Naky Sy Savané

Naky Sy Savané
Born1970 Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationActor Edit this on Wikidata

Naky Sy Savané (born 1970) is a film, television, and stage actress from Côte d'Ivoire.

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Naky Sy Savané : la lumière du cinéma pour soutenir les femmes". Franceinfo (in French). 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  5. ^ UNESCO. (2021). The African Film Industry: Trends, challenges and opportunities for growth. UNESCO Publishing.
  6. ^ Directory of world cinema. Africa. Internet Archive. Bristol, UK : Intellect Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1-78320-391-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ "'Lupin' Cast Guide: Meet Part 3's Slick and Clever Characters". Tudum by Netflix. 2023-10-05.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ Directory of world cinema. Africa. Internet Archive. Bristol, UK : Intellect Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1-78320-391-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ^ "Naky Sy Savané, actrice et féministe au Fespaco". Voice of America (in French). 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2024-07-30.