Kalista Sy (born about 1985) is a Senegalese screenwriter known for writing and producing the TV series Mistress of a Married Man [Wikidata] (Maîtresse d'un homme marié, 2019–present).
In January 2019 the first episode of Mistress of a Married Man aired on Marodi TV Sénégal[1] and went viral in Africa on YouTube.
[5] The show's storylines, including sex, infidelity, domestic abuse, and polygamy, which are not usually covered in Senegalese media, have resulted in controversy.
[6] The series' frank discussion of female sexual freedom led to Islamic clerics calling for it to be banned.
[7] Professor Marame Gueye wrote of Sy that, "Her female cast does not practice the widely accepted skin bleaching prominently featured in earlier series as the standard of beauty for Senegalese women.