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Joy Maria Bai

Joy Maria Bai

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ZAV-Künstlervermittlung Berlin (Main agency)
Xue Zhao-Bönisch
+49 228 502 088022
xue.zhao-boenisch@arbeitsagentur.de
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About me

Joy Maria Bai was born in Bonn to Korean parents. She first gained stage experience while attending a Catholic girls' school and, after completing her Abitur, was accepted into the theater project Theater Total in Bochum.

She later became the first student of Korean descent to be admitted to a state-run drama school in Germany, the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. Shortly after completing her training there, she studied the Meisner Technique at the William Esper Studio in New York.

Her stage career has taken her to Zurich, Dresden, and Munich, and she portrayed Madame Butterfly in Bielefeld—a role marked by quiet strength and emotional depth, which earned her the Götz Friedrich Prize.

On screen, she continues to show versatility and presence, appearing in productions such as Wild, Cut Off, Tatort, and Einstein. Her most recent leading role was in the 2025 independent film Fantasy of Love.

Information

Place of birth
Bonn
Height (cm)
167
Eye color
dark brown
Hair color
dark brown
Ethnicity and heritage
East or Southeast Asian
Place of residence
Berlin (DE)
Housing options
München (DE), Hamburg (DE), Wiesbaden (DE), Frankfurt am Main (DE), Seoul (KR), Berlin (DE)
Nationality
German
Languages
German(native)EnglishKorean
Dialects
Rheinisch(native dialect)
Accents
Asian
Instruments
ViolaPiano
Sport
BasketballFencing (sports)Horse ridingIce skatingVolleyball
Dance
Modern danceBalletFolk danceJazz danceSalsaStandardTango
Main profession
Actor
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Other professional training

2017
dffb Berlin
2010 – 2011
William Esper Studio | Professional Actor Training (New York)
2006 – 2010
Otto-Falckenberg Schule

Film

2025
Fantasy of Love (Short film)
Leading Role Sarang Nes Myung Producer: ottenilux film
2022
When Fucking Spring Is In The Air (Feature film)
Korean woman (SUP) Danyael Sugawara Producer: Heimathafen Film & Media GmbH
2021
The Ordinaries (Cinema film)
Szenenführerin (SUP) Sophie Linnenbaum Producer: Bandenfilm GbR [de]
2018
Golden Twenties (Cinema film)
Maren (OTH) Sophie Kluge Producer: Amerikafilm
2018
Ligeia Mare (Short film)
Arbeiterin (SUP) Adam Zimny Producer: Walking Ghost Film UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
2017
Abgeschnitten (Cinema film)
Dr. Sabine Yao (SUP) Christian Alvart Producer: Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG
2016
Nibelungen Festspiele Worms - Gold (Einspieler für gleichnamiges Theater) (Short film)
SET (SUP) David Nuran Calis Producer: Laprell & Figueroa Produktion
2014
Seme - Schlage nicht, um zu gewinnen. Gewinne. Dann schlage (Feature film)
Supporting Role Il Kang Producer: HfbK Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg [de]
2014
Wild (Cinema film)
Suyeung (SUP) Nicolette Krebitz Producer: Heimatfilm GmbH & Co. KG [de]
2006
Schonzeit (Short film)
Shelly (SUP) Sebastian Ko Producer: Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (formerly HFF Konrad Wolf) [de]

Television

2023
Der Alte (TV series)
Soo-Hee Fischer (SUP) Kerstin Ahlrichs Producer: Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co.KG Station: ORF [at]
2023
Der Staatsanwalt (TV series)
Simone Christ (SUP) Martin Kinkel Producer: Odeon TV (merged into Odeon Fiction GmbH) Station: ORF [at]
2023
Mordsschwestern - Verbrechen ist Familiensache (TV series)
Kim Johans (SUP) Suki Maria Roessel Producer: Akzente Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH Station: SRF [ch]
2023
Der Amsterdam-Krimi - Gute Nacht, Freunde (TV movie (series))
Laura Lee (LR) Almut Getto Producer: Zieglerfilm Köln GmbH Station: ARD [de]
2022
Morin (TV movie)
Fate (SUP) Almut Getto Producer: Odeon Fiction GmbH (formerly H&V Entertainment GmbH) Station: ARD [de]
2021
Familie Bundschuh - Woanders ist es auch nicht ruhiger (TV movie (series))
Frau Behrendt (SUP) Thomas Nennstiel Producer: Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG Station: ZDF [de]
2021
Tatort - Das Herz der Schlange (TV movie (series))
Cora Reuters (SUP) Luzie Loose Producer: Bavaria Fiction GmbH Station: Degeto [de]
2021
Flügel aus Beton (TV movie)
Kommissarin Lea Holzapfel (SUP) Lea Becker Producer: Odeon Fiction GmbH (formerly H&V Entertainment GmbH) Station: ARD [de]
2021
Höllgrund (TV series)
Birgit Decker (SUP) Hanno Olderdissen, Lea Becker Producer: Studio Zentral Station: ARD [de]
2019
SOKO Potsdam (TV series)
Bente Kern (SUP) Lea Becker Producer: Bantry Bay Productions GmbH Station: ZDF [de]
2019
Über die Grenze - Rausch der Sterne (TV movie (series))
San (SUP) Michael Rowitz Producer: Polyphon Pictures GmbH [de] Station: ARD [de]
2017
Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen (TV movie (series))
Ärztin Dr. Schröder (OTH) Thomas Nennstiel Producer: Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG Station: ZDF [de]
2015
Letzte Spur Berlin (TV series)
Nadine Obermann (F: Sternenstaub) (EFR) Züli Aladag, Edzard Onneken, Florian Kern, Maris Pfeiffer, Josh Broecker Producer: Novafilm [de] Station: ZDF [de]
2014
Begierde - Mord im Zeichen des Zen (TV movie (series))
Natchaya (SUP) Brigitte Maria Bertele Producer: Zeitsprung Pictures GmbH (formerly Zeitsprung Entertainment GmbH) Station: ARD [de]
2013
Ein Sommer in Amsterdam (TV movie (series))
Britt Mulder (SUP) Karola Meeder Producer: TeamWorx Television & Film GmbH [de] Station: ZDF [de]
2013
Seegrund. Ein Kluftingerkrimi (TV movie (series))
Yumiko (SUP) Rainer Kaufmann Producer: Odeon Fiction GmbH (formerly H&V Entertainment GmbH) Station: ARD [de]
2010
Der Chinese (Multi-part)
Fong (SUP) Peter Keglevic Producer: Lucky Bird Pictures (formerly Yellow Bird Pictures) Station: ARD [de]
2009
Hopfensommer (TV movie)
Jasmin (SUP) Christian Wagner Producer: Filmpool Fiction GmbH Station: ARD [de]
2007
Alles was recht ist (TV movie)
Narantuya (SUP) Zoltan Spirandelli Producer: Filmpool Fiction GmbH Station: ARD [de]

Theater

2021
Der Ausflug
Die Reisende Anne Tismer Theater: Ballhaus Ost
2020
Vogel + Frei
Laura Eun-Soon Jung Theater: Volksbühne Berlin
2016
Gold
Set Nuran David Calis Theater: Nibelungen Festspiele Worms
2013 – 2014
Secret Garden
Hauptrolle Johanna Richter Theater: Schauburg München
2013 – 2014
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly Nadja Loschky Theater: Oper Bielefeld
2009 – 2011
Richard der Dritte
Mörder, Richard Claudia Bauer Theater: Kammerspiele München
2009 – 2010
Peer Gynt
Coco, Cotton Nuran David Calis Theater: Schauspielhaus Dresden
2010
Abraham und der Metzger
Nguyen Cagla Ilk Theater: Ballhaus Naunystraße
2008 – 2009
Der Kaufmann von Venedig
Jessica Stefan Pucher Theater: Schauspielhaus Zürich

Audio

2022
Peeling Oranges
Sprecherin Producer: SWR
2018
Satomis Geheimnis
Sprecherin der Hauptrolle Producer: SWR
2017
Windfänger (Dubbing)
Erzählerin (LR) Lea Becker Producer: HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]

Commercial

2017
ZDF - Olympische Winterspiele Pyeongchang 2018 (Commercial)
Eun-Hae (LR) Marco Lutz Producer: Film Deluxe GmbH
2016
BMW - WBT. Right First Time (Image movie)
Mitarbeiterin (LR) Andi Pattke Producer: CBTL GmbH