Aïssa Maïga is one of the main actresses of the film Welcome to Marly-Gomont broadcast this Sunday evening on TF1. This film directed by Julien Rambaldi, retraces the life of the father of Kamini Zantoko (better known under the name of Kamini). The singer became known in 2006 thanks to the title Marly Gomont. Aïssa Maïga embodies the role of the mother, Anne Zantoko.
Originally from Senegal and Mali, Aïssa Maïga, who directed the documentary film Walk on water released in 2021, has established itself over the years as one of the most gifted actresses of her generation. Although discreet about her private life, the 47-year-old actress has been in a relationship with politician Stéphane Pocrain, also a columnist on the show. We tried everything with Laurent Ruquier on France 2. He was also the parliamentary collaborator of the ecologist deputy Noël Mamère from 1997 to 1998 and of Eva Joly in the 2010s. As a couple for several years, Stéphane Pocrain and Aïssa Maïga had two sons: Sonni, born in 1996 and Kwaneh, born in 2002. Since then, the actress has married a certain Géraud who accompanied her to the premiere of her film. Walk on water at the MK2 Odéon in Paris last November.
A terrible shock that occurred at the age of 8
On the family side, Aïssa Maïga was born to a Senegalese mother and a father, a journalist. After an early separation from her parents, Aïssa Maïga, living in France since the age of 4, was faced with a shock: the death of her father. “I was 8 years old when my father disappeared. It was very hard for me. I realized that we were mortal. It conditioned the idea that life was here and now. I think my desire to be an actress comes from there. It was the best setting for my misfit side. There is an insecurity in this job and a relationship with time that suits me”she confided in an interview with Madame Figaro in 2008.