| Kady Traoré | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1979-03-18) March 18, 1979 (age 45) Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film director, producer |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Spouse | Serge Martin Bambara |
| Children | 2 |
Kady Traoré (born 18 March 1979) is a Burkinabé actress, film director, and film producer.
Biography
Traoré was born in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1979. She studied at ISIS (Higher Institute of Image and Sound) in Ouagadougou.
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
- ^ "Kady Traore". Africultures (in French). Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Sawadogo, Parfait (27 May 2019). "CINEMA : Kady TRAORÉ, Réalisatrice Talentueuse Et Chevronnée Du Burkina". Infos Culture du Faso (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- "" Superflics ", une série télé burkinabè aux couleurs locales". Nouvelabs (in French). 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- "KADY TRAORE S'ESSAIE AU CINEMA". Afriyelba. 29 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- "Succès Cinéma Burkina Faso, récompense la popularité de deux films burkinabè". Dikou Afrika. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- "JCC 2018 : Le projet de film de Kady Traoré séduit". Burkina 24 (in French). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- "Mariage de Smockey et de Kady : Le rappeur et l'actrice pour la vie". Lefaso.net (in French). 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2020.