Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1975-05-25 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Dakar, Senegal

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.

Known For

7.9%

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Feb 14, 2019

7.1%

Caché

Oct 5, 2005

5.3%

HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami

Apr 3, 2012

6.8%

Paris Je T'aime

Jun 21, 2006

6.7%

Russian Dolls

Jun 15, 2005

6.8%

The African Doctor

Jun 8, 2016

6.1%

Mood Indigo

Jan 10, 2013

7.2%

Don't Worry, I'm Fine

Sep 6, 2006

6.1%

He Even Has Your Eyes

Jan 18, 2017

6.4%

I Do

Nov 1, 2006

6.7%

Code Unknown

Nov 15, 2000

5.4%

Anything for Alice

Jan 21, 2014

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Acting

—		The Man Who Saved Paris as Desiree
—		Les Saigneurs
—		Un château en Espagne
—		Le Bout du chemin
—		Killing of a Nation

2025

Promised Sky

2024

The Listening Tapes as Maria Schneider

2023		Big Kids as Aude
2023		Le Marchand de sable as Félicité
2023		Neneh Superstar as Martine
2023		Impatientes as Dr Milleux

2022		Cherchez la femme ! as (voice)
2022		The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess as La conteuse (voice)
2022		Maria Schneider, 1983 as Maria Schneider
2022		The Fear Index as Marieme Sagnane

2021		Exterminate All the Brutes
2021		Neuf Meufs as Sylvia

2020		Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop as Narrator
2020		Piquantes ! as Self - Guest
2020		Neuf meufs - Le film as Sylvia
2020		Above the Sky as Marion
2020		Où sont les noirs ? as Self
2020		He Even Has Your Eyes as Salimata Aloka
2020		Pygmalionnes as Self - Actrice

2019		Brother as Claude
2019		The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind as Agnes Kamkwamba

2018		The Tower as Tante Hannan (voice)
2018		Taken Down as Abeni Bankole
2018		Le rêve français as Doris Trésor

2017		He Even Has Your Eyes as Salimata 'Sali' Aloka
2017		Corniche Kennedy as Awa

2016		Love Is Dead as Léane Marciano, conseillère conjugale
2016		The African Doctor as Anne Zantoko
2016		The Eiffel Tower Mystery as Henriette

2014

Anything for Alice as Alice

2013		Aya of Yop City as Aya
2013		Deadly Summer as Julie
2013		Mood Indigo as Alise
2013		Today as Nella

2012		HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami as Clarisse Iris
2012		Toussaint Louverture as Suzanne
2012		Toussaint Louverture as Suzanne
2012		One Man's Show as Elisa

2011

Pas de toit sans moi as Ashanti

2010		The Counsel as Eve
2010		Le temps de la kermesse est terminé as Martina
2010		Together Is Too Much as Clémentine

2009		Diamond 13 as Farida
2009		L'Aide Au Retour as La fonctionnaire
2009		Quand la ville mord as Sara

2008		Sex, Okra & Salted Butter as Amina
2008		Crossfire as Kathia
2008		Black and White as Nadine

2007

The Age of Man as Tina

2006		I Do as Kirsten Hansen, l'assistante de la directrice
2006		Une famille parfaite as Martha
2006		Don't Worry, I'm Fine as Léa
2006		Paris Je T'aime as Sophie (Place des Fêtes)
2006		Bamako as Melé

2005		Caché as Chantal
2005		Russian Dolls as Kassia
2005		One Stays, the Other Leaves as Farida

2004

Par accident as Constance

2003		My Children Are Different as Myriam
2003		Don't Worry, Be Happy as Anna
2003		The Bathers as Rita's sister

2001		Burger Quiz as Self
2001		Journey to Ouaga as Loutaya

2000		Marie-Line as Malika
2000		Lise and Andre as Esther
2000		Code Unknown as Black Girl with Blonde Hair

1999

Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow as Lila

1998

Lucy's Revenge as Lucy

1994

Les Cordier, juge et flic as Aline

1985

Victoires de la musique as Self

1976

Police Commissioner Moulin as Dolly

Directing

2022

Nô Feminist as Director

2021		Above Water as Director
2021		Regard Noir as Director

Writing

2022

Nô Feminist as Screenplay

2021

Above Water as Writer