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Mariam Kaba‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1961-08-09

Popularity

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Mariam Kaba

Beyla, Guinea

Mariam Kaba

Beyla, Guinea

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1961-08-09

Popularity

star0.7

Biography

Mariam Kaba (born 9 August 1961) is a French-Guinean actress. Kaba was born in Kankan, Guinea, the daughter of Mohamed Ba Kaba, a diplomat and the author of several books on Islam. She moved to France in the early 1980s. After receiving her baccalaureate, Kaba enrolled at École des nouveaux métiers de la communication largely at the behest of her father. She only attended the school for a year and spent the money her father sent her on acting lessons, studying under Isabelle Sadoyan. Kaba's first stage role was as the wife of Toussaint Louverture, alongside Benjamin Jules-Rosette, director of the Théâtre noir in Paris. Soon thereafter, she landed a role in the TV series Marc and Sophie. In 1989, Kaba made her film debut in Périgord noir, directed by Nicolas Ribowski. She played Maina, a young woman who came to work in the Périgord region. In 1992, she starred in her first African film, Blanc d'ébène. A World War II epic directed by Cheik Doukouré, she played a nurse engaged to the teacher Lancéi Kanté. Later in the year, Kaba appeared in Idrissa Ouedraogo's Samba Traoré. She collaborated with Doukouré again in 1994, in Le Ballon d'or. Her son was born in 1999. In 2000, Kaba played Pauline Lumumba, wife of the politician Patrice Lumumba, in Raoul Peck's Lumumba. Kaba had known his son, Roland, in her youth but did not want to meet Pauline in advance of the role. She fought for the role because she was interested in the history. Kaba has appeared in more than 15 French TV shows and TV films, such as Navarro, Villa mon rêve, l'Avocate, Quatre cent suspects and Justice de femmes. Her most controversial performance was in the 2002 TV films Fatou la Malienne and Fatou l'Espoir, directed by Daniel Vigne. Kaba played the mother of Fatou, forcing her into an unwilling marriage. It sparked outcry in Mali and led to her being heckled on the street. Kaba explains that she read the script before meeting the real Fatou, and would never allow her husband to do a similar thing to her daughter. Source: Article "Mariam Kaba" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Villa mon rêve

Villa mon rêve‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Adama: The World of Wind

Adama: The World of Wind‌
star6.1
calendar 2015

Samba Traoré

Samba Traoré‌
star5.6
calendar 1993

He Even Has Your Eyes

He Even Has Your Eyes‌
star6.1
calendar 2017

Sororité

Sororité‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Vanille fraise

Vanille fraise‌
star5.3
calendar 1989

Io Capitano

Io Capitano‌
star7.8
calendar 2023

The Golden Ball

The Golden Ball‌
star7.4
calendar 1994

Skirt Day

Skirt Day‌
star7.1
calendar 2008

Lumumba

Lumumba‌
star6.7
calendar 2000

Vaurien

Vaurien‌
star5.2
calendar 2018

The Wedding Ring

The Wedding Ring‌
star8.0
calendar 2016

Fatou la Malienne

Fatou la Malienne‌
star5.0
calendar 2001

Night Shift

Night Shift‌
star5.3
calendar 2020

Périgord noir

Périgord noir‌
star4.7
calendar 1989

Blanc d'ébène

Blanc d'ébène‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

One Step Forward

One Step Forward‌
star0.0
calendar 2011

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