Aïssa Maïga
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.
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Acting History
2026
Promised Sky as Marie
2024The Listening Tapes as Maria Schneider
2023Big Kids as Aude
2023Le Marchand de sable as Félicité
2023Neneh Superstar as Martine
2023Impatientes as Dr Milleux
2022Cherchez la femme ! as (voice)
2022The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess as La conteuse (voice)
2022Maria Schneider, 1983 as Maria Schneider
2022The Fear Index as Marieme Sagnane
2021Exterminate All the Brutes
2021Neuf Meufs as Sylvia
2021Nine Women as Sylvia
2020Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop as Narrator
2020Piquantes ! as Self - Guest
2020Neuf meufs - Le film as Sylvia
2020Above the Sky as Marion
2020Où sont les noirs ? as Self
2020He Even Has Your Eyes as Salimata Aloka
2020Pygmalionnes as Self - Actrice
2019Brother as Claude
2019The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind as Agnes Kamkwamba
2018The Tower as Tante Hannan (voice)
2018Taken Down as Abeni Bankole
2018Le rêve français as Doris Trésor
2017He Even Has Your Eyes as Salimata 'Sali' Aloka
2017Corniche Kennedy as Awa
2016Love Is Dead as Léane Marciano, conseillère conjugale
2016The African Doctor as Anne Zantoko
2016The Eiffel Tower Mystery as Henriette
2014Anything for Alice as Alice
2013Aya of Yop City as Aya
2013Deadly Summer as Julie
2013Mood Indigo as Alise
2013Today as Nella
2012HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami as Clarisse Iris
2012Toussaint Louverture as Suzanne
2012Toussaint Louverture as Suzanne
2012One Man's Show as Elisa
2011Mystery in Paris as Henriette
2011Pas de toit sans moi as Ashanti
2010The Counsel as Eve
2010Le temps de la kermesse est terminé as Martina
2010Together Is Too Much as Clémentine
2009Diamond 13 as Farida
2009L'Aide Au Retour as La fonctionnaire
2009Quand la ville mord as Sara
2008Sex, Okra & Salted Butter as Amina
2008Crossfire as Kathia
2008Black and White as Nadine
2007The Age of Man as Tina
2006I Do as Kirsten Hansen, l'assistante de la directrice
2006Une famille parfaite as Martha
2006Don't Worry, I'm Fine as Léa
2006Paris Je T'aime as Sophie (segment "Place des Fetes")
2006Bamako as Melé
2005Caché as Chantal
2005Russian Dolls as Kassia
2005One Stays, the Other Leaves as Farida
2004Par accident as Constance
2003My Children Are Different as Myriam
2003Don't Worry, Be Happy as Anna
2003The Bathers as Rita's sister
2001Burger Quiz as Self
2001Journey to Ouaga as Loutaya
2000Marie-Line as Malika
2000Lise and Andre as Esther
2000Code Unknown as Black Girl with Blonde Hair
1999Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow as Lila
1998Lucy's Revenge as Lucy
1994Les Cordier, juge et flic as Aline
1985Victoires de la musique as Self
1976Police Commissioner Moulin as Dolly
—The Man Who Saved Paris as Desiree
—Les Saigneurs
—Killing of a Nation
—Juste après l'aube
—Le Bout du chemin
—Un château en Espagne