Aïssa Maïga
Aïssa Maïga (born May 25, 1975 in Dakar ) is a Senegalese - French actress , screenwriter and director .
Life
Aïssa Maïga was born in Dakar to a Malian father and a Senegalese- Gambian mother . When she was four years old, the family moved to Paris . After graduating from high school, Maïga decided to study theater in Saint-Denis , which she finished after a few months because she found the lessons too theoretical. After working as a waitress for a while , she starred in the musical La nuit la plus longue . She got her first film role in the short film Le Royaume du Passage and starred in Saraka Bo on the side of Yvan Attal and Richard Bohringer . She quickly rose to become a star of French cinema and played a. a. in films by directors Michael Haneke ( Caché ) , Claude Berri and Alain Tanner . She directed the film Il faut quitter Bamako . For her role in The Last Judgment of Bamako , Aïssa Maïga was nominated in 2007 for the César as best young actress.
Filmography (selection)
- 1997: Saraka Bo
- 1998: La revanche de Lucy
- 1999: Jonas et Lila, à demain
- 2000: Lise et André
- 2001: Voyage à Ouaga
- 2003: Les Baigneuses
- 2003: Mes enfants ne sont pas comme les autres
- 2005: Caché
- 2005: L'un reste, l'autre part
- 2005: Travaux, on sait quand ça commence ...
- 2005: L'auberge espagnole - reunion in St. Petersburg
- 2006: Paris, je t'aime
- 2006: Don't worry, I'm fine (Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas)
- 2006: Une famille parfaite
- 2006: Il faut quitter Bamako
- 2006: The Last Judgment of Bamako (Bamako)
- 2006: Prête-moi ta main
- 2006: Mamadou il est où?
- 2006: Demba
- 2007: L'Âge d'homme… maintenant ou jamais!
- 2008: Bianco e Nero
- 2008: Under attack (Les insoumis)
- 2008: Sexe, Gombo et beurre salé
- 2009: Diamond 13 (Diamond 13)
- 2010: Ensemble, c'est trop
- 2010: Le temps de la kermesse est terminé
- 2010: L'Avocat
- 2012: Aujourd'hui
- 2013: The foam of the days (L'écume des jours)
- 2016: A village looks black (Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont)
- 2016: Similar to confusion (Il a déjà tes yeux)
- 2016: Love Is Dead (Rupture pour tous)
- 2018: The Tower (speaking role)
- 2019: The boy who caught the wind (The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind)
- 2019: Brother (Mon frère)
- 2020: Il A Déjà Tes Yeux (TV series)
Web links
- Aissa Maiga in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Maïga, Aïssa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegalese-French actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dakar , Senegal |