Fatou N'Diaye (actress)

Fatou N'Diaye is an actress, originally from Senegal, born 1980 in Saint-Louis du Sénégal.

Fatou N'Diaye
Born1980
Saint-Louis du Sénégal
NationalitySenegalese
Occupationactress
Notable workAsterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

Biography

At 8 years old, she left Senegal with her mother, and moved to Paris.

In 1997, aged 16/17, she was discovered by Oliviero Toscani, commercial photographer for the Benetton brand, which, subsequently, led to modelling assignments.

Fatou learned Guinea-Bissau Creole for her leading role as Vita in the 2002 film Nha fala.[1][2]

Filmography

References

  1. Arenas, Fernando (2011). Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence. University of Minnesota Press. p. 129. ISBN 9780816669837.
  2. McCluskey, Audrey Thomas (2007). Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image, 1994-2004. Indiana University Press. p. 515. ISBN 9780253348296.
  3. Rosenthal, Daniel (2007). 100 Shakespeare Films. British Film Institute. pp. 184–185. ISBN 9781844571703.
  4. Prorokova, Tatiana (2018). "Shaming the West". In Edwards, Matthew (ed.). The Rwandan Genocide on Film. McFarland. p. 73. ISBN 9781476670720.
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