Maïmouna Gueye

Maïmouna Gueye Fall is a Franco–Sénégalese actress. She is best known for her roles in the films The Climb, Payoff, Cuties, Bacon on the Side.

Personal life After the marriage with a French man, she went to France in 1998. However, after few months, she divorced after facing racism and stereotypes from the husband. After the divorce, she moved to Paris.

Career Gueye started acting career with the stage play in an adaptation of Sophocles Antigone under the supervision of Haitian writer, Gérard Chenet. In 2004, she acted in another stage play, the French adaptation of the famous Monologues du vagin by Eve Ensler. Later she moved to theater production and made the popular plays, Souvenirs de la dame en noir and She is black, but she is beautiful.

She is the founder of 'Afrokids', a children's recreation club that provides painting, reading, dancing, storytelling, and DIY workshops.

Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2003 Payoff Film 2003 Gomez et Tavarès Film 2004 Touristes? Oh yes! Film 2008 Le monde est petit Fatou TV movie 2009 La Première Étoile Coiffeuse Film 2010 Il reste du jambon ? Val Film 2012 Drôle de famille! Aglae TV series 2015 Maman(s) Mariam Short film 2015 Persuasif Mme Koné TV series 2016 He Even Has Your Eyes Madame Diop Film 2017 L'Ascension Film 2017 The Climb Evelyne Diakhaté Film 2017 Il a déjà tes yeux Film 2017 Le Flic de Belleville Iman Touré Film 2018 Souffle de vie Infirmière réanimation Film 2019 La reine de l'évasion Femme TV Short film 2019 L'Ordre des médecins Film 2020 Mignonnes Mariam Film