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Aïssa Maïga (born 5 May 1975) 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.
Aïssa Maïga is a Senegalese actress who has worked with acclaimed directors such as Gondry, Sissako and Haneke. She has won awards for her roles in Bamako, Bianco e nero and Anything for Alice, and has appeared in films such as Caché, Paris, I Love You and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
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Aïssa Maïga est une actrice et réalisatrice sénégalaise et malienne, naturalisée Française, née le 25 mai 1975 à Dakar au Sénégal. En France, le grand public la découvre notamment en 2004 grâce à ses rôles dans Les Poupées russes de Cédric Klapisch et dans L'un reste, l'autre part de Claude Berri.
156K Followers, 1,805 Following, 16 Posts - Aïssa Maïga (@aissamaiga) on Instagram: "𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 & 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 🇫🇷🇲🇱🇸🇳".
Aug 25, 2020 · In her moment of defiance on this year's César stage, Maïga spoke about the discriminatory treatment of actors of color, and how stereotypical roles for Black actors continue to dominate, with ...
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Apr 1, 2021 · The French actress Aïssa Maïga created a book about the lack of Black representation in French cinema and television, "Black is not my profession". She also spoke out...
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May 22, 2018 · Often the sole performer of color to receive top billing and awards season attention, she felt compelled to take action after viewing Afro-feminist Amandine Gay’s documentary teaser,...
