Marième FAYE is a French-Senegalese actress and writer based between Paris and Dakar. Trained in theatre in Senegal, she has built a stage career marked by international collaborations and touring productions, notably with the play Polymachin.

She has appeared in several African television series, including Manjack, broadcast on Canal+ Afrique, before taking on the lead role in the series Keur Nafy, produced by Mediawan.

She has continued her work as a writer and creator. She is notably the author of Kiyy Degg, a play exploring the transmission of violence and women’s paths toward resilience.

TELEVISION / SERIES
2026 — Keur Nafy — Produced by Mediawan / Assy Production – 6 x 52 min – Lead role
2019 — Manjack — Canal+ Afrique — Horizon / Kewu Production
2012–2015 — Ratanga — Kewu Production

FILM / SHORT FILMS
2026 — Kestchaas — Dir. Mello — Jamaica film school
1996 — Gorée Métis — Dir. George Courrèges
1995 — Demain la fin du monde — Dir. Alioune Badara Beye

THEATRE
2020 — Koko Afférage — Directed by Irène Tassembedo — Burkina Faso
2009–2014 — Polymachin — Directed by Philippe Laurent — international tour — Avignon Festival
2005 — Les Cruellas — Sandra Laye / Corinne Berges — French Institute
2003 — Madame Marguerite — Directed by Sandra Laye — Théâtre du Bourgneuf — Avignon Festival
1996–2001 — Côté Jardin — Directed by Marcia de Castro — international tour
1997 — Café-theatre — Directed by Lamine Mbengue — Dakar
1995 — Grand Dakar Usine — Boubacar Boris Diop / Directed by Oumar Ndao — Théâtre National Daniel Sorano
1995 — Demain la fin du monde — Directed by Pape Faye — Dakar

WRITER
2026 — Kiyy Degg — stage play
2025 — La Part d’Elle — short story collection – Éditions Carré Culturel
2015 — Les Chroniques de Marième Faye — Vibe Radio — Dakar
2007 — Polymachin — stage play

AWARD
2011 — Best Senegalese Actress Award