Mouna Traoré

Mouna Traoré is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the television series Rookie Blue, Condor and Murdoch Mysteries.

Mouna Traoré
Traoré in 2016
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Career

Traoré began acting at a young age. She attended classes at the Young People's Theatre.[1] She later graduated from the Etobicoke School of the Arts,[1] and completed a Bachelor of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto.[2] Her most notable roles are Crystal Markes on Rookie Blue,[3] and Rebecca James on Murdoch Mysteries.[4] She auditioned several times for a part on Murdoch Mysteries, before finally landing a recurring role on the series.[5]

In 2017, Traoré starred in the short film The Drop-In, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[6] Also that year, she starred in the Afro-futurist feature film Brown Girl Begins,[7] opposite Emmanuel Kabongo.[8] The film was released theatrically in 2018 and screened at several film festivals.[9][10]

Other work

Traoré is the co-founder of a production company, The Mini Films, through which she has written and produced two short films.[2]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2013CarrieErika
Home AwaySabrinaShort film
2014All of MeMelisShort film
2015MunaMunaShort film
2016The ChoirMounaShort film
Manhattan UndyingHeather
2017The Drop InJoelleShort film
Brown Girl BeginsTi-Jeanne

Television
YearTV ShowRoleNotes
2009Majority Rules!Serena Balfour9 episodes
'Da Kink in My HairEssenceEpisode: "Forced Ripe Mango"
2010Cra$h & BurnRuby2 episodes
2011Being EricaModelEpisode: "Purim"
Connor UndercoverDonnaEpisode: "Deadly Lipgloss"
2012Rookie BlueCrystal Markes5 episodes
2014Beauty and the BeastHannahEpisode: "Ever After"
2015–2018Murdoch MysteriesRebecca James28 episodes
2015Hemlock GroveAli4 episodes
The Book of NegroesRosettaTV mini-series
2016Shadowhunters: The Mortal InstrumentsMidori[11]2 Episodes
2017SuitsJasmineEpisode: "Donna"
2017RansomKim NewhamEpisode: "Grand Slam"
2018CondorIris Loramer5 episodes
2018In ContemptVanessa HastingsMain role
2019American GodsRuby Goodchild2 episodes

Production
YearFilmPositionNotes
2014All of MeProducer, WriterShort Film
2015AdornProducer, Director, WriterShort Film

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2016Black Film Festival MontrealBest Narrative ShortAdornWon

References
  1. "FEATURE: Mouna Traore On Success & Her Thoughts On The Brown Girl Movement". TheUpperEch. April 26, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  2. "CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER - Adorn". wearemovingstories.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  3. "Rookie Blue Recap: Season 3 Episode 3 'A Good Shoot' 6/7/12 | Celeb Dirty Laundry". www.celebdirtylaundry.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. "Mouna Traoré - Cast - Murdoch Mysteries". cbc.ca. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  5. "Murdoch Mysteries' new kid on the block: Mouna Traoré". tv-eh.com. November 15, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  6. "The Drop In". www.tiff.net. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. "Brown Girl Begins | Art Gallery of Ontario". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  8. "'We are ready. We've been ready:' Black Panther ushers in a new wave of black sci-fi". CBC News. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  9. "BROWN GIRLS BEGIN | Festival International du Film black de Montréal". montrealblackfilm.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  10. "In dystopian science fiction, one thing is clear: it doesn't end well for women or people of colour | CBC Arts". CBC. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  11. ""Shadowhunters" casts Hodge Starkweather, Madame 'Dot' Dorothea, Midori & Little Clary". tmiaustralia.blogspot.ca. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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