
Aïssa Maïga
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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
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
as Agnes Kamkwamba

Paris Je T'aime (2006)
as Sophie (segment "Place des Fetes")

HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012)
as Clarisse Iris

Caché (2005)
as Chantal

The African Doctor (2016)
as Anne Zantoko

Code Unknown (2000)
as Black Girl with Blonde Hair

Russian Dolls (2005)
as Kassia

Promised Sky (2026)
as Marie

Anything for Alice (2014)
as Alice

The Bathers (2003)
as Rita's sister

Bamako (2007)
as Melé

Brother (2019)
as Claude

Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
as Léa

Mood Indigo (2013)
as Alise

He Even Has Your Eyes (2017)
as Salimata 'Sali' Aloka

Diamond 13 (2009)
as Farida

Crossfire (2008)
as Kathia

I Do (2006)
as Kirsten Hansen, l'assistante de la directrice

The Counsel (2010)
as Eve

Deadly Summer (2013)
as Julie

The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess (2022)
as La conteuse (voice)

Love Is Dead (2016)
as Léane Marciano, conseillère conjugale

Aya of Yop City (2013)
as Aya

Neneh Superstar (2023)
as Martine
Killing of a Nation (—)
Actor

The Eiffel Tower Mystery (2015)
as Henriette
The Man Who Saved Paris (—)
as Desiree

Où sont les noirs ? (2020)
as Self

The Tower (2018)
as Tante Hannan (voice)

"Opération dragon", la révolution Bruce Lee (2026)
as Voice & Commentary

Corniche Kennedy (2017)
as Awa

Un Château en Espagne (2026)
Actor

Lise and Andre (2000)
as Esther

Sex, Okra & Salted Butter (2008)
as Amina

Toussaint Louverture (2012)
as Suzanne

One Stays, the Other Leaves (2005)
as Farida

Black and White (2008)
as Nadine

My Children Are Different (2003)
as Myriam

Marie-Line (2000)
as Malika

Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop (2020)
as Narrator

Above the Sky (2020)
as Marion

Lucy's Revenge (1998)
as Lucy

Together Is Too Much (2010)
as Clémentine

Nine Women (2021)
as Sylvia

Don't Worry, Be Happy (2003)
as Anna

Today (2013)
as Nella

Big Kids (2023)
as Aude
Juste après l'aube (—)
Actor

Pas de toit sans moi (2011)
as Ashanti

Une famille parfaite (2006)
as Martha

Le Marchand de sable (2023)
as Félicité

Neuf meufs - Le film (2020)
as Sylvia
Journey to Ouaga (2001)
as Loutaya

Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow (1999)
as Lila

Par accident (2004)
as Constance

Maria Schneider, 1983 (2022)
as Maria Schneider

L'Aide Au Retour (2009)
as La fonctionnaire

Quand la ville mord (2009)
as Sara
Le Bout du chemin (—)
Actor
Les Saigneurs (—)
Actor

Impatientes (2023)
as Dr Milleux

The Age of Man (2007)
as Tina

Pygmalionnes (2020)
as Self - Actrice

Le temps de la kermesse est terminé (2010)
as Martina
One Man's Show (2012)
as Elisa

The Listening Tapes (2024)
as Maria Schneider





