October 2018. From the end of 2015 to 2017, Bagriacik played Filiz in the successful Turkish series
Hayat Şarkisi (Song of Life) in a continuous role. Since mid-2017 she has appeared in the Kiel episodes of
Tatort (Scene of the crime) as Commissioner Mila Sahin alongside
Axel Milberg. Further completed projects include leading roles in the
ZDF productions
– Es lebe der Tod (2017) and '
(2018), both directed by Lars Becker, and the ARD TV - Event-Zweiteiler ' (2018, director: Nicolai Rohde). Bagriacik also appeared as the leading actress Nile in the world premiere
Träum weiter (Dream on) (director: Selen Kara, author
Nesrin Samdereli) at the
Schauspielhaus Bochum during the 2017/2018 season. Bagriacik has her main residence in
Berlin. == Filmography (selection) ==