Mouna Traoré

thumb Mouna Traoré (born May 4, 1995) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. Quotes I think that a lot of projects are deceptive. I've done projects thinking it was going to change my career and it was, like, the worst experience of my entire life. It's funny because, looking back at [moments in my career], I'm like, 'That was not a turning point,' but at the time maybe I thought it was [going to be] This industry will never love you back as much as you love it – so you have to be clear about what your boundaries are with it and what you'll give. There is so much hard work, struggle, and pain that has gone into building my resume and having these experiences on set. My parents have seen more of the struggle than they've seen the glitz. They just came out to L.A. for the first time in March and they were like, 'Oh, this is what this city is like.' For them, most of their perception of my career has been, 'This looks rough; Why are you doing this? Why are you putting yourself through this? You seem so stressed and sad and you have no money. My life and my journey cannot be encapsulated by images that you see on Instagram or soundbites that you hear in an interview It feels so important to be a part of a project that's raising the ceiling for what Black people on both sides of the camera can do," she says of the series' predominantly Black cast and crew. "I feel so honored and blessed to have been able to work with the artists that I got to work with. I love watching actors who are in complete alignment with the truth of who they are as they're performing. They wanted me to be cautious. They were hesitant because it's not secure. Especially coming from an immigrant background, you want your kid to have certain things because you sacrificed so much and you want them to have a certain life. I've had big highs and really low dips. I think my dad would see me auditioning and would see me struggling and he wanted so badly for me to [have a more straightforward path]. “The Porter” star discusses the business of acting and why she’s become a mental health advocate;By Lindzi Scharf External links Category:People from Canada Category:Actresses from Canada Category:Living people Category:1995 births Category:Women from Canada Category:Women born in the 1990s