Maïmouna Gueye
Born
Maïmouna Gueye

Sénégal
NationalitySénégalese
French
Occupation(s)Actress, model, screenplay writer, entrepreneur
Years active2003–present

Maïmouna Gueye Fall, is a Franco–Sénégalese actress.[1] She is best known for her roles in the films The Climb, Payoff, Cuties, Bacon on the Side.[2]

Personal life

After the marriage with a French man, she went to France in 1998. However, after few months, she divorced after facing racism and stereotypes from the husband. After the divorce, she moved to Paris.[3]

Career

Gueye started acting career with the stage play in an adaptation of Sophocles Antigone under the supervision of Haitian writer, Gérard Chenet. In 2004, she acted in another stage play, the French adaptation of the famous Monologues du vagin by Eve Ensler. Later she moved to theater production and made the popular plays, Souvenirs de la dame en noir and She is black, but she is beautiful.[3]

After many theater plays, she finally appeared in cinema with her debut role in the film Payoff in 2003. Later she made the lead role in the film Touristes? Oh yes! directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky in 2004.[4]

She is the founder of 'Afrokids', a children's recreation club that provides painting, reading, dancing, storytelling, and DIY workshops.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2003PayoffFilm
2003Gomez et TavarèsFilm
2004Touristes? Oh yes!Film
2008Le monde est petitFatouTV movie
2009La Première ÉtoileCoiffeuseFilm
2010Il reste du jambon ?ValFilm
2012Drôle de famille!AglaeTV series
2015Maman(s)MariamShort film
2015PersuasifMme KonéTV series
2016He Even Has Your EyesMadame DiopFilm
2017L'AscensionFilm
2017The ClimbEvelyne DiakhatéFilm
2017Il a déjà tes yeuxFilm
2017Le Flic de BellevilleIman TouréFilm
2018Souffle de vieInfirmière réanimationFilm
2019La reine de l'évasionFemme TVShort film
2019L'Ordre des médecinsFilm
2020MignonnesMariamFilm[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Maimouna Gueye Fall". irex. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Maïmouna Gueye: Biography". elcinema. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Maïmouna Gueye ou l'art d'être insoumise". slateafrique. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Maimouna Gueye Films". allocine. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "'Cuties' Film Review:". thewrap. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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