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 filmHördur, released in Germany in October 2015. The Germanfilm rating authority Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung 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 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 Commissioner Pasha, Bagriacik took on the leading role of the investigator Jale Cengiz in 2015. The two films, Kommissar Pascha and Bierleichen , premiered on the 16 and 23 March 2017. In the second part of the ARD feature film trilogy about the murder series of the National Socialist UndergroundDie Opfer – Vergesst mich nicht she starred in as Semiya Simsek in 2016. Bagriacik was awarded the German Acting Prize 2017 for her performance and nominated for the Bunte New Faces Award as Best Young Actress 2016. She also won the German Television Award 2017 as the leading actress in the category "Best mini-series". In the award-winning TNT mini-series 4 Blocks, 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 May 8, 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 starting October 11, 2018. From the end of 2015 to 2017, Bagriacik played Filiz in the successful Turkish series Hayat Şarkisi in a continuous role. Since mid-2017 she has appeared in the Kiel episodes of Tatort as Commissioner Mila Sahin alongside Axel Milberg. Further completed projects include leading roles in the ZDF productions – Es lebe der Tod and Der gute Bulle 2, both directed by Lars Becker, and the ARD TV - Event-Zweiteiler Unschuldig. Bagriacik also appeared as the leading actress Nile in the world premiere Träum weiter at the Schauspielhaus Bochum during the 2017/2018 season. Bagriacik has her main residence in Berlin.
