Fatou N'Diaye is a French actress, originally from Senegal, born 1980 in Saint-Louis du Sénégal.

At age 8, she left Senegal and moved with her mother to Paris, France.

In 1997, she was found by Oliviero Toscani, commercial photographer for the Benetton brand, which led her to become a model.

N'Diaye learned Guinea-Bissau Creole for her leading role as Vita in the 2002 film Nha fala.

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