Akissi Delta

Akissi Delta
Born
Loukou Akisse Delphine

5th of March, 1960
CitizenshipIvorian
Occupations
Known forComment ça va [How are you], Bouka, Joli cœur [Sweet heart]Au nom du Christ [In the name of Christ], Rue Princesse, Afrique, mon Afrique [Africa, My Africa], Bienvenue au Gondwana [Welcome to Gondwana]

Akissi Delta also known as Loukou Akisse Delphine (born 1960) is an Ivorian actress and filmmaker.

Life

Born in Dimbokro on 5 March 1960, Akissi Delta never attended school. Starting as a dancer and model, she acted in Léonard Groguhet's Comment ça va and in several of Henri Duparc's films. In 2002 she created the television series Ma Famille.

Filmography

As actor

As director

References

  1. ↑ Augustin Tapé, Akissi Delta: l'analphabète qui a su se faire un place dans le cinéma ivoirien, Gender Links for Equality and Justice, June 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Roger Adzafo, Akissi Delta: the story an illiterate that has become icon of African cinema Archived 8 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Africa Top Success, 4 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Kenneth W. Harrow; Carmela Garritano (2018). A Companion to African Cinema. Wiley. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-119-09985-7.