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Biography
Aïssa Maïga is a Senegal-born French actress, director, writer, producer, and activist. Maïga has worked with major auteurs like Michael Haneke, Abderrahmane Sissako and Michel Gondry, and recently starred in Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut.
Awards & recognition
- Knight of the National Order of Merit · 2018
- OkayAfrica 100 Women · 2017
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · 2009
- César Award — Best Female Revelation · 2007 · nominated
Filmography17 titles
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019as Agnes Kamkwamba
2019as Agnes Kamkwamba
Tey
2012as Nella
2012as Nella
Aya of Yop City
2013as Aya
2013as Aya
The Tower
2018as Tante Hannan (voice)
2018as Tante Hannan (voice)
Bamako
2006as Melé
2006as Melé
Caché
2005as Chantal
2005as Chantal
Paris, Je T'aime
2006as Sophie (segment "Place des Fetes")
2006as Sophie (segment "Place des Fetes")
Code Unknown
2000as Black Girl with Blonde Hair
2000as Black Girl with Blonde Hair
Russian Dolls
2005as Kassia
2005as Kassia
The Eiffel Tower Mystery
2015as Henriette
2015as Henriette
I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single
2006as Kirsten Hansen, l'assistante de la directrice
2006as Kirsten Hansen, l'assistante de la directrice
Taken Down
as Abeni Bankole
as Abeni Bankole
Mood Indigo
2013as Alise
2013as Alise
Love Is Dead
2016as Léane Marciano, conseillère conjugale
2016as Léane Marciano, conseillère conjugale
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
2012as Clarisse Iris
2012as Clarisse Iris
Crossfire
2008as Kathia
2008as Kathia
Together Is Too Much
2010as Clémentine
2010as Clémentine