| Karidja Touré | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Karidja Touré in 2015 | |
| Born | (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30) Bondy, Ile-de-France, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Karidja Touré (born 14 February 1994) is a French actress best known for starring in the film Girlhood.
Life and career
Karidja Touré was born in the Paris Suburb of Bondy, France, the daughter of an estate agent and a childcare worker. Both of Touré's parents are from the Ivory Coast. She grew up in the 15th arrondissement of Paris and is a practicing Muslim.
Touré was in her first year of an assistant management program when she was scouted by a casting director while at an amusement park for Céline Sciamma's film Girlhood. For her work in the film she was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress.
She auditioned for the role of Storm in X-Men: Apocalypse, but the part eventually went to American actress Alexandra Shipp. In June 2015, she appeared in the music video for Louane Emera's single "Jeune (j'ai envie)".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Girlhood | Marieme / Vic | Céline Sciamma | Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actress Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation Nominated - Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress Nominated - Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress |
| 2017 | The Midwife | Madame Naja | Martin Provost | |
| Back to Burgundy | Lina | Cédric Klapisch | ||
| La colle | Leila | Alexandre Castagnetti | ||
| Skokan | Petr Vaclav | |||
| The Adventures of Selika | Selika | Sybil H. Mair | Short | |
| 2018 | Tamara Vol. 2 | Naima | Alexandre Castagnetti | |
| Au bout des doigts | Anna | Ludovic Bernard | Post-Production | |
| L'échappée | Morgane | Mathias Pardo | Post-Production | |
| 2019 | Versus | Camille | François Valla | |
| 2020 | Tout nous sourit | Yseult | Mélissa Drigeard | |
| 2022 | Ima | Ima | Nils Tavernier | |
| 2023 | Karmapolice | Pauline | Julien Paolini |
References
- "Karidja Touré". Gala.
- Romney, Jonathan. "The stars of Girlhood: 'Our poster is all over Paris, with four black faces on it…'". Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- Mathews, Dana; Werzinski, Bruno; Vaughns, Victor. "You'll Never Believe How Breakout French Actress Karidja Touré Was Discovered". Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- "Girlhood star auditioned for X-Men". Belfast Telegraph. 4 May 2015.
- "Louane : un Olympia en fin d'année et Karidja Touré en guest dans le clip "Jeune"". Yahoo. 14 June 2015.