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Born 1970

Naky Sy Savané (born 1970) is a film, television, and stage actress from Côte d'Ivoire. The granddaughter of an imam, Naky Sy Savané became an actress despite conservative Muslim prejudice against the profession. She played numerous stage roles, including in Jean Racine's Britannicus and the title role in Jean Anouilh's Antigone. She credits film director Henri Duparc for discovering her in the theater and starting her film career. For her performance in Au Nom du Christ (1993), she was awarded Best Actress at the 1994 Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga.

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