Mariam Kaba

August 9, 1961 · Beyla, Guinea

Mariam Kaba (born 9 August 1961) is a French-Guinean actress.

Kaba was born in Kankan, Guinea, the daughter of Mohamed Ba Kaba, a diplomat and the author of several books on Islam. She moved to France in the early 1980s. After receiving her baccalaureate, Kaba enrolled at École des nouveaux métiers de la communication largely at the behest of her father. She only attended the school for a year and spent the money her father sent her on acting lessons, studying under Isabelle Sadoyan.

Notable work

7.8
Io Capitano (2023)
as Woman in Boat
6
He Even Has Your Eyes (2017)
as Mrs. Cissé

Often works with

Pascal N'Zonzi
4 titles together
Lumumba, Adama: The World of Wind, Fatou la Malienne
Maka Kotto
3 titles together
Lumumba, Périgord noir, Blanc d'ébène
Bass Dhem
2 titles together
He Even Has Your Eyes, Sweeter Is the Night
Ériq Ebouaney
2 titles together
Lumumba, Villa mon rêve
Dieudonné Kabongo
2 titles together
Lumumba, One Step Forward
Sidiki Bakaba
2 titles together
Périgord noir, One Step Forward

Full filmography · 19

Mater Insula
cast
2025
Sweeter Is the Night
as Une femme du fumage/Une religieuse (voice)
2024
Io Capitano
as Woman in Boat
20237.8
Sororité
cast
2020
Night Shift
as Infirmière Sénégal
20205.2
Vaurien
as Salamata
2018
He Even Has Your Eyes
as Mrs. Cissé
20176
The Wedding Ring
cast
2016
Adama: The World of Wind
as Aminata
20156.1
One Step Forward
as Gentivi
2011
Skirt Day
as Mouss's mother
20087
Villa mon rêve
as Manda Dialo
2001