Karidja Touré
Karidja Touré 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'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 , 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 ".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2014 | Girlhood | Marieme / Vic | Céline Sciamma | Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actress Nominated - Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress Nominated - Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress Nominated - Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress |
| 2017 | The Midwife | Madame Naja | Martin Provost | |
| 2017 | Back to Burgundy | Lina | Cédric Klapisch | |
| 2017 | La colle | Leila | Alexandre Castagnetti | |
| 2017 | Skokan | Petr Vaclav | ||
| 2017 | The Adventures of Selika | Selika | Sybil H. Mair | Short |
| 2018 | Tamara Vol. 2 | Naima | Alexandre Castagnetti | |
| 2018 | Au bout des doigts | Anna | Ludovic Bernard | Post-Production |
| 2018 | Versus | Camille | François Valla | Post-Production |
| 2018 | L'échappée | Morgane | Mathias Pardo | Post-Production |