Badema was born in Ejin Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia in 1965, to a family of singers. She attended literary and artistic activities since she was a teenager, and she is good at traditional Mongolian folk long song. In 1989 she graduated from Central Conservatory of Music, majoring in vocal music.
In 1997 she was in Wei Lu's Journey to Western Xia Empire, and in 2005 she played Bilike's mother in Ning Hao's Mongolian Ping Pong.[10] In 2008 she played the title role in Bayin's Last Princess of Royal Blood: Tsetsenhangru.[10]
Her greatest achievement so far came with the movie Norjmaa, also directed by Bayin, where she plays the title role. Badema won Best Actress Award at the 33rd Fajr International Film Festival, and the movie won the Best Film Award at the same awards. Badema won Best Actress at the Yakutsk International Film Festival, and Best Actress at the 30th Golden Rooster Awards.[11][12]
Personal life
Badema was married to Bayin (巴音额日乐), who is also a notable actor and director in China.[13][14]
