Occupation Actress Movies Girlhood Role Actress | Name Karidja Toure Years active 2014–present | |
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Born 14 February 1994 (age 30) ( 1994-02-14 ) Bondy, France Nominations Cesar Award for Most Promising Actress Similar People Celine Sciamma, Tatiana Rojo, Cyril Mendy, Benedicte Couvreur, Nina Melo | ||
Girlhood (Bande de fille) – interview with Karidja Touré
Karidja Touré (born 14 February 1994) is a French actress best known for starring in the film Girlhood.
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Life and career
Karidja Touré was born in 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 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)".
