{{Short description|French actress}} {{Infobox person | birth_name = Aïssa Maïga | image = Aïssa Maïga at Cannes Film Festival 2025 03 (cropped).jpg | caption = Maïga at the [[2025 Cannes Film Festival]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|5|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Dakar]], Senegal | occupation = Actress, producer, activist | awards = Best Actress for Bianco e nero (2008) at the Festival du Cinema Italien de Bastia.[10] | years_active = 1997–present | spouse = | website = }} '''Aïssa Maïga''' (born 5 May 1975) is a [[Senegal]]-born French actress, director, writer, producer, and activist.<ref>[http://www.elle.fr/elle/Personnalites/Aissa-Maiga Aïssa Maïga] Elle</ref> Maïga has worked with major auteurs like [[Michael Haneke]], [[Abderrahmane Sissako]] and [[Michel Gondry]], and recently starred in [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]]’s directorial debut.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/french-actress-aissa-maiga-her-eye-opening-bestseller-my-profession-is-not-black-1129955|title=French Actress Aissa Maiga on Her Eye-Opening Bestseller 'My Profession is Not Black'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=10 August 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>
Maïga is an advocate for inclusion and has been vocal about [[racial discrimination]] in the film industry throughout her career. Maïga was inspired to speak out and create the [[DiasporAct]] collective after realising she was often the sole performer of colour to receive top billing and awards season attention—despite the abundance of diverse talent around her.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/aissa-maiga-cannes-my-profession-is-not-black-book|title=Aïssa Maïga Brought the Fight for Representation to Cannes|last=Okwodu|first=Janelle|website=Vogue|date=22 May 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>
== Early life == Maïga was born in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]] to a [[Mali]]an father and [[Senegal]]ese mother. Maïga grew up in [[Dakar]] but would go to [[Mali]] on holidays as a child to spend time with her grandmother, uncles, aunts, and cousins. Her family comes from a small town in the region of [[Gao]]—near the [[Sahara]] desert—and her father is of the [[Songhai people|Songhay people]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://trueafrica.co/article/aissa-maiga-the-french-african-actress-trying-to-conquer-hollywood/|title=Aïssa Maïga: the French African actress trying to conquer Hollywood|date=2017-08-24|website=TRUE Africa|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>
She moved to France when she was four years old to live with her aunt and uncle. Her father, [[Mohamed Maïga]], a journalist, was murdered{{why|date=July 2025}} in 1984, a few months before the Head of State in Burkina Faso was killed in a coup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.okayafrica.com/aissa-maiga/|title=AÏSSA MAÏGA|date=2017-03-06|website=OkayAfrica|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.programme-tv.net/news/series-tv/249096-au-bord-des-larmes-aissa-maiga-il-a-deja-tes-yeux-evoque-son-education-apres-la-mort-de-son-pere-assassine-video/|title=Au bord des larmes, Aïssa Maïga (Il a déjà tes yeux) évoque son éducation après la mort de son père assassiné (VIDEO)|last=Gilbertat|first=Bertrand|date=2020-02-11|website=www.programme-tv.net|language=fr|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>
== Career == === Career beginnings (1996–2005) === Maïga landed a role alongside [[Yvan Attal]] in Denis Amart's [[Saraka Bô]] (1996), her acting was well received, and she went on to play a rebellious young girl in [[Michael Haneke]]'s [[Code Unknown]] (2000) and his later film [[Caché (film)|Caché]] (2005). Her work in [[Cédric Klapisch]]'s [[Russian Dolls (film)|Russian Dolls]] (2005) cemented her role as a notable performer in French cinema.<ref name="telecablesat.fr">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telecablesat.fr/actu/28/serie-telefilm/escale-fatale-aissa-maiga-comedienne-et-militante.html|title="Escale fatale": Aïssa Maïga, comédienne et militante|website=Télécâble Sat Hebdo|language=fr|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>
=== ''Bamako'' and career breakthrough (2005–2011) === Maïga was nominated for a [[César Award for Most Promising Actress]] for her role in [[Abderrahmane Sissako]]’s Malian drama ''[[Bamako (film)|Bamako]]'' (2006) and became the first French actress of African descent to ever receive a nomination,{{dubious|date=May 2024}} thereby becoming the most visible black actress working in France.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=French|first=Philip|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/feb/25/features.review4|title=Other films: Bamako {{!}} Orchestra Seats {{!}} Satan {{!}} The Number 23 {{!}} School for Scoundrels|date=2007-02-25|work=The Observer|access-date=2020-03-22|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}</ref> That same year, an anthology film called [[Paris, je t'aime|Paris, je t’aime]] (2006) was also premiered at [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]] and Maïga was the female lead in the short film directed by South African filmmaker [[Oliver Schmitz]]. Maïga was joined on the [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]] red carpet by [[Oliver Schmitz]] and producer [[Danny Glover]].<ref name=":7" />
[[Black and White (2008 Italian film)|Bianco e nero]] (2008) starring Maïga and [[Fabio Volo|Favio Volo]] was the first successful and mainstream Italian film to tackle interracial romance.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Povoledo|first=Elisabetta|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/arts/21iht-povo.1.10266531.html|title=Cristina Comencini takes on interracial love in 'Bianco e Nero'|date=2008-12-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-22|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2009, Maïga won [[Best Actress]] for [[Black and White (2008 Italian film)|Bianco e nero]] (2008) at the Festival du Cinema Italien de Bastia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmitalia.org/p.aspx?t=festival&l=en&did=31724|title=Festival du Cinema Italien de Bastia - festivals|website=Filmitalia|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>
=== Rise to stardom and international career (2012–present) === Maïga starred alongside [[Audrey Tautou]] and [[Romain Duris]] in [[Michel Gondry]]'s surreal and whimsical [[Mood Indigo (film)|Mood Indigo]] (2014).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/michael-gondrys-mood-indigo-starring-audrey-tautou-acquired-drafthouse-films/|title=Michel Gondry's 'Mood Indigo' Starring Audrey Tautou Acquired by Drafthouse Films|date=2014-01-14|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> In 2016, Maïga starred in the [[Netflix]] film [[The African Doctor]] (2016) alongside [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] actor [[Marc Zinga]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shadowandact.com/watch-aissa-maiga-in-fish-out-of-water-french-dramedy-the-african-doctor-now-streaming-on-netflix|title=Watch Aïssa Maïga in Fish Out of Water French Dramedy, 'The African Doctor,' Now Streaming on Netflix|website=shadowandact.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>
In 2018, Maïga premiered in the Irish [[RTÉ]] crime series [[Taken Down]] (2018–present) written by [[Stuart Carolan]] and her role was received with critical acclaim.<ref name="telecablesat.fr"/>
Maïga co-starred with [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] in his joint film with [[Netflix]] set during the Malawian food crisis in the 2000s, [[The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind]] (2019). She was the lead female character—Agnes Kamkwamba—and the film premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] and was added to [[Netflix]] on March 1, 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/25/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind-review-chiwetel-ejiofor|title=The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind review – Chiwetel Ejiofor's charming directorial debut|date=2019-01-26|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-03-22|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
== Political activism == Maïga is a leading figure in a new wave of activism by people of colour in [[Cinema of France|French cinema]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/48228/1/why-adele-haenel-roman-polanski-cesar-awards-walkout-france-metoo-film-industry|title=Why Adèle Haenel's walkout over Roman Polanski matters|last=Dazed|date=2020-03-04|website=Dazed|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> in response to the lack of black representation in French films. The few roles available in the industry for black actors and actresses are usually [[Ethnic and national stereotypes|racial stereotypes]] and Maïga uses her platform to challenge this and encourage change.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/french-cinema-refusing-face-racism-200310150422057.html|title=French cinema is still refusing to face its racism|last=Diallo|first=Rokhaya|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>
=== DiasporAct collective === Maïga has collaborated with fifteen other black actresses and French personalities to create the [[DiasporAct]] collective. The group consists of Maïga, [[Nadège Beausson-Diagne]], [[Mata Gabin]], [[Maïmouna Gueye]], [[Eye Haïdara]], [[Rachel Khan]], [[Sara Martins]], [[Marie-Philomène Nga]], [[Sabine Pakora]], [[Firmine Richard]], [[Sonia Rolland]], [[Magaajyia Silberfeld]], [[Shirley Souagnon]], [[Assa Sylla]], [[Karidja Touré]], and [[France Zobda]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://afropunk.com/2018/05/my-job-is-not-being-black-16-french-black-actresses-take-a-stand-against-erasure/|title=My job is not 'being Black': 16 French Black actresses take a stand against erasure|date=2018-05-03|website=AFROPUNK|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>
==== DiasporAct book 'Black is Not My Job' ==== Before Maïga went to [[Malawi]] in 2017 to film [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]]’s adaptation of [[The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind]] (2019), Maïga wrote the essay that would become the book's foreword. Once the filming was over, she dedicated herself to the book and contacted a group of performers to bring many perspectives to the project.<ref name=":2" /><blockquote>“I’ve often asked myself why I’m one of the only black actresses to work in a country as racially mixed as France.”—Aïssa Maïga, [[Black is Not My Job]]<ref name=":6" /></blockquote>The [[DiasporAct]] group published a book called ''[[Noire n’est pas mon métier]]'' (which means 'Black is not my job') (ed. Seuil). The essays in this book featured a response to the lack of representation and inclusion that black actresses face in French cinema, as well as the stereotypical portrayal of black people whenever they are included. The book details the inequity and racism black women face in the French film industry and outlines personal stories and casting experiences specific to black actresses,<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-2018-black-actresses-raise-cry-against-racism-1202813866/|title=Black Actresses Raise Cannes Cry Against Racism|last=Vourlias|first=Christopher|date=2018-05-17|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> and came to fruition amid the #MeToo movement and the [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]] festival that had a wave of calls for inclusion.<ref name=":1" />
The book was a success in France and has sparked debate about minority representation.<ref name=":1" />
[[File:Aïssa Maïga at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival-01.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Aïssa Maïga at the [[2007 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
==== DiasporAct red carpet anti-racism protest at Cannes ==== Maïga and the DiasporAct collective held a peaceful anti-racism protest as they went into the premiere of [[Lee Chang-dong]]'s [[International Federation of Film Critics|FIPRESCI Prize]]–winning film, ''Burning'' at the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival|71st Annual Cannes Film Festival]] in 2018.<ref name=":1" /> The group of women stood at the top of the red carpet steps at the festival and raised their fists while dancing joyously to the [[Rihanna]] song [[Diamonds (Rihanna song)|Diamonds]] to protest the racial bias and discrimination that is rampant within the French film industry.<ref>{{Citation|title=Festival de Cannes: "Noires n'est pas leur métier"| date=16 May 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMZS4kHSAXU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/gMZS4kHSAXU |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During a press conference that featured the group, Maïga told [[Agence France-Presse]] that setting up a [[racial quota]] in the French film industry is a potential option for combating the lack of onscreen diversity, and acknowledged that this could spark strong opposition in France.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|last=Rawlinson|first=Kevin|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/17/bme-actors-stage-red-carpet-anti-racism-protest-at-cannes|title=BME actors stage red-carpet anti-racism protest at Cannes|date=2018-05-16|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-03-06|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> All members of the group wore matching black and white<ref name=":8" /> ensembles created by [[Balmain (fashion house)|Balmain's]] mixed-race designer [[Olivier Rousteing]] who told [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]:<blockquote>“I think we are really at a huge turning point in every industry, whether film, or fashion, or music. We are living in a world where we are trying to break from the past and define what we want from the future. I believe in the power of women, I have since I was a little boy, and this moment means a lot to me.”<ref name=":4" /></blockquote>
The clear message of the protest, combined with the recently released book to back it up, was met positively—the consequent media reports talked of their beauty, style and courage.<ref name=":8" />
=== 2020 César awards === Maïga and 30 fellow actors of colour all spoke out against the lack of diversity among those nominated for a [[César Award|2020 César award]] in an open letter entitled '#BlackCesars' that was published just before the awards ceremony. The intention of the open letter was to shed light on the absence of Black, Arab, and Asian performers and filmmakers in the nominations for the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.bfmtv.com/cinema/blackcesars-une-trentaine-de-starsdenoncent-le-manque-de-diversite-du-cinema-francais-1864813.html|title=#BlackCesars: une trentaine de stars dénoncent le manque de diversité du cinéma français|last=BFMTV|website=BFMTV|language=fr|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2020/3/6/the-speech-that-stunned-french-oscars-into-embarrassed-silence|title=The speech that stunned an all-white French Oscars audience into embarrassed silence|last=Bouattia|first=Malia|website=alaraby|date=6 March 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>
On the night of the [[45th César Awards|45th César awards]], Maïga gave a speech calling out the lack of diversity in French cinema. The speech was unexpected and contrasted with the congratulatory speeches that had taken place throughout the evening, the predominantly white audience of the "French [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]" were all frozen in silent surprise and discomfort. Maïga began her speech by greeting the 12 black people (out of the 1,600 guests) and proceeded to outline the ways in which black people and their stories are systemically ignored in French media, TV, and cinema.<ref name=":8" /><blockquote>"We survived whitewashing, blackface, tonnes of dealer roles, housekeepers with a Bwana accent, we survived the roles of terrorists, all the roles of hypersexualised girls...but we are not going to leave French cinema alone."—Aïssa Maïga, 2020 César awards<ref name=":8" /></blockquote>When [[Roman Polanski]] was awarded [[César Award for Best Director|Best Director]] later in the ceremony, Maïga walked out along with [[Adèle Haenel]] to join the protestors outside the awards ceremony<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSt70CgXGUM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/YSt70CgXGUM |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=2020-03-06}}{{cbignore}}</ref> who were chanting "Polanski is a rapist".<ref name=":8" />
== Philanthropy == Maïga was an ambassador for [[Amref Health Africa|AMREF's]] Stand Up for African Mothers Campaign (SU4AM). In 2013 AMREF Africa organised a trip for French SU4AM ambassadors to visit [[Uganda]] for events in collaboration with French midwives to support their colleagues in Africa. Here Maïga (along with singer [[Zazie]], international fencing champion [[Laura Flessel-Colovic|Laura Flessel]], former midwife [[Mathilde de Calan]] who works at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and AMREF France's [[Haweya Mohamed]]) met Ugandan midwife [[Esther Madudu]] at the Katine Health Centre, took part in an outreach mission, and visited the Masaka School of Midwifery and Comprehensive Nursing in Kampala and the Tiriri Health Centre IV in Soroti.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amref.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Annual-Report-2013.pdf|title=AMREF Annual Report 2013|last=|first=|date=2013|website=AMREF|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201304170532.html|title=Uganda: France Reaches Out to Ugandan Midwives|last=Kamukama|first=Polly|date=|website=allAfrica|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>
== Personal life == [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] cites Maïga as its “French style crush” and says she has “never once disappointed”,<ref name=":1" /> Maïga challenges the “just rolled out of bed” Parisian style and opts for a look that is glamorous and elegant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/aissa-maiga-redefines-french-girl-style|title=Meet Aïssa Maïga, Your New French Girl Style Crush|last=Okwodu|first=Janelle|website=Vogue|date=6 April 2016 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref>
==Theater== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Author ! Director ! Notes |- | 2004 | ''[[Brooklyn Boy]]'' | [[Donald Margulies]] | [[Michel Fagadau]] | [[Comédie des Champs-Élysées]] |- | 2011 | ''Les Grandes Personnes'' | [[Marie NDiaye]] | Christophe Perton | [[Théâtre national de la Colline]] |- | 2015 | ''[[Good People (play)|Good People]]'' | [[David Lindsay-Abaire]] | Anne Bourgeois | [[Théâtre Hébertot]] |}
==Filmography== ===Film=== ====As actress==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! Notes |- | 1997 | ''Saraka bô'' | Danièle | Denis Amar | |- | 1998 | ''La revanche de Lucy'' | Lucy | Janusz Mrozowski | |- | 1998 | ''Le cadeau de maman'' | | Patrick Helpine | Short |- | 1999 | ''Jonas et Lila, à demain'' | Lila | [[Alain Tanner]] | |- | 2000 | ''[[Code Unknown]]'' | Black Girl | [[Michael Haneke]] | |- | 2000 | ''Le prof'' | Julie | [[Alexandre Jardin]] | |- | 2000 | ''Lise et André'' | Esther | [[Denis Dercourt]] | |- | 2000 | ''Marie-Line'' | Malika | [[Mehdi Charef]] | |- | 2000 | ''Mom's Present'' | Farida | Patrick Helpine (2) | Short |- | 2001 | ''[[Voyage à Ouaga]]'' | Loutaya | Camille Mouyéké | |- | 2002 | ''Georges chez les tops'' | Gisela | Olivier Chrétien | Short |- | 2003 | ''Mes enfants ne sont pas comme les autres'' | Myriam | [[Denis Dercourt]] (2) | |- | 2003 | ''Les baigneuses'' | Rita's sister | Viviane Candas | |- | 2003 | ''Rien que du bonheur'' | Anna | Denis Parent | |- | 2004 | ''Libre armada'' | | Ingrid Gogny, Vincent Jaglin, ... | |- | 2005 | ''[[Russian Dolls (film)|Russian Dolls]]'' | Kassia | [[Cédric Klapisch]] | |- | 2005 | ''[[Caché (film)|Caché]]'' | Chantal | [[Michael Haneke]] (2) | |- | 2005 | ''L'un reste, l'autre part'' | Farida | [[Claude Berri]] | |- | 2005 | ''Travaux, on sait quand ça commence...'' | Condé's fiancé | [[Brigitte Roüan]] | |- | 2005 | ''Le train'' | The barman | Brahim Fritah | Short |- | 2006 | ''[[Bamako (film)|Bamako]]'' | Melé | [[Abderrahmane Sissako]] | Nominated - [[César Award for Most Promising Actress]] |- | 2006 | ''[[Paris, je t'aime]]'' | Sophie | [[Oliver Schmitz]] | |- | 2006 | ''[[Don't Worry, I'm Fine]]'' | Léa | [[Philippe Lioret]] | |- | 2006 | ''[[I Do (2006 film)|I Do]]'' | Kirsten Hansen | [[Éric Lartigau]] | |- | 2006 | ''Mamdou il est où ?'' | Mariettou | Khady N'Diaye | Short |- | 2007 | ''L'âge d'homme... maintenant ou jamais !'' | Tina | [[Raphaël Fejtö]] | |- | 2007 | ''Carcasse'' | Aïssa | Ismael El Iraki | Short |- | 2008 | ''[[Black and White (2008 Italian film)|Black and White]]'' | Nadine | [[Cristina Comencini]] | Bastia Italian Film Festival - Best Actress |- | 2008 | ''Les insoumis'' | Kathia | Claude-Michel Rome | |- | 2009 | ''[[Diamant 13]]'' | Farida | Gilles Béhat (2) | |- | 2009 | ''L'aide au retour'' | The official | Mohammed Latreche | Short |- | 2010 | ''Ensemble, c'est trop'' | Clémentine | [[Léa Fazer]] | |- | 2010 | ''Le temps de la kermesse est terminé'' | Martina | Frédéric Chignac | |- | 2010 | ''L'Avocat'' | Ève | [[Cédric Anger]] | |- | 2011 | ''Mineurs 27'' | Aminata | Tristan Aurouet | |- | 2011 | ''Dédicace'' | Elise | Olivier Chrétien (2) | Short |- | 2012 | ''[[HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami]]'' | Clarisse Iris | [[Alain Chabat]] | |- | 2012 | ''[[Today (2012 film)|Today]]'' | Nella | Alain Gomis | |- | 2012 | ''One Man's Show'' | Elisa | [[Newton Aduaka]] | |- | 2013 | ''[[Mood Indigo (film)|Mood Indigo]]'' | Alise | [[Michel Gondry]] | |- | 2013 | ''[[Aya of Yop City (film)|Aya of Yop City]]'' | Aya | [[Alain Chabat]] | Voice |- | 2014 | ''Prêt à tout'' | Alice | Nicolas Cuche | [[Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress]] |- | 2016 | ''[[The African Doctor]]'' | Anne Zantoko | Julien Rambaldi | |- | 2016 | ''Corniche Kennedy'' | Awa | [[Dominique Cabrera]] (2) | |- | 2016 | ''Love Is Dead'' | Léane | Éric Capitaine | |- | 2017 | ''[[Il a déjà tes yeux]]'' | Salimata Aloka | Lucien Jean-Baptiste | |- | 2019 | ''[[The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind]]'' | Agnes Kamkwamba | Chiwetel Ejiofor | |- | 2019 | ''[[Mon Frère]]'' | Claude | Julien Abraham |- | 2022 | ''[[Neneh Superstar]]'' | Martine Gnaore | [[Ramzi Ben Sliman]] |- |2023 |''Big Kids'' <ref>{{Citation |last=Bescond |first=Andréa |title=Quand tu seras grand |date=2023-04-26 |type=Comedy, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20766628/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_c_4 |access-date=2024-12-16 |others=Vincent Macaigne, Aïssa Maïga, Evelyne Istria |publisher=Les Films du Kiosque, France 2 Cinéma, Fils Prod |last2=Métayer |first2=Eric}}</ref> |Aude |Andréa Bescond & Eric Métayer |Comedy / Drama |- |2023 |''Impatientes'' <ref>{{Citation |last=Delcourt |first=Quentin |title=Impatientes |type=Short, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27495619/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_1 |access-date=2024-12-16 |others=Agnès Soral, Linh-Dan Pham, Anaïs Parello |publisher=Irrix Films}}</ref> |Dr. Milleux |Quentin Delcourt |Short |- | 2025 | ''[[Promised Sky]]'' | Marie | [[Erige Sehiri]] | |}
====As director==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Form ! Notes |- | 2021 | ''Regard noir'' | Documentary | Co-directed with Isabelle Simeoni |- | 2021 | ''Marcher sur l’eau'' | Documentary | Maïga also co-wrote |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! Notes |- | 1998 | ''Un mois de réflexion'' | rowspan="2" | Sylvie | rowspan="2" | [[Serge Moati]] | rowspan="2" | TV movie |- | 1999 | ''Maison de famille'' |- | 2002 | ''Négro'' | Aïssa | Karim Akadiri Soumaïla | TV movie |- | 2003 | ''[[Commissaire Moulin]]'' | Dolly | Joyce Buñuel | Episode: "Série noire" |- | 2003 | ''Les Cordier, juge et flic'' | Aline | Gilles Béhat | Episode: "Adieu mulet" |- | 2004 | ''Par accident'' | Constance | Jérôme Foulon | rowspan="2" | TV movie |- | 2005 | ''[[Sometimes in April]]'' | Young Militant | [[Raoul Peck]] |- | 2005 | ''P.J.'' | Marie-Laure Vecchiali | Christophe Barbier | Episode: "Délivrance" |- | 2006 | ''Une famille parfaite'' | Martha | Patrick-Mario Bernard & Pierre Trividic | rowspan="3" | TV movie |- | 2008 | ''[[Sex, Okra and Salted Butter]]'' | Amina | [[Mahamat Saleh Haroun]] |- | 2009 | ''Pas de toit sans moi'' | Ashanti | Guy Jacques |- | 2009 | ''Suite noire'' | Sara | [[Dominique Cabrera]] | Episode: "Quand la ville mord" |- | 2012 | ''[[Toussaint Louverture (film)|Toussaint Louverture]]'' | Suzanne | Philippe Niang | TV miniseries |- | 2013 | ''Mortel été'' | Julie | Denis Malleval | TV movie<br />Luchon International Film Festival - Best Actress |- | 2015 | ''Mystère à la Tour Eiffel'' | Henriette | [[Léa Fazer]] (2) | TV movie |- | 2018 | ''Taken down'' | Abeni | [[David Caffrey]] | Miniseries |}
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==External links== {{Commons category|Aïssa Maïga}} *{{IMDb name|id=0563740}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maiga, Aissa}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Black French actresses]] [[Category:Actresses from Dakar]] [[Category:Senegalese people of Malian descent]] [[Category:Senegalese film actresses]] [[Category:French people of Malian descent]] [[Category:French people of Senegalese descent]] [[Category:French film actresses]] [[Category:Senegalese emigrants to France]] [[Category:21st-century French actresses]] [[Category:French television actresses]] [[Category:Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite]] [[Category:Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] [[Category:Zarma-Songhai people]]