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Aissa Maiga


1975

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The actress Aissa Maiga was born in Dakar and went to Paris with her family at the age of four.
 
After the school she joined a theater study but abandoned after few months.
 
But her ambition to become an actress was still present but the start into an acting career was not easy because dark-skinned actresses are nearly not existing in the European film business. Finally she made her stage debut with the musical "La nuit la plus longue".
 
In 1997 she also made her film debut with "Saraka Bo" (97) at Richard Bohringer's side.
She soon became a demanded actress and she impersonated roles in "Un mois de réflexion" (98), "Maison de famille" (99), "Jonas et Lila, à demain" (99) with her first leading role under the direction of the Swiss director Alain Tanner, "Le prof" (00), "Lise et André" (00), "Négro" (02), "Les baigneuses" (03), "Par accident" (04) and "Caché" (05).
 
The breakthrough followed in 2006 with her role in "Bamako". For this role she was nominated for a César in the category "talented young actor".
 
From now on she belonged to the stars of the French cinema, to her other movies belong "Carcasse" (07), "L'âge d'homme...maintenant ou jamais!" (07), "Bianco e nero" (08), "Quand la ville mord" (09), "Pas de toit sans moi" (09), "Le temps de la kermesse est terminé" (10) and "L'avocat" (10).
 
Today Aissa Maiga is considered as the first dark-skinned character actress of the French film who gets regularly offered leading roles.
 

Other movies with Aissa Maiga: 
Le cadeau de maman (98) La revance de Lucy (98) Code inconnue: Récit incomplet de divers voyages (00) Mom's Present (00) Marie-Line (00) Voyage à Ouaga (01) Georges chez les tops (02) Serie "Les cordier, juge et flic: Adieu mulet" (03) Mes enfants ne sont pas comme les autres (03) Serie "Commissaire Moulin: Série noire" (03) Libre armada (04) L'un reste, l'autre part (05) Sometimes in April (05) Les poupées russes (05) Travaux, on sait quand ça commence... (05) Serie "C.I.D.: Délivrance" (05) Mamadou il est ou (06) Paris, je t'aime (06) Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas (06) Une famille parfaite (06) Prête-moi ta main (06) Les insoumis (08) Sexe, gombo et beurre salé (08) Diamant 13 (09) L'aide au retour (09) Ensemble, c'est trop (10) 


 
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