Aïssatou Thiam

Born

1966-05-01

Birthplace

Dakar, Senegal

Biography

Born in Dakar (Senegal), to a Martinican mother and a Senegalese father, Aïssatou Thiam grew up in Marseille. After starting out in modeling which gave her the opportunity to work with couturiers such as Yves Saint Laurent, Thierry Mugler, Paco Rabanne, Dior, Givenchy, among others, she also began her career as an actress in theater and cinema. and on television. Her training with Blanche Salant (studio actor), Isabelle Sadoyan (classical theater), the Herbert Bergoff Studio (in New York where she lived for 4 years), and Jean-Louis Jacopin (contemporary theater) gave her made it possible to acquire multiple knowledge of the theatrical tool. We saw her in the cinema in “L’Irrésolu” alongside Barbara Schultz, Sandrine Kimberlain, Vincent Lindon, “Mauvais Genre” by Laurent Bénégui with Monica Bellucci, “Bimboland” by Ariel Zeitoun with Gérard Depardieu & Dany Boon, “Le Genre Humain” by Claude Lelouch and more recently in “Le Missionnaire” , produced by Luc Besson alongside Jean-Marie Bigard. In the theater during the Avignon “In” festival and in several units and series for television, including “Les Monos” dealing with the problems of young adolescents as well as the famous “Tropiques amers” , a series on slavery for France Televisions seen by more than 5 million viewers! Her pronounced taste for all kinds of sports (rafting, climbing, scuba diving (qualified), water and alpine skiing, Thai boxing, modern jazz, horse riding) makes her a dynamic person with a little “breakage” side. -neck " ! She had the pleasure of leading theater workshops with a young audience, discovered her teaching skills and teaches in a high school of design studies to around a hundred students. Following the release of her book: “Un Grand Éclat de Rire” by Pascal Galodé Éditeur (editions le Cherche Midi) in 2008, an autobiography retracing her journey, she began writing alongside Marc Tardieu. As part of the SunArt festival she wrote a text: “Identity” and performed it in the show “Masques”. She created the main role in a play written by Alain Foix “Marilin”, in “Rue Saint Denis” and had the pleasure of playing alongside Jean-claude Drouot, among others in 2011. Since 2011 she has performed at the theater, in the play directed by Michael Batz: “Working Girls” and whose text “The Last Little Girl” is by Kay Ashead, it is a succession of 4 monologues, new dates to come … Recently she played in a triumphant play: “Ladies Night” directed by Thierry Lavat, in the role of Glenda, and in 2014, in her first film in English: “Keeping Silent”, by Mya James, in the role principal of Dara. More recently, in the role of mother, Barbara, alongside Victoria Abril, in season 8 of “Clem”, for TF1. Also, tssdl is a nerd and has a sad life :(