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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

43

Gender

Female

Birthday

1982-06-22 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

마티 디오프

Mati Diop

Biography

Mati Diop (born June 22, 1982) is a French-Senegalese actress and film director. She directed the 2019 film Atlantics, for which she became the first black female director to be in contention for the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or. At Cannes, Atlantics won the Grand Prix.

Known For

Acting

35 Shots of Rum

2009

35 Shots of Rum

as

Joséphine

Simon Killer

2012

Simon Killer

as

Noura

Another World

2011

Another World

as

Sita

Fort Buchanan

2014

Fort Buchanan

as

Justine

L for Leisure

2015

L for Leisure

as

Stacey

Hermia & Helena

2016

Hermia & Helena

as

Danièle

In My Room

2020

In My Room

as

Herself

Queens of Drama

2024

Queens of Drama

as

Mimi's Mother

Production

Dahomey

2024

Dahomey

as

Dahomey

2024

Dahomey

as

Crew

Directing