Sotigui Kouyaté
Department: Acting
Biography
An African griot and actor of film and stage who made a name for himself in European productions, Sotigui Kouyaté (19 July 1936 – 17 April 2010) was one of the first Malian, Burkinabé actors. He was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of actor Mabô Kouyaté.
Known For
Le Dur Métier de policier
1995
The Courage of Others
1982
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
The Sheltering Sky
1990
Genesis
2004
The Ring Finger
2005
London River
2009
Genesis
1999
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
1992
The Mahabharata
1990
La Princesse Yennega
1986
Lost in Transit
1993
Paweogo
1982
Women Cars Villas Money
1972
How Good the Whites Are
1988
Mamy Wata
1990
Wendemi
1993
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
1992
Days of Torment
1985
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
1973
Little Senegal
2001
Keita! The Voice of the Griot
1996
Descent Into Hell
1986
On the Edge
1995
Bad Kid
1995
Sia, the Myth of the Python
2001
La Plante Humaine
1996
Faro: Goddess of the Waters
2007
The Truth About Charlie
2002
Boulevards d'Afrique
1989
Sotigui Kouyaté, a modern griot
1996
Names Live Nowhere
1994
A Civilized People
1999
The African Woman
1990
Black Mic Mac
1986
Highlander: The Series
1992
Vivement dimanche
1998
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
The Mahabharata
1990