Akissi Delta also known as Loukou Akisse Delphine (born 1960) is an Ivorian actress and filmmaker.

Akissi Delta
Born
Loukou Akisse Delphine

5th of March, 1960
NationalityIvorian
CitizenshipIvorian
Occupations
Known forComment ça va [How are you],Bouka,Joli cœur [Sweet heart]Au nom du Christ [In the name of Christ],Rue Princesse,Afrique, mon Afrique [Africa, My Africa],Bienvenue au Gondwana [Welcome to Gondwana]

Life edit

Born in Dimbokro on 5 March 1960,[1] Akissi Delta never attended school. Starting as a dancer and model,[2] she acted in Léonard Groguhet's Comment ça va and in several of Henri Duparc's films. In 2002 she created the television series Ma Famille.[3]

Filmography edit

As actor edit

  • Comment ça va [How are you], dir. Léonard Groguhet, 1987
  • Bouka, dir. Roger Gnoan M'Bala, 1988
  • Joli cœur [Sweet heart], dir. Henri Duparc, 1992
  • Au nom du Christ [In the name of Christ], dir. Roger Gnoan M'Bala, 1993
  • Rue Princesse, dir. Henri Duparc, 1993
  • Afrique, mon Afrique [Africa, My Africa], dir. Idrissa Ouédraogo, 1994
  • Bienvenue au Gondwana [Welcome to Gondwana], dir. Mamane, 2016

As director edit

  • Les secrets d'Akissi
  • Ma famille, 2002–07

References edit

  1. ^ Augustin Tapé, Akissi Delta: l'analphabète qui a su se faire un place dans le cinéma ivoirien, Gender Links for Equality and Justice, June 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Roger Adzafo, Akissi Delta: the story an illiterate that has become icon of African cinema[permanent dead link], Africa Top Success, 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ Kenneth W. Harrow; Carmela Garritano (2018). A Companion to African Cinema. Wiley. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-119-09985-7.

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