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 Year Title Author Director 1995 Britannicus Jean Racine Tola Koukoui 1996 Sula Toni Morrison Maïmouna Coulibaly 1997 Au bon maquis Daizy Watoso Daizy Watoso 1999 Histoires naturelles Jules Renard Hervé Colin 2000 Lucrezia Borgia Victor Hugo Fabrice Merlo2001 I have a dream Vincent Byrd Le Sage Vincent Byrd Le Sage J'hallucine Marc Hollogne Marciel 2003 Madame Huguette et les Souches Julius-Amédée Laou Julius-Amédée Laou 2004 La Femme d'un autre Claudine Cohen Claudine Cohen2005 Twelve Angry Men Reginald Rose Tola Koukoui (2) Slogans Soudaieva Volodine Bérangère Bonvoisin L'Envol Nathalie Guisset Nathalie Guisset2006 The Tragedy of King Christophe Aimé Césaire Benjamin Jules Rozet Outre ciel Léopold Sédar Senghor, Gustave Akakpo & Tanella Boni Anne-Sylvie Meyza & Luis Marquez Fam Kiroul Namaspamouss Mata Gabin Mata Gabin2006-07 The Blacks Jean Genet Chrystèle Alves Meeira2009-10 Bintou Koffi Kwahulé Laetitia Guedon2010 Penda Sandra Nkaké Sandra Nkaké Betty ou la mélodie des souvenirs Mata Gabin Mata Gabin (2)2011-12 Mata la mytho Mata Gabin Mata Gabin (3)2012 Butterfly Joël Dragutin Diane Calma
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes1997 U.Man The woman Julien Dajez Short La cité des alouettes Yassa Luc Béraud TV movie 1999 Evamag Maïmouna Agnès Boury TV series (1 episode)2000 Lumumba Helene Bijou Raoul Peck 2001 Les p'tits gars Ladouceur The nurse Luc Béraud (2) TV movie2002 Mama Aloko Eve Jean Odoutan Georges chez les tops Olivier Chrétien Short Angelina Claude d'Anna TV movie2003 Monsieur Ibrahim Fatou François Dupeyron Dyschromie Julien Bossé Short2004 La valse des gros derrières Akwélé Jean Odoutan (2) Vie sur Mars The woman Carlo Avventi Short P.J. Sabine Amoris Gérard Vergez TV series (1 episode)2005 La barrière des préjugés Virginie Foued Mansour & Luc Saint-Eloy Short2006 L'année suivante Isabelle Czajka Lettres de la mer rouge Fatouma Emmanuel Caussé & Eric Martin TV movie2007 Déjà vu Fatou Guillaume Bonnier Short Kull ! Nkruma's wife Anders Skog Short Greco Arleth Shenge Philippe Setbon TV series (6 episodes)2008 With a Little Help from Myself Marijo François Dupeyron (2) Expectations The woman Mahamat Saleh Haroun Short Sex, Okra and Salted Butter Hortense Mahamat Saleh Haroun (2) TV movie La mort dans l'île Judge Rorcher Philippe Setbon (2) TV movie Femmes de loi Rose Decastel Hervé Renoh TV series (1 episode) Groupe flag Sandy Michel Hassan TV series (1 episode) Scénarios contre les discriminations Blandine Lenoir TV series (1 episode)2009 Black Fatoumata Pierre Laffargue La première étoile The barber's client Lucien Jean-Baptiste Machination Sista Arnaud Demanche Short Plan cul Mata Olivier Nicklaus Short À la lune montante Intervener Annarita Zambrano Short2010 La métaphore du manioc The woman Lionel Méta Short Nola Askia Traoré Short Lucinda Urs Egger TV movie Sœur Thérèse.com The judge Bertrand Van Effenterre TV series (1 episode) Julie Lescaut Claude Kalou Didier Delaître TV series (1 episode)2011 Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie Esméralda Eric Woreth TV series (1 episode)2011–present Deux flics sur les docks Lucie Dardenne Edwin Baily TV series (6 episodes)2012 Par amour Elisabeth Laurent Firode Bye Bye Blondie The maid Virginie Despentes 2013 Des étoiles Rose Dyana Gaye 2014 Lune noire Entité Gallien Guibert Short2015 Le bleu blanc rouge de mes cheveux Djenabou Josza Anjembe Short Accusé Catherine Didier Bivel TV series (1 episode)2016 Le pantin The customs Mallory Grolleau
See also Cinema of France
External links
Mata Gabin Official Site