Karidja Touré | |
|---|---|
 At the Locarno Film Festival for 'Don't Let The Sun', 10 August 2025 | |
| Born | (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994[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 film Girlhood.
Life and career
Karidja Touré was born in the Paris suburb of Bondy, 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 practicing Muslim.[2]
Touré was in her first year of study for a higher diploma when she was noticed at an amusement park by the casting director for Céline Sciamma's film Girlhood.[3] For her work in the film she was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress.
In June 2015, she appeared in the music video for Louane Emera's single "Jeune (j'ai envie)".[4]
Filmography
| 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 the 78th Locarno Film Festival[5] |
References
- "Karidja Touré". Gala.
- Romney, Jonathan. "The stars of Girlhood: 'Our poster is all over Paris, with four black faces on it…'". Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- Mathews, Dana; Werzinski, Bruno; Vaughns, Victor. "You'll Never Believe How Breakout French Actress Karidja Touré Was Discovered". Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- "Louane : un Olympia en fin d'année et Karidja Touré en guest dans le clip "Jeune"". Yahoo. 14 June 2015.
- "Don't Let the Sun". Locarno Film Festival. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.