Kady Traoré (born 18 March 1979) is a Burkinabé actress, film director, and film producer.
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| Born | March 18, 1979 Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film director, producer |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Spouse | Serge Martin Bambara |
| Children | 2 |
Biography
editTraoré was born in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1979.[1] She studied at ISIS (Higher Institute of Image and Sound) in Ouagadougou.[2]
She made her acting debut in 1998, in the TV series A nous la vie, directed by Toussaint Tiendrébéogo. In 2001, Traoré appeared in Issouf Tapsoba's TV series Les jeunes branchés. The same year, she starred in Gomtiogo.[2] In 2008, she played Timy, the half sister of Ousmane who has a relationship with Inspector Marc, in the police drama series Super flics.[3]
In 2014, Traoré directed A vendre, her first feature film.[1] It tells the story of a man who is selling his house and pool and screens his buyers, until finally selling to a young couple. The man ends up falling in love with the young wife.[4] She directed Conflit conjugal in 2017, which was one of two films to receive the Succès Cinema Burkina Faso award at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou.[5] In 2018, Traoré directed Prejuge, which was produced using a grant from the Ouaga Film Lab.[6] She founded the production company Athena Films.[2]
Personal life
editTraoré married the rapper Smockey (Serge Martin Bambara) on 31 January 2008.[7] The couple have two children.[2]
Filmography
editActress
edit- 1998 : A nous la vie (TV series)
- 2001 : Les jeunes branchés (TV series)
- 2001 : Gomtiogo
- 2004 : Traque à Ouaga
- 2005 : Dossier brûlant
- 2005 : Code phénix
- 2006 : L’or des Younga
- 2008 : Super flics as Timy (TV series)
- 2014 : Waga love as Sandra (TV series)
Director
edit- 2014 : A vendre
- 2017 : Conflit conjugal
- 2018 : Prejuge
- 2019 : Femme au Foyer (TV series)
References
edit- ^ a b "Kady Traore". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d Sawadogo, Parfait (27 May 2019). "CINEMA : Kady TRAORÉ, Réalisatrice Talentueuse Et Chevronnée Du Burkina". Infos Culture du Faso (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "" Superflics ", une série télé burkinabè aux couleurs locales". Nouvelabs (in French). 23 February 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "KADY TRAORE S'ESSAIE AU CINEMA". Afriyelba. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Succès Cinéma Burkina Faso, récompense la popularité de deux films burkinabè". Dikou Afrika. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "JCC 2018 : Le projet de film de Kady Traoré séduit". Burkina 24 (in French). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Mariage de Smockey et de Kady : Le rappeur et l'actrice pour la vie". Lefaso.net (in French). 11 February 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2020.