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12 Facts About Mariam Kaba

1.

Mariam Kaba was born on 9 August 1961 and is a French-Guinean actress.

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Mariam Kaba only attended the school for a year and spent the money her father sent her on acting lessons, studying under Isabelle Sadoyan.

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In 1989, Mariam Kaba made her film debut in Perigord noir, directed by Nicolas Ribowski.

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Mariam Kaba played Maina, a young woman who came to work in the Perigord region.

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Later in the year, Mariam Kaba appeared in Idrissa Ouedraogo's Samba Traore.

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Mariam Kaba collaborated with Doukoure again in 1994, in Le Ballon d'or.

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In 2000, Mariam Kaba played Pauline Lumumba, wife of the politician Patrice Lumumba, in Raoul Peck's Lumumba.

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8.

Mariam Kaba had known his son, Roland, in her youth but did not want to meet Pauline in advance of the role.

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Mariam Kaba fought for the role because she was interested in the history.

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Mariam Kaba has appeared in more than 15 French TV shows and TV films, such as Navarro, Villa mon reve, l'Avocate, Quatre cent suspects and Justice de femmes.

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Mariam Kaba played the mother of Fatou, forcing her into an unwilling marriage.

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Mariam Kaba explains that she read the script before meeting the real Fatou, and would never allow her husband to do a similar thing to her daughter.