Mata Gabin Explained

Mata Gabin
Birth Date:27 February 1972
Birth Place:Toulépleu, Ivory Coast
Occupation:Actress, comedienne
Years Active:1995–present

Mata Gabin is an actress, author, and actress of theatre, born in 1972 in Toulépleu, Ivory Coast. She is of French nationality.

Biography

She was born on the border of Liberia and Ivory Coast, to a Liberian-Guinean mother and a father from Martinique. She was adopted at three years of age by her uncle and her aunt from Corsica. At an early age, Gabin was cared for by her Argentinian grandmother and her Italian husband. She has now been living in Paris for more than ten years and has played various roles in both theater and film. Gabin also writes her own scripts, preferably at dusk. She is a highly professional artist but is also known as being "down to earth", with a great sense of humor.

Theater

YearTitleAuthorDirector
1995BritannicusJean RacineTola Koukoui
1996SulaToni MorrisonMaïmouna Coulibaly
1997Au bon maquisDaizy WatosoDaizy Watoso
1999Histoires naturellesJules RenardHervé Colin
2000Lucrezia BorgiaVictor HugoFabrice Merlo
2001I have a dreamVincent Byrd Le SageVincent Byrd Le Sage
J'hallucineMarc HollogneMarciel
2003Madame Huguette et les SouchesJulius-Amédée LaouJulius-Amédée Laou
2004La Femme d'un autreClaudine CohenClaudine Cohen
2005Twelve Angry MenReginald RoseTola Koukoui (2)
SlogansSoudaieva VolodineBérangère Bonvoisin
L'EnvolNathalie GuissetNathalie Guisset
2006The Tragedy of King ChristopheAimé CésaireBenjamin Jules Rozet
Outre cielLéopold Sédar Senghor, Gustave Akakpo & Tanella BoniAnne-Sylvie Meyza & Luis Marquez
Fam Kiroul NamaspamoussMata GabinMata Gabin
2006-07The BlacksJean GenetChrystèle Alves Meeira
2009-10BintouKoffi KwahuléLaetitia Guedon
2010PendaSandra NkakéSandra Nkaké
Betty ou la mélodie des souvenirsMata GabinMata Gabin (2)
2011-12Mata la mythoMata GabinMata Gabin (3)
2012ButterflyJoël DragutinDiane Calma

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1997U.ManThe womanJulien DajezShort
La cité des alouettesYassaLuc BéraudTV movie
1999EvamagMaïmounaAgnès BouryTV series (1 episode)
2000LumumbaHelene BijouRaoul Peck
2001Les p'tits gars LadouceurThe nurseLuc Béraud (2)TV movie
2002Mama AlokoEveJean Odoutan
Georges chez les topsOlivier ChrétienShort
AngelinaTV movie
2003Monsieur IbrahimFatouFrançois Dupeyron
DyschromieJulien BosséShort
2004La valse des gros derrièresAkwéléJean Odoutan (2)
Vie sur MarsThe womanCarlo AvventiShort
P.J.Sabine AmorisGérard VergezTV series (1 episode)
2005La barrière des préjugésVirginieFoued Mansour & Luc Saint-EloyShort
2006L'année suivanteIsabelle Czajka
Lettres de la mer rougeFatoumaEmmanuel Caussé & Eric MartinTV movie
2007Déjà vuFatouGuillaume BonnierShort
Kull !Nkruma's wifeAnders SkogShort
GrecoArleth ShengePhilippe SetbonTV series (6 episodes)
2008With a Little Help from MyselfMarijoFrançois Dupeyron (2)
ExpectationsThe womanMahamat Saleh HarounShort
Sex, Okra and Salted ButterHortenseMahamat Saleh Haroun (2)TV movie
La mort dans l'îleJudge RorcherPhilippe Setbon (2)TV movie
Femmes de loiRose DecastelHervé RenohTV series (1 episode)
Groupe flagSandyMichel HassanTV series (1 episode)
Scénarios contre les discriminationsBlandine LenoirTV series (1 episode)
2009BlackFatoumataPierre Laffargue
La première étoileThe barber's clientLucien Jean-Baptiste
MachinationSistaArnaud DemancheShort
Plan culMataOlivier NicklausShort
À la lune montanteIntervenerAnnarita ZambranoShort
2010La métaphore du maniocThe womanLionel MétaShort
NolaAskia TraoréShort
LucindaUrs EggerTV movie
Sœur Thérèse.comThe judgeBertrand Van EffenterreTV series (1 episode)
Julie LescautClaude KalouDidier DelaîtreTV series (1 episode)
2011Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha ChristieEsméraldaEric WorethTV series (1 episode)
2011–presentDeux flics sur les docksLucie DardenneEdwin BailyTV series (6 episodes)
2012Par amourElisabethLaurent Firode
Bye Bye BlondieThe maidVirginie Despentes
2013Des étoilesRoseDyana Gaye
2014Lune noireEntitéGallien GuibertShort
2015Le bleu blanc rouge de mes cheveuxDjenabouJosza AnjembeShort
AccuséCatherineDidier BivelTV series (1 episode)
2016Le pantinThe customsMallory Grolleau

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