# Younousse Sèye

> Younousse Sèye is a Senegalese artist, poet, and actress. Considered Senegal's first woman painter, she is best known for her mixed-media works incorporating cowrie shells. Having no formal training in either visual art or acting, she achieved success in the post-independence Dakar art scene and appeared in several major films by the Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène.

*Senegalese artist, painter, and actor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Born:** 1940
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56825077)

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