Kady Traoré (born 18 March 1979) is a Burkinabé actress, film director, and film producer.

Biography

Traoré was born in

Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 904,920 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula". The local Bobo-speaking population (re ...

in 1979. She studied at ISIS (Higher Institute of Image and Sound) in

Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...

. She made her acting debut in 1998, in the TV series ''A nous la vie'', directed by Toussaint Tiendrébéogo. In 2001, Traoré appeared in Issouf Tapsoba's TV series ''Les jeunes branchés''. The same year, she starred in ''Gomtiogo''. In 2008, she played Timy, the half sister of Ousmane who has a relationship with Inspector Marc, in the police drama series ''Super flics''. In 2014, Traoré directed ''A vendre'', her first feature film. It tells the story of a man who is selling his house and pool and screens his buyers, until finally selling to a young couple. The man ends up falling in love with the young wife. She directed ''Conflit conjugal'' in 2017, which was one of two films to receive the ''Succès Cinema Burkina Faso'' award at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou. In 2018, Traoré directed ''Prejuge'', which was produced using a grant from the Ouaga Film Lab. She founded the production company Athena Films.

Personal life

Traoré married the rapper Smockey ( Serge Martin Bambara) on 31 January 2008. The couple have two children.

Filmography

Actress

*1998 : ''A nous la vie'' (TV series) *2001 : ''Les jeunes branchés'' (TV series) *2001 : ''Gomtiogo'' *2004 : ''Traque à Ouaga'' *2005 : ''Dossier brûlant'' *2005 : ''Code phénix'' *2006 : ''L’or des Younga'' *2008 : ''Super flics'' as Timy (TV series) *2014 : ''Waga love'' as Sandra (TV series)

Director

*2014 : ''A vendre'' *2017 : ''Conflit conjugal'' *2018 : ''Prejuge'' *2019 : ''Femme au Foyer'' (TV series)

References

External links

SPLA profile
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