Biography
Emma Chaïbedra is a French actress, filmmaker represented internationally by Jack & Jill Talent Agency.
As an award-winning actress, Emma is recognized for her emotionally nuanced performances and her ability to move effortlessly between intimate drama, psychological thrillers and physically demanding roles.
Working fluently in both French and English, she has built an international career across feature films, television, theatre and independent productions, collaborating with filmmakers from Europe, Asia and beyond. Her work is driven by a strong attraction to psychologically complex characters, intimate dramas, thrillers and elevated genre cinema.
Her performance as Dominique in the feature film Where There Is Love, There Is No Darkness earned her the Best Supporting Actress Award at the RED Movie Awards 2024 (publicly announced in 2025), confirming her ability to bring emotional depth and subtle intensity to the screen.
Emma also portrays one of the leading roles in the award-winning feature Je Suis Hamlet, directed by Tracy Pellegrino (2026), which has already received multiple international festival awards, including recognition in Chicago. Her screen credits further include appearances in the cult French series Bref and Braquo, the Indonesian feature Laskar Pelangi 2, and the Indian feature Omaya, reflecting an artistic journey that naturally crosses cultures and languages.
Alongside film and television, Emma has developed extensive expertise in immersive performance. Through her work at Le Manoir de Paris, Le Collectif des Affreux, and on large-scale productions for Disney, she has cultivated a rare combination of physical acting, improvisation, psychological horror and sustained character work-skills that continue to enrich her screen performances.
As a filmmaker, Emma has also directed internationally selected short films, including White Mirror, a finalist at the Mobile Film Festival, selected among more than 1,100 films worldwide.
Whether working in French or English, Emma is drawn to visionary directors, emotionally demanding stories and internationally ambitious productions.
