Fatou N'Diaye
Fatou N'Diaye (* 1980 in Saint-Louis ) is a Senegalese actress .
Life
At the age of eight, she and her mother left Senegal to have lived in France ever since . In 1997 she was discovered by the well-known fashion photographer Oliviero Toscani . After some work as a model , she turned to acting. She first appeared in front of the camera in 2001 in a French television film that was followed by a number of television and cinema productions.
In 2002 she took on the leading role in the multi-layered, multiple award-winning musical comedy Nha Fala - My Voice . She gained further international fame in 2006 through A Sunday in Kigali , a love drama set in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda . For this she has been awarded at several film festivals, including the award for best actress at the Marrakech International Film Festival .
Filmography
- 2001: Fatou la Malienne (TV movie) - Director: Daniel Vigne
- 2002: Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre) - Director: Alain Chabat
- 2002: Angelina (TV movie) - Directed by Claude d'Anna
- 2002: Nha Fala - My Voice (Nha Fala) - Director: Flora Gomes
- 2003: Adventure Inc. - Hunter of Forgotten Treasures ( Adventure Inc. , TV series, episode Spirit of the Mask )
- 2003: Fatou, l'espoir (TV movie) - Director: Daniel Vigne
- 2004: Cinq de coeur (TV film) - Director: Jérôme Cornuau
- 2004: Une autre vie (TV film) - Director: Luc Béraud
- 2004: Souli - Director: Alexander Abela
- 2006: A Sunday in Kigali - Director: Robert Favreau
- 2006: Alex Santana, négociateur (TV series, one episode)
- 2006: The Front Line - Directed by David Gleeson
- 2007: Tropiques amers (miniseries, five episodes)
- 2008: Scénarios contre les discriminations (TV series, one episode)
- 2008: Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera - Director: François Dupeyron
- 2010: Merci papa, merci maman (TV movie) - Director: Vincent Giovanni
- 2010–2011: Victor Sauvage (TV series, three episodes)
- 2011: Un pas en avant - Les dessous de la corruption - Director: Sylvestre Amoussou
- 2011: Bander à part (short film) - Director: Edouard Rose
- 2012: Passage du Désir (TV film) - Director: Jérôme Foulon
- 2012: La Ville Lumière (short film) - Director: Pascal Tessaud
- 2013: Maison close (TV series, eight episodes)
- 2013: Skin (short film) - Director: Cédric Prévost
- 2014: Métamorphoses - Director: Christophe Honoré
Web links
- Fatou N'Diaye in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Gallery of film photos on www.cinemotions.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ short biography on www.abagond.com, accessed on 14 October 2013
- ↑ www.imdb.com , accessed October 14, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | N'Diaye, Fatou |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Senegalese film actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Louis , Senegal |