Manie Malone
- Actress
- Writer
Manie Malone is an African-born French and Ivorian actress and screenwriter of Spanish descent
Named as the "chameleon woman " Malone is a multi-racial artist with multi-cultural influences from Europe, Africa, United States.
Malone is the recipient of accolades including the Association des Trophées Francophones du Cinéma award for Best Actress, a Los Angeles Film Festival award for Best Supporting , as well as a nomination by the Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Actress in a leading role.
Malone gained recognition for her performances on stage as well in classic and contemporary plays. She is best known for her astonishing performance role in cinema as Nora in the noir crime drama African film Viva Riva (2012) which won six Awards at African Academy Movie Awards and was part of Official Selection of Toronto Film Festival (2010) as well as listed in Official Selection of Berlinale (2011)
Malone had her first English-language role in the short movie The Storyteller shot in London (2016) then on Netflix Global in the South African series Agent (2020) where she has also been noticed for her stunning ability for transformation.
In 2021, her qualities to perform on an international scale have been expressed further as she stars also as Naomi Niang in the first season of Ubettina Wethu released in Africa via SABC1 and in Asia via ViuTV
Awards Circuit ranks her in the list of "50 Great Actresses around the World" during the Celebration of International Women's Day
Huffington Post described Malone during an interview in New York " the perfect mix of down to earth, with a superstar aura"
Malone makes her film debuts as supporting role Vanessa in the independent drama French feature film No Way (2004) shot in Paris.The same year Meiji U' Tumsi also offers Malone the lead character Claire Legrand, effervescent and clever estate agent, in her short comedy Déjà Loué , selected in the International Competition list of Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival
Instead of pursuing immediately on screen after this first experience, Malone choses to push her skills further on stage. She gets acting trainings then auditions for plays "where the challenge brings so much adrenaline". Malone focuses her acting formation on different workshops to "escape the formatting" and remain "free minded and challenged in her creativity". She studies in courses, notably based on methods Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg methods under the direction of American coaches Jordan Bisweck, Jack Waltzer and Jack Garfein. Malone also attends French Studio Pygmalion for a short time directed by Pascal Luneau.
Between 2005 and 2012 Malone shows an ability to encompass a wide range of characters in various registers both in stage actress credits that include performances such as Martha in the Misunderstanding (2008), The Lady in Roberto Zucco (2011) and in shorts The Psychiatrist in 5150 Hold (2010), the Bohême Chic Marielle in La Main Dans Le Sac (2011) and in short films.
During the same period, Malone appears to be also an athletic actress on screen. She intensively learns and trains Thaï boxing, to fight to death as Hadiya, the clandestine boxer in Kami (2008) and becomes a scientist addicted to racing in the aesthetic mystery essay Quelques Vagues et l'Ame (2011).
Malone breaks out in 2011 for her portrayal of Nora in the noir crime drama African film Viva Riva which wins six awards at African Academy Movie Awards,Best Feature Film at Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival, Best African film MTV Movie Awards , is in competition in the Official Selection of the Berlinale in the Official selection of Toronto Film Festival. The movie is described by Variety as "A blast from start to finish". Marklives website names it an African TarantinoMalone promotes the film in New York and Los Angeles whilst release with US Distributor Music Box films.
When questioned by A+ Magazine about the position of being a mixed woman, Malone reveals that in order to embrace the volcanic Nora, she "drew a rage from this marginalization" and says "characters with an atypical profile evoke, unconsciously, a tangible sense of mystery and a promise of universal gathering."
Asked about the topics in an interview for TV5 Monde Malone defends the right to homosexuality for African women as anywhere else in the world. Malone also denounces violence and discrimination against women.
Malone's performance is acclaimed by a wide audience both women and men, all origins and generations touched by the "dedication and humanity Malone invests in the character of Nora, higly attractive, feminine and sensual but equally vulnerable and sensitive".
Malone subsequently receives critical recognition which mentions her as "really radiant in her scenes"and is widely regarded as a talented actress both in Africa and internationally.
Malone is nominated for Best Actress at the African Movie Academy Awards 2011 (Nigeria).
Her acting performance is also featured in the collection of pre-selection of the 38th César Awards in the categories Best Newcomer Actress and Best Actress. Malone receives her first award on the 29th of June 2013 at Trophées Francophones du Cinema ceremony.
From 2012 to 2019, Malone plays on stage Roberta in Danny and The Deep Blue Sea (2014), Helena Charles in Look Back In Anger (2016) and Catherine Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights (2018), acts in short movies as Manie Mitchell, a young mother fighting for kids custody, in The Storyteller (2016) and connects both very physically and psychologically intense acting in the urban crime thriller Des Larmes au Sang-Tears of Blood (2019) in which she embodies as lead role all at once Charlène, a talented young police officer and her sister Lea, a punk girl, twin sisters.
At the same period, in addition to her acting career, Malone develops her passion for screenplay craft and writes three first short essays, in which she explores different genres and an adaptation for a feature film in Ivory Coast, four creations more or less shifted to the concept of exile.
From the success of her performance in Viva Riva, Malone suddenly found herself in demand on both sides of the Mediterrannée.
In 2014 director Joe Wright notices Malone's work and contact her to meet with Casting Director Jina Jay and him in London. She auditions for Tiger Lily, Indian warrior princess who fights to set her people free from oppression and who is used to read in the prophecy of the Tree about Past and Future. The role is facing Captain Hook starred by Hugh Jackman in Pan (Warner). While Malone's live audition in London is perceived as "insightful", American actress Rooney Mara gets the part.
In 2017, Malone is offered her first English acting part in TV series Agent. She flights to Mauritius and co-works with South African artists and technicians. The show has been broadcasted on Canal Plus International and worldwide release on Netflix since January 2020. Agent is nominated Best TV Drama 2021 and wins Best Achievement in Art Direction at South African Films and Television Awards. Malone's performing Nina Sankara in 8 of 13 episodes shows a new total transforming role and is positively received. During the promotion, Malone, special guest of the show Ciné Le Mag on Canal+ , creates the fun on the set and improvises singing Keep On Running by The Spencer Davis Group, soundtrack of and gets the hosts dance with her. The show offers a special 45 minutes as a portray of Malone's path and passion for characters and cinema. Performing Nina Sankara would offer Malone another experience in South Africa.
In 2021 Malone is contacted to embody character Naomi Niang in UBeetina Wethu Season 1. While cast and crew has been shooting since one month Malone gets barely 1 week to create the character and adjust. On set "her kindness for everyone and enthusiasm " is positively contagious.
Malone reveals she does enjoy experiencing South Africa, on and out off set. Listen to South African people and stories is a vibrant revelation to her. She uses her social platforms to address her love and deep affection for the country. 40 These first experiences in South Africa confirm Malone has been able to display both her dramatic and comedic range in transforming roles but they are also the opportunity for her to explore the country in real context and develop screenplays that takes place over it.
On May 31, 2011 in New York Malone attends the United Nations for the Celebration Of Africa Day And International Year For People Of African Descent, also in attendance of politics governors from the African continent.
In an interview to A+ Magazine Malone remembers "I had just arrived from airport to promote a feature film. I was jetlagged when I got into the 6 hours meeting where all the countries of Africa were represented. The subject of the meeting was Solidarity, with a reflection and a willingness to bring coherent and consistent propositions. It was very captivating". Hearing your name among others suddenly pronounced during such interesting circumstances makes you realize how much taking part into Cinema might be also a responsibility in terms of representation.
In 2015, Malone is invited by Trophées Francophones du Cinema and awards young African directors at the Palais de la Culture in Abidjan in attendance of Madame Dominique Ouattara, First Lady of the Republic of Ivory Coast, and Sir Maurice Bandaman, Minister of Culture and Francophonie. Malone proposes to share her passion for creating characters and offers a free masterclass about Acting and the Essence of a Character to students from Insaac National Higher Institute of Fine Arts and Arts in West Africa (Abidjan-RCI).
Over the years, Malone has been an advocate for "unrooted "people as well for refugees and migrants. She has been regularly using her social media accounts to sensitize the public about human rights and highlight the vulnerability of families forced to flee conflict and persecution worldwide, what she terms "forgotten emergencies".
Malone involves for exiles cause artistically both as an actress and as a screen-writer. In the short film Kami Malone embodies the personal stories of the world's most vulnerable refugees as Khadidja, a clandestine migrant who fights to death in boxing tournaments to make money and survive.
On 23rd November 2018 Malone makes a stand taking part in a eight hours March in Paris and showcases her support for defenseless migrants
In 2021, Malone writes the short movie Integre that gives thoughts to the notion of French national identity throughout the French young generation of citizens from migrant backgrounds. The short movie also reflects some circumstances of detention in centers especially in case of immigrant minors and balances the debate by assimilating and analyzing the daily hardship met by the stakeholders all along the chain of social and judicial system from different professional levels and points of view in the field of Immigration between the ideal of fundamental values of France and what our reality of logistics is able to offer.
From the short movie, the feature film In-dividus , Thriller, is written in 2022 and questions the limit of ambition and dehumanization.
The same year Malone became a member of collectif 50/50 committed to encourage equality, parity and diversity in the film and audiovisual industry.
Named as the "chameleon woman " Malone is a multi-racial artist with multi-cultural influences from Europe, Africa, United States.
Malone is the recipient of accolades including the Association des Trophées Francophones du Cinéma award for Best Actress, a Los Angeles Film Festival award for Best Supporting , as well as a nomination by the Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Actress in a leading role.
Malone gained recognition for her performances on stage as well in classic and contemporary plays. She is best known for her astonishing performance role in cinema as Nora in the noir crime drama African film Viva Riva (2012) which won six Awards at African Academy Movie Awards and was part of Official Selection of Toronto Film Festival (2010) as well as listed in Official Selection of Berlinale (2011)
Malone had her first English-language role in the short movie The Storyteller shot in London (2016) then on Netflix Global in the South African series Agent (2020) where she has also been noticed for her stunning ability for transformation.
In 2021, her qualities to perform on an international scale have been expressed further as she stars also as Naomi Niang in the first season of Ubettina Wethu released in Africa via SABC1 and in Asia via ViuTV
Awards Circuit ranks her in the list of "50 Great Actresses around the World" during the Celebration of International Women's Day
Huffington Post described Malone during an interview in New York " the perfect mix of down to earth, with a superstar aura"
Malone makes her film debuts as supporting role Vanessa in the independent drama French feature film No Way (2004) shot in Paris.The same year Meiji U' Tumsi also offers Malone the lead character Claire Legrand, effervescent and clever estate agent, in her short comedy Déjà Loué , selected in the International Competition list of Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival
Instead of pursuing immediately on screen after this first experience, Malone choses to push her skills further on stage. She gets acting trainings then auditions for plays "where the challenge brings so much adrenaline". Malone focuses her acting formation on different workshops to "escape the formatting" and remain "free minded and challenged in her creativity". She studies in courses, notably based on methods Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg methods under the direction of American coaches Jordan Bisweck, Jack Waltzer and Jack Garfein. Malone also attends French Studio Pygmalion for a short time directed by Pascal Luneau.
Between 2005 and 2012 Malone shows an ability to encompass a wide range of characters in various registers both in stage actress credits that include performances such as Martha in the Misunderstanding (2008), The Lady in Roberto Zucco (2011) and in shorts The Psychiatrist in 5150 Hold (2010), the Bohême Chic Marielle in La Main Dans Le Sac (2011) and in short films.
During the same period, Malone appears to be also an athletic actress on screen. She intensively learns and trains Thaï boxing, to fight to death as Hadiya, the clandestine boxer in Kami (2008) and becomes a scientist addicted to racing in the aesthetic mystery essay Quelques Vagues et l'Ame (2011).
Malone breaks out in 2011 for her portrayal of Nora in the noir crime drama African film Viva Riva which wins six awards at African Academy Movie Awards,Best Feature Film at Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival, Best African film MTV Movie Awards , is in competition in the Official Selection of the Berlinale in the Official selection of Toronto Film Festival. The movie is described by Variety as "A blast from start to finish". Marklives website names it an African TarantinoMalone promotes the film in New York and Los Angeles whilst release with US Distributor Music Box films.
When questioned by A+ Magazine about the position of being a mixed woman, Malone reveals that in order to embrace the volcanic Nora, she "drew a rage from this marginalization" and says "characters with an atypical profile evoke, unconsciously, a tangible sense of mystery and a promise of universal gathering."
Asked about the topics in an interview for TV5 Monde Malone defends the right to homosexuality for African women as anywhere else in the world. Malone also denounces violence and discrimination against women.
Malone's performance is acclaimed by a wide audience both women and men, all origins and generations touched by the "dedication and humanity Malone invests in the character of Nora, higly attractive, feminine and sensual but equally vulnerable and sensitive".
Malone subsequently receives critical recognition which mentions her as "really radiant in her scenes"and is widely regarded as a talented actress both in Africa and internationally.
Malone is nominated for Best Actress at the African Movie Academy Awards 2011 (Nigeria).
Her acting performance is also featured in the collection of pre-selection of the 38th César Awards in the categories Best Newcomer Actress and Best Actress. Malone receives her first award on the 29th of June 2013 at Trophées Francophones du Cinema ceremony.
From 2012 to 2019, Malone plays on stage Roberta in Danny and The Deep Blue Sea (2014), Helena Charles in Look Back In Anger (2016) and Catherine Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights (2018), acts in short movies as Manie Mitchell, a young mother fighting for kids custody, in The Storyteller (2016) and connects both very physically and psychologically intense acting in the urban crime thriller Des Larmes au Sang-Tears of Blood (2019) in which she embodies as lead role all at once Charlène, a talented young police officer and her sister Lea, a punk girl, twin sisters.
At the same period, in addition to her acting career, Malone develops her passion for screenplay craft and writes three first short essays, in which she explores different genres and an adaptation for a feature film in Ivory Coast, four creations more or less shifted to the concept of exile.
From the success of her performance in Viva Riva, Malone suddenly found herself in demand on both sides of the Mediterrannée.
In 2014 director Joe Wright notices Malone's work and contact her to meet with Casting Director Jina Jay and him in London. She auditions for Tiger Lily, Indian warrior princess who fights to set her people free from oppression and who is used to read in the prophecy of the Tree about Past and Future. The role is facing Captain Hook starred by Hugh Jackman in Pan (Warner). While Malone's live audition in London is perceived as "insightful", American actress Rooney Mara gets the part.
In 2017, Malone is offered her first English acting part in TV series Agent. She flights to Mauritius and co-works with South African artists and technicians. The show has been broadcasted on Canal Plus International and worldwide release on Netflix since January 2020. Agent is nominated Best TV Drama 2021 and wins Best Achievement in Art Direction at South African Films and Television Awards. Malone's performing Nina Sankara in 8 of 13 episodes shows a new total transforming role and is positively received. During the promotion, Malone, special guest of the show Ciné Le Mag on Canal+ , creates the fun on the set and improvises singing Keep On Running by The Spencer Davis Group, soundtrack of and gets the hosts dance with her. The show offers a special 45 minutes as a portray of Malone's path and passion for characters and cinema. Performing Nina Sankara would offer Malone another experience in South Africa.
In 2021 Malone is contacted to embody character Naomi Niang in UBeetina Wethu Season 1. While cast and crew has been shooting since one month Malone gets barely 1 week to create the character and adjust. On set "her kindness for everyone and enthusiasm " is positively contagious.
Malone reveals she does enjoy experiencing South Africa, on and out off set. Listen to South African people and stories is a vibrant revelation to her. She uses her social platforms to address her love and deep affection for the country. 40 These first experiences in South Africa confirm Malone has been able to display both her dramatic and comedic range in transforming roles but they are also the opportunity for her to explore the country in real context and develop screenplays that takes place over it.
On May 31, 2011 in New York Malone attends the United Nations for the Celebration Of Africa Day And International Year For People Of African Descent, also in attendance of politics governors from the African continent.
In an interview to A+ Magazine Malone remembers "I had just arrived from airport to promote a feature film. I was jetlagged when I got into the 6 hours meeting where all the countries of Africa were represented. The subject of the meeting was Solidarity, with a reflection and a willingness to bring coherent and consistent propositions. It was very captivating". Hearing your name among others suddenly pronounced during such interesting circumstances makes you realize how much taking part into Cinema might be also a responsibility in terms of representation.
In 2015, Malone is invited by Trophées Francophones du Cinema and awards young African directors at the Palais de la Culture in Abidjan in attendance of Madame Dominique Ouattara, First Lady of the Republic of Ivory Coast, and Sir Maurice Bandaman, Minister of Culture and Francophonie. Malone proposes to share her passion for creating characters and offers a free masterclass about Acting and the Essence of a Character to students from Insaac National Higher Institute of Fine Arts and Arts in West Africa (Abidjan-RCI).
Over the years, Malone has been an advocate for "unrooted "people as well for refugees and migrants. She has been regularly using her social media accounts to sensitize the public about human rights and highlight the vulnerability of families forced to flee conflict and persecution worldwide, what she terms "forgotten emergencies".
Malone involves for exiles cause artistically both as an actress and as a screen-writer. In the short film Kami Malone embodies the personal stories of the world's most vulnerable refugees as Khadidja, a clandestine migrant who fights to death in boxing tournaments to make money and survive.
On 23rd November 2018 Malone makes a stand taking part in a eight hours March in Paris and showcases her support for defenseless migrants
In 2021, Malone writes the short movie Integre that gives thoughts to the notion of French national identity throughout the French young generation of citizens from migrant backgrounds. The short movie also reflects some circumstances of detention in centers especially in case of immigrant minors and balances the debate by assimilating and analyzing the daily hardship met by the stakeholders all along the chain of social and judicial system from different professional levels and points of view in the field of Immigration between the ideal of fundamental values of France and what our reality of logistics is able to offer.
From the short movie, the feature film In-dividus , Thriller, is written in 2022 and questions the limit of ambition and dehumanization.
The same year Malone became a member of collectif 50/50 committed to encourage equality, parity and diversity in the film and audiovisual industry.
