Adrienne Ako Anomgbo Koutouan (born 1969) is an Ivorian comedian and actress.

Biography

Koutouan is a member of the

Tchaman The Tchaman or Ébrié are an Akan people living in the Abidjan region of Côte d'Ivoire. Originally called the "Tchaman/Kyama/Gyama" or "Achan" (both of which mean "the chosen ones" in the Ebrié language), the name Ébrié was given to them by ...

people and was born in the village of Abobo-Té in the municipality of

Abobo Abobo is a northern suburb of Abidjan and one of the 10 urban communes of this city in Ivory Coast. Abobo is one of the most populated communes in the country with about 1.3 million inhabitants in an area of 6,925 ha (69.25 km2), a dens ...

near

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...

. She wanted to become an actress from her childhood, though this idea was not warmly received by her parents. She began her career in the 1980s in the "Fétiche éburnéen" theater troupe. In 1986, Koutouan was named Best Dancer at the Ivory Coast ballet. Koutouan has received several awards, including best female performance at the Namur Festival in Belgium in 1998, best female performance at the M-Net Festival in Johannesburg in 1999, and best African actress at the Pabbah festival in Nigeria in 2002. In 2006, Koutouan received the Gold Standard award at the

Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) is a film festival in Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou, where the organization is based. It ...

for her performance in the series ''Quand les éléphants se battent''. She is well known in the Ivory Coast for her role as Rosalie in the series ''Faut pas fâcher''. In 2008, Koutouan starred as Infirmière Antoinette in Dr. Boris alongside Ahmed Souaney. On April 14, 2019, Koutouan was honored in a ceremony for her 30th year as an actress, receiving several distinctions from the government. She achieved the rank of officer in the Order of Cultural Merit, by the Ministry of Culture and Francophonie. A devout Catholic, Koutouan also had a mass in her honor.

Partial filmography

*1993: ''Faut pas fâcher'' (TV Series) *1994: ''Wariko, le gros lot'' as Curious Neighbour *1998: ''Lucy's Revenge'' as Albertine *2000: ''Je m'appelle Fargass'' *2005: ''Quand les éléphants se battent'' (TV Series) *2005: ''Caramel'' as Maria *2007: ''Danger permanent'' *2008: ''

Dr. Boris ''Dr. Boris'' is an Ivorian sitcom created by Michael Konan Mikayo that has been broadcast since 2008. It is also broadcast in Togo, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic ...

'' (TV Series) as Infirmière Antoinette

References

External links

Adrienne Koutouan
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