| Kady Traoré | |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Bobo-Dioulasso, Upper Volta |
| Years Active: | 1998-present |
| Occupation: | Actress, film director, producer |
| Spouse: | Serge Martin Bambara |
| Children: | 2 |
Kady Traoré (born 18 March 1979) is a Burkinabé actress, film director, and film producer.
Traoré was born in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1979.[1] She studied at ISIS (Higher Institute of Image and Sound) in Ouagadougou.[2]
She made her acting debut in 1998, in the TV series A nous la vie, directed by Toussaint Tiendrébéogo. In 2001, Traoré appeared in Issouf Tapsoba's TV series Les jeunes branchés. The same year, she starred in Gomtiogo.[2] In 2008, she played Timy, the half sister of Ousmane who has a relationship with Inspector Marc, in the police drama series Super flics.[3]
In 2014, Traoré directed A vendre, her first feature film. It tells the story of a man who is selling his house and pool and screens his buyers, until finally selling to a young couple. The man ends up falling in love with the young wife.[4] She directed Conflit conjugal in 2017, which was one of two films to receive the Succès Cinema Burkina Faso award at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou.[5] In 2018, Traoré directed Prejuge, which was produced using a grant from the Ouaga Film Lab.[6] She founded the production company Athena Films.[2]
Traoré married the rapper Smockey (Serge Martin Bambara) on 31 January 2008.[7] The couple have two children.[2]