Aïssa Maïga

Acting

Aïssa Maïga

Born May 25, 1975Dakar, Senegal82 credits

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

Promised Sky
5.9

Promised Sky

Movie

2026

Un château en Espagne

Un château en Espagne

Movie

2026

The Listening Tapes

The Listening Tapes

Movie

2024

Big Kids
6.1

Big Kids

Movie

2023

Le Marchand de sable
6.0

Le Marchand de sable

Movie

2023

Neneh Superstar
5.7

Neneh Superstar

Movie

2023

Filmography

Promised Sky
2026Promised Skyas MarieMovie
Un château en Espagne
2026Un château en EspagneMovie
The Listening Tapes
2024The Listening Tapesas Maria SchneiderMovie
Big Kids
2023Big Kidsas AudeMovie
Le Marchand de sable
2023Le Marchand de sableas FélicitéMovie
Neneh Superstar
2023Neneh Superstaras MartineMovie
Impatientes
2023Impatientesas Dr MilleuxMovie
Cherchez la femme !
2022Cherchez la femme !as (voice)TV
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
2022The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princessas La conteuse (voice)Movie
Maria Schneider, 1983
2022Maria Schneider, 1983as Maria SchneiderMovie
Nô Feminist
2022Nô FeministDirectorMovie
The Fear Index
2022The Fear Indexas Marieme SagnaneTV
Above Water
2021Above WaterWriterMovie
Exterminate All the Brutes
2021Exterminate All the BrutesTV
Regard Noir
2021Regard NoirDirectorMovie
Nine Women
2021Nine Womenas SylviaMovie
Neuf Meufs
2021Neuf Meufsas SylviaTV
Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop
2020Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes popas NarratorMovie
Piquantes !
2020Piquantes !as Self - GuestTV
Neuf meufs - Le film
2020Neuf meufs - Le filmas SylviaMovie
Above the Sky
2020Above the Skyas MarionMovie
Où sont les noirs ?
2020Où sont les noirs ?as SelfMovie
He Even Has Your Eyes
2020He Even Has Your Eyesas Salimata AlokaTV
Pygmalionnes
2020Pygmalionnesas Self - ActriceMovie
Brother
2019Brotheras ClaudeMovie
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019The Boy Who Harnessed the Windas Agnes KamkwambaMovie
The Tower
2018The Toweras Tante Hannan (voice)Movie
Taken Down
2018Taken Downas Abeni BankoleTV
Le rêve français
2018Le rêve françaisas Doris TrésorTV
He Even Has Your Eyes
2017He Even Has Your Eyesas Salimata 'Sali' AlokaMovie
Corniche Kennedy
2017Corniche Kennedyas AwaMovie
Love Is Dead
2016Love Is Deadas Léane Marciano, conseillère conjugaleMovie
The African Doctor
2016The African Doctoras Anne ZantokoMovie
The Eiffel Tower Mystery
2015The Eiffel Tower Mysteryas HenrietteMovie
Anything for Alice
2014Anything for Aliceas AliceMovie
Aya of Yop City
2013Aya of Yop Cityas AyaMovie
Deadly Summer
2013Deadly Summeras JulieMovie
Mood Indigo
2013Mood Indigoas AliseMovie
Today
2013Todayas NellaMovie
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
2012HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilamias Clarisse IrisMovie
Toussaint Louverture
2012Toussaint Louvertureas SuzanneMovie
Toussaint Louverture
2012Toussaint Louvertureas SuzanneTV
O
2012One Man's Showas ElisaMovie
Mystery in Paris
2011Mystery in Parisas HenrietteTV
Pas de toit sans moi
2011Pas de toit sans moias AshantiMovie
The Counsel
2010The Counselas EveMovie
Le temps de la kermesse est terminé
2010Le temps de la kermesse est terminéas MartinaMovie
Together Is Too Much
2010Together Is Too Muchas ClémentineMovie
Diamond 13
2009Diamond 13as FaridaMovie
L'Aide Au Retour
2009L'Aide Au Retouras La fonctionnaireMovie
Quand la ville mord
2009Quand la ville mordas SaraMovie
Sex, Okra & Salted Butter
2008Sex, Okra & Salted Butteras AminaMovie
Crossfire
2008Crossfireas KathiaMovie
Black and White
2008Black and Whiteas NadineMovie
The Age of Man
2007The Age of Manas TinaMovie
I Do
2006I Doas Kirsten Hansen, l'assistante de la directriceMovie
Une famille parfaite
2006Une famille parfaiteas MarthaMovie
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
2006Don't Worry, I'm Fineas LéaMovie
Paris Je T'aime
2006Paris Je T'aimeas Sophie (segment "Place des Fetes")Movie
Bamako
2006Bamakoas MeléMovie
Caché
2005Cachéas ChantalMovie
Russian Dolls
2005Russian Dollsas KassiaMovie
One Stays, the Other Leaves
2005One Stays, the Other Leavesas FaridaMovie
Par accident
2004Par accidentas ConstanceMovie
My Children Are Different
2003My Children Are Differentas MyriamMovie
Don't Worry, Be Happy
2003Don't Worry, Be Happyas AnnaMovie
The Bathers
2003The Bathersas Rita's sisterMovie
Burger Quiz
2001Burger Quizas SelfTV
J
2001Journey to Ouagaas LoutayaMovie
Marie-Line
2000Marie-Lineas MalikaMovie
Lise and Andre
2000Lise and Andreas EstherMovie
Code Unknown
2000Code Unknownas Black Girl with Blonde HairMovie
Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow
1999Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrowas LilaMovie
Lucy's Revenge
1998Lucy's Revengeas LucyMovie
Les Cordier, juge et flic
1994Les Cordier, juge et flicas AlineTV
Victoires de la musique
1985Victoires de la musiqueas SelfTV
Police Commissioner Moulin
1976Police Commissioner Moulinas DollyTV
T
—The Man Who Saved Parisas DesireeMovie
L
—Les SaigneursMovie
L
—Le Bout du cheminMovie
K
—Killing of a NationMovie
J
—Juste après l'aubeMovie