Aïssa Maïga

Aïssa Maïga

1975-05-25 Dakar, Senegal 66 Credits

Biography

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.

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Promised Sky

Promised Sky

2025

as Marie

Acting

In Tunisia, Marie, a 40-year-old Ivorian journalist and pastor, helps vulnerable women like Nané, a worker without her passport, and Jolie, an artist ...

The Listening Tapes

The Listening Tapes

2024

as Maria Schneider

Acting

In three reenactments of a controversial 1983 television interview, actors Manal Issa, Aïssa Maïga, and Isabel Sandoval play late French actress Maria...

Big Kids

Big Kids

2023

as Aude

6.2
Acting

Yannick is a caregiver in a retirement home. Between permanent pressure and budget restrictions, he faces the lack of means with a contagious good moo...

Le Marchand de sable

Le Marchand de sable

2023

as Félicité

5.9
Acting

Marked by years of prison, Djo, a parcel delivery man in the Paris suburbs, lives modestly with his mother and daughter. One day, an aunt who has just...

Neneh Superstar

Neneh Superstar

2023

as Martine

5.8
Acting

Born to dance, Neneh is a 12-year-old black girl who dreams of entering the Paris Opera Ballet School. Despite her enthusiasm, she will have to redoub...

Impatientes

Impatientes

2023

as Dr Milleux

Acting
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess

The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess

2022

as La conteuse (voice)

6.2
Acting

Three tales, three ages, three worlds. At the time of Ancient Egypt, a young king becomes the first black pharaoh to deserve the hand of his loved one...

Maria Schneider, 1983

Maria Schneider, 1983

2022

as Maria Schneider

5.5
Acting

In 1983, French actress Maria Schneider gives an interview for the TV show Cinéma Cinémas. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when she challeng...

Nô Feminist

Nô Feminist

2022

Director, Screenplay

6.0
Directing Writing

Gloria, Lili and Amir rehearse a Noh play under the strict direction of Master Hiro. The premiere is in a few hours, Amir has trouble concentrating du...

Above Water

Above Water

2021

Director, Writer

8.7
Directing Writing

12-years-old Houlaye lives in Niger, and travels several kilometers each day to fetch water. The village got together to construct a well. This is the...

Regard Noir

Regard Noir

2021

Director

4.5
Directing
Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop

Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop

2020

as Narrator

6.0
Acting

An overview of 21st-century feminism through the lens of pop culture.

Neuf meufs - Le film

Neuf meufs - Le film

2020

as Sylvia

6.7
Acting
Above the Sky

Above the Sky

2020

as Marion

6.1
Acting

After losing the use of her legs in an plane crash at 18, Dorine earns her pilot's license and dedicates herself to advocating for disability rights.

Où sont les noirs ?

Où sont les noirs ?

2020

as Self

8.0
Acting

French actors Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Aïssa Maïga, Sonia Rolland, Deborah Lukumuena, Marie-France Malonga, Gary Dourdan and others speak up on the reali...

Pygmalionnes

Pygmalionnes

2020

as Self - Actrice

3.5
Acting
Brother

Brother

2019

as Claude

6.6
Acting

Because he wanted to protect his little brother, Teddy, a young man without a history, is accused of the murder of his father and sent to a closed edu...

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019

as Agnes Kamkwamba

7.9
Acting

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.

The Tower

The Tower

2018

as Tante Hannan (voice)

6.8
Acting

Eleven-year-old Wardi’s great-grandfather leaves behind a will suggesting looking to the past to find the future. Searching the house, Wardi finds out...

He Even Has Your Eyes

He Even Has Your Eyes

2017

as Salimata 'Sali' Aloka

6.0
Acting

Paul is married to Sali. Everything would be fine if they could get a child. Until the day when Sali receives the call that they have been waiting for...

Corniche Kennedy

Corniche Kennedy

2017

as Awa

5.4
Acting

Corniche Kennedy. In the blue of the Mediterranean, at the foot of luxurious villas, the young kids of Marseille defy the laws of gravity. Marco, Mehd...

Love Is Dead

Love Is Dead

2016

as Léane Marciano, conseillère conjugale

5.4
Acting

Mathias Lonisse, founder of the company Love is Dead, is a breakup specialist. He is hired to break up relationships on behalf of those who, for one r...

The African Doctor

The African Doctor

2016

as Anne Zantoko

6.8
Acting

1975. When Seyolo Zantoko, a doctor from the Congo who has managed, along with his family, to flee tyranny, is hired by the mayor of a small town in n...

The Eiffel Tower Mystery

The Eiffel Tower Mystery

2016

as Henriette

6.5
Acting

The daughter of one of the architects who built the Eiffel Tower gets framed for a murder that has taken place there, so she and her girlfriend embark...

Anything for Alice

Anything for Alice

2014

as Alice

5.4
Acting

Slacker Max fell so hard for single mother Alice in college that he developed a website aimed at winning her heart. Years later, after his venture has...

Aya of Yop City

Aya of Yop City

2013

as Aya

7.1
Acting

While Aya has dreams of becoming a doctor, her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, just like to hang out and spend their evenings dancing, drinking a...

Deadly Summer

Deadly Summer

2013

as Julie

5.6
Acting

A woman's plans to leave her husband and follow her lover abroad are thrown into turmoil when murder strikes.

Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo

2013

as Alise

6.1
Acting

A woman suffers from an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.

Today

Today

2013

as Nella

7.3
Acting

Satché is about to die. He decides to make his last day on this world the day of his life.

HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami

HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami

2012

as Clarisse Iris

5.3
Acting

When reporter Dan Geraldo (Alain Chabat) arrives in Palombia to hunt for a scoop, he never suspects that he is about to make an incredible discovery.....

Toussaint Louverture

Toussaint Louverture

2012

as Suzanne

6.8
Acting

Toussaint opposes the Spanish army and joins the French troops. On Saint-Domingue he succeeds to push the English back. He proclames himself as the go...

One Man's Show

2012

as Elisa

Acting

On the eve of his fiftieth birthday, an actor discovers that he's got stomach cancer. He must now face his shattered life.

Pas de toit sans moi

Pas de toit sans moi

2011

as Ashanti

5.8
Acting

She is a black illegal immigrant, he's white and unemployed - Both of them are racists and they hate each other, but a fake wedding could solve both t...

The Counsel

The Counsel

2010

as Eve

6.0
Acting

A new lawyer, looking to establish himself, wins a difficult case and deals with the unforeseen consequences that may destroy him.

Le temps de la kermesse est terminé

Le temps de la kermesse est terminé

2010

as Martina

Acting
Together Is Too Much

Together Is Too Much

2010

as Clémentine

4.3
Acting

Imagine, if you will, a somewhat contented married woman finding out her husband's infidelity during the celebration of a birthday party. That is what...

Diamond 13

Diamond 13

2009

as Farida

5.3
Acting

A cop goes up against his lifelong friend, who has become one of the city's biggest drug traffickers.

L'Aide Au Retour

L'Aide Au Retour

2009

as La fonctionnaire

10.0
Acting

Sofija and Miroslav are two immigrants who live in France without papers with their two sons. To avoid being evicted, the State proposes them a grant ...

Quand la ville mord

Quand la ville mord

2009

as Sara

Acting
Sex, Okra & Salted Butter

Sex, Okra & Salted Butter

2008

as Amina

6.0
Acting

An extramarital affair leads to Hortense’s separation from her very traditional African husband, who is in for a ride as he learns about her love affa...

Crossfire

Crossfire

2008

as Kathia

5.2
Acting

A grizzled Parisian detective is sent to an outpost town in Southern France to dismantle a gang of killers which has freed a notorious criminal. The d...

Black and White

Black and White

2008

as Nadine

5.4
Acting

Racial integration is Elena's profession and passion, not only filling her working day as a cultural mediator assisting immigrants, but spilling over ...

The Age of Man

The Age of Man

2007

as Tina

4.8
Acting

Samuel is 30. Formerly a confirmed bachelor, he has been living with Tina – a photographer – for the past year but he gets scared when it’s time to co...

I Do

I Do

2006

as Kirsten Hansen, l'assistante de la directrice

6.4
Acting

Life is easy for 43-year-old Luis, a happy single guy, fulfilled in his job of star nose with a perfume creation company, cosseted by his mother and f...

Une famille parfaite

Une famille parfaite

2006

as Martha

Acting

Martha is 30 years old in 2031. She spent a happy childhood in a family not quite like the others since she was adopted by two men. Now, one of them i...

Don't Worry, I'm Fine

Don't Worry, I'm Fine

2006

as Léa

7.2
Acting

A 19-year-old searches for her twin brother after he runs away from home, following a fight with their father.

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006

as Sophie (Place des Fêtes)

6.8
Acting

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories,...

Bamako

Bamako

2006

as Melé

6.9
Acting

Caught in the stranglehold of debt and structural adjustment, Africa is fighting for its survival. In the face of disaster, representatives of African...

Caché

Caché

2005

as Chantal

7.1
Acting

George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that...

Russian Dolls

Russian Dolls

2005

as Kassia

6.7
Acting

Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.

One Stays, the Other Leaves

One Stays, the Other Leaves

2005

as Farida

5.2
Acting

A story about two couples, longtime friends in which both husbands engage in long-term affairs and, as the title says, ultimately one remains with his...

Par accident

Par accident

2004

as Constance

2.0
Acting

Isabelle Blanc, a 30 years old biologist who works at the university, awakes in an hospital and doesn't remember why she is in the hospital.Little by ...

My Children Are Different

My Children Are Different

2003

as Myriam

6.2
Acting

A classical musician demands that his beautiful daughter and his young son follow in his footsteps despite their personal wishes.

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Don't Worry, Be Happy

2003

as Anna

4.0
Acting

With his vitriolic pen, Désiré Loncle, does not make the life of filmmakers easy. But chickens come home to roost, don't they? As a matter of fact, Dé...

The Bathers

The Bathers

2003

as Rita's sister

4.0
Acting

Sexy, gritty and as provocative as a lap dance, The Bathers takes an insider's look at the lives of six women working as dancers at a seedy Parisian p...

Journey to Ouaga

2001

as Loutaya

3.9
Acting

Lionel, a young Frenchman, who has just arrived in Cotonou, Benin, loses his car, airplane ticket and passport and his hopes in riots in the city.

Marie-Line

Marie-Line

2000

as Malika

5.2
Acting

A woman learns to care for others when she's forced to help people on the wrong side of the law in this drama. Marie-Line (Muriel Robin) is a single w...

Lise and Andre

Lise and Andre

2000

as Esther

6.0
Acting

Lise is a Parisian prostitute who has a young son, Sebastien. Lise dotes on her boy, who has a gift for music and sings in a children's choir directed...

Code Unknown

Code Unknown

2000

as Black Girl with Blonde Hair

6.7
Acting

A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France...

Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow

Jonas and Lila, Til Tomorrow

1999

as Lila

6.4
Acting

It’s December 1999, and 25-year-old Jonah has just graduated from film school. As the new millennium begins, Jonah marries his longtime sweetheart Lil...

Lucy's Revenge

Lucy's Revenge

1998

as Lucy

Acting

After Polish-born writer-director Janusz Mrozowski, a French resident for the past 30 years, made a series of 30-minute films based on African writing...

The Man Who Saved Paris

N/A

as Desiree

Acting

The most successful brothel owner in Paris during the 1940s is asked by the government to restore the city's image (City of Love, Romance, Light) afte...

Les Saigneurs

N/A

Acting

Un château en Espagne

N/A

Acting

Le Bout du chemin

N/A

Acting

Killing of a Nation

N/A

Acting

Anderson Toussaint, an American lobbyist in Haiti, gains access to President Moïse's inner circle and uncovers corruption. Amid political turmoil, Moï...