[4] She is a graduate of McGill University with a major in English Literature (Theater) and a minor in Environmental Science.

[6][7] Badaki received a 2006 Jeff Award nomination for Best Actress in a Principal Role (Play) for I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda.

[13] Badaki and Karen David produced and starred in the short film while Jessica Sherif directed it.

[15] Badaki played the mother of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2022 biographical movie Rise for Disney Plus.

[17] Badaki has also played the notable role of an Illyrian attorney, Neera Ketoul in 2023 in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds wherein she saved fellow Illyrian, Una Chin-Riley from dishonorable discharge and 20 years in a Federation penal colony for lying about the genetic engineering that she received, going against the Federation’s codes.