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Karidja Touré

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French actress (born 1994)

Karidja Touré
At the Locarno Film Festival for 'Don't Let The Sun', 10 August 2025
Born	(1994-02-14)14 February 1994 (age 31)^[1] 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 filmGirlhood.

Life and career

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Karidja Touré was born in the Paris Suburb ofBondy, France, the daughter of an estate agent and a childcare worker. Both of Touré's parents are from theIvory Coast. She grew up in the15th arrondissement of Paris and is a practicingMuslim.^[2]

Touré was in her first year of an assistant management program when she was scouted by a casting director while at an amusement park forCéline Sciamma's filmGirlhood.^[3] For her work in the film she was nominated for aCésar Award for Most Promising Actress.

She auditioned for the role ofStorm inX-Men: Apocalypse, but the part eventually went to American actressAlexandra Shipp.^[4] In June 2015, she appeared in the music video forLouane Emera's single "Jeune (j'ai envie)".^[5]

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2014	Girlhood	Marieme / Vic	Céline Sciamma	Nominated -César Award for Most Promising Actress Nominated -Lumière 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
2025	Don't Let the Sun	Ana	Jacqueline Zünd	Premiered at the78th Locarno Film Festival^[6]