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Mariam Kaba

Acting

0.3 Popularity Aug 09, 1961 (63 years old) Beyla, Guinea

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 métie...

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.

Filmography 18

2024
Sweeter Is the Night Movie

as Une femme du fumage/Une religieuse (voice)

2023
Io Capitano Movie

as Woman in Boat

2020
2020
Night Shift Movie

as Infirmière Sénégal

2018
Vaurien Movie

as Salamata

2017
He Even Has Your Eyes Movie

as Mrs. Cissé

2015
2011
One Step Forward Movie

as Gentivi

2008
Skirt Day Movie

as Mouss's mother

2001
Villa mon rêve Movie

as Manda Dialo

2001
Fatou la Malienne Movie

as Aminata

2000
Lumumba Movie

as Pauline Lumumba

1994
The Golden Ball Movie

as Fanta

1993
Samba Traoré Movie

as Saratou

1991
Blanc d'ébène Movie

as Saly

1989
Vanille fraise Movie

as Première femme d'Hippolyte

1989

Photos 1

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday August 09, 1961 (63 years old)
Place of Birth Beyla, Guinea
Years Active 1989 - 2024
Popularity 0.3
Career Stats
18 Total Credits
18 Movie Roles
1 Photos