Naky Sy Savané (born 1970) is a film, television, and stage actress from Côte d'Ivoire.
Naky Sy Savané | |
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| Born | 1970  |
| Occupation | Actor |
The granddaughter of an imam, Naky Sy Savané became an actress despite conservative Muslim prejudice against the profession.[1][2] She played numerous stage roles, including in Jean Racine's Britannicus and the title role in Jean Anouilh's Antigone.[3] She credits film director Henri Duparc for discovering her in the theater and starting her film career. [4] For her performance in Au Nom du Christ (1993), she was awarded Best Actress at the 1994 Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga.[5] In Fanta Régina Nacro's La Nuit de la vérité (2004), she plays Emma, the wife of the president of a fictional country in the midst of a civil war who loses her young son in a massacre.[6]
In 2023, she starred as Mariama Diop, the mother of the protagonist Assane Diop, in the third season of the French television show Lupin.[7]
Filmography
edit- 1987 : Les Guérisseurs, dir. Sidiki Bakaba[3]
- 1988 : Bal Poussière ("Dancing in the Dust"), dir. Henri Duparc[8]
- 1990 : Le Sixième Doigt, dir. Henri Duparc[3]
- 1993 : Au nom du Christ ("In the Name of Christ"), dir. Roger Gnoan M'bala[3]
- 1994 : Afrique, mon Afrique, dir. Idrissa Ouedraogo[3]
- 1997 : La Jumelle ("The Twin"), dir. Diaby Lanciné[3]
- 2002 : Moolaadé, dir. Ousmane Sembène[9]
- 2004 : La Nuit de la vérité ("The Night of Truth"), dir. Fanta Régina Nacro[10]
- 2017 : Frontières dir. Apolline Traoré[11]
References
edit- ^ Martin, Michael T.; Kaboré, Gaston Jean-Marie (2023-08-08). African Cinema: Manifesto and Practice for Cultural Decolonization: Volume 3: The Documentary Record—Declarations, Resolutions, Manifestos, Speeches. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-06630-5.
- ^ Encyclopedia of women & Islamic cultures / Vol. III, Family, body, sexuality and health. Internet Archive. Leiden : Brill. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-12819-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c d e f Ellerson, Beti (2000). Sisters of the screen : women of Africa on film, video and television. Internet Archive. Trenton, NJ : Africa World Press. ISBN 978-0-86543-712-8.
- ^ "Naky Sy Savané : la lumière du cinéma pour soutenir les femmes". Franceinfo (in French). 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ UNESCO. (2021). The African Film Industry: Trends, challenges and opportunities for growth. UNESCO Publishing.
- ^ Directory of world cinema. Africa. Internet Archive. Bristol, UK : Intellect Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1-78320-391-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "'Lupin' Cast Guide: Meet Part 3's Slick and Clever Characters". Tudum by Netflix. 2023-10-05.
- ^ Spaas, Lieve (2000). The Francophone film : a struggle for identity. Internet Archive. Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-5860-8.
- ^ Encyclopedia of women & Islamic cultures / Vol. III, Family, body, sexuality and health. Internet Archive. Leiden : Brill. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-12819-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Directory of world cinema. Africa. Internet Archive. Bristol, UK : Intellect Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1-78320-391-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Naky Sy Savané, actrice et féministe au Fespaco". Voice of America (in French). 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2024-07-30.