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 practising
Muslim.
Touré was in her first year of an assistant management programme when she was scouted by a casting director while at an amusement park for
Céline Sciamma
Céline Sciamma (; born 12 November 1978) is a French screenwriter and film director. She is especially known for her films ''Girlhood'' (2014), '' My Life as a Courgette'' (2016), and '' Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019), winning many nomina ...
's film ''
Girlhood''. For her work in the film she was nominated for a
César Award for Most Promising Actress
The César Award for Most Promising Actress (french: César du meilleur espoir féminin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a ...
.
She auditioned for the role of
Storm
A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), ...
in ''
X-Men: Apocalypse'', but the part eventually went to American actress
Alexandra Shipp
Alexandra Ruth Shipp is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film '' Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B'' (2014) and Kimberly Woodruff in the Oscar-nominated film '' Straight ...
. In June 2015, she appeared in the music video for
Louane Emera
Anne Peichert (; born 26 November 1996), known by her stage name Louane Emera () or simply Louane, is a French singer and actress.
She is best known for being a semi-finalist in the 2013 season of '' The Voice: la plus belle voix'' in France ...
's single "Jeune (j'ai envie)".
Filmography
References
External links
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21st-century French actresses
People from Bondy
French people of Ivorian descent
French film actresses
Living people
1994 births