Assa Aïcha Sylla (born 3 June 1996) is a French actress and writer. She debuted in the film '' Girlhood'' (2014), which earned her César and

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nominations. She has since starred in the French version of '' Skam'' (2018–2020), the

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series ''

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'' (2019), and the film ''

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Early life

Sylla was born in the

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south of the river to Soninke parents from

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, her father a cleaner and her mother a stay-at-home mother, and grew up in the Barbès area of the

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north of the river. She has three sisters and two brothers. She is Muslim. Sylla attended Lycée Edgar Quinet Filières Professionnelles. She was scouted at 17 by the ''Girlhood'' casting directors when she accompanied her friends to the auditions. Then, she played the role of the Franco-Malian boxer Aya Cissoko in ''Danbé, la tête haute -'' portraying the boxer's teenage years. For this role, she took intensive boxing lessons whilst continuing to study for her ''baccalauréat professionnel''.

Bibliography

* "Raising Hope" in ''My Profession is Not Black'' by

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(2018)

Filmography

Film

}) , Lady Sophie , , - , 2016 , ''Verdon Secret'' , Clara , , - , 2016 , ''Na tout pour elle'' , Aminata , Short film , - , 2017 , ''Accidental Family'' , Young Woman , , - , 2017 , ''Lola Pater'' , Caroline , , - , 2017 , ''Chateau'' , Starting Woman , , - , 2018 , ''Blue Queen'' , Nina , Short film , - , 2019 , ''Plus jamais je ne t'aimerai'' , Assa , Short film , - , 2019 , ''Numéro 10'' , Awa , Short film , - , 2021 , ''

'' , Dalila , , -

Television

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Web

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sylla, Assa 1996 births Living people 21st-century French actresses Actresses from Paris French Muslims French people of Mauritanian descent Soninke people