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.
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]
| 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] |