ACTORS from Senegal

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Senegalese Actors of all time. This list of famous Senegalese Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Aïssa Maïga (b. 1975)

With an HPI of 49.31, Aïssa Maïga is the most famous Senegalese Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.

Aïssa Maïga (born 5 May 1975) is a Senegal-born French actress, director, writer, producer, and activist. Maïga has worked with major auteurs like Michael Haneke, Abderrahmane Sissako and Michel Gondry, and recently starred in Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut. Maïga is an advocate for inclusion and has been vocal about racial discrimination in the film industry throughout her career. Maïga was inspired to speak out and create the DiasporAct collective after realising she was often the sole performer of colour to receive top billing and awards season attention—despite the abundance of diverse talent around her.

2. Anna Diop (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 38.80, Anna Diop is the 2nd most famous Senegalese Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Mame-Anna Diop (born February 6, 1988) is a Senegalese-American actress and model. Her first major roles were as a series regular on The CW supernatural mystery The Messengers (2015) and the Fox thriller 24: Legacy (2017). Diop achieved further prominence for portraying Kory Anders / Starfire on the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans from 2018 to 2023. Outside of television, she headlined the psychological thriller film Nanny (2022).