Binta Goudiaby
Binta Goudiaby is a Senegambian, Nollywood actress who has accomplished many things such as winning Miss Ziginchor in 1998, winning Miss Wow Gambia also in 1998, and Runner-Up for Miss Senegal in 1998. In 2012 she received a NAFCA award for Best Actress of the Year in Nollywood, An American Red Cross Award for her humanitarian work during the Hurricane Katrina Disaster, Crown of Pea
ce in Casamance, Ambassador of Peace of SOS Casamance and an award from the governor of Ziginchor for efforts towards the development and peace. In 2013 she received a WMIFF (World Music and Independent Film Festival) nomination for the Best Supporting Actress in the DMV in a featured film called American Mama. Binta started a foundation called Dijbonkete that was created to empower women and children and to sharpen their knowledge in the medical field, to further their education and to help develop peace in Casamance. In her spare time, she enjoys Zumba, dancing and she does hair for the less fortunate at Binta’s Hair Braiding salon. She also participates in extra acting classes in Murrieta, California in order to keep her acting skills sharp so she can fulfill her dream of crossing over to becoming a Hollywood actress so she may continue to improve the lives of the Sengambian people.
