Karidja Touré

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.

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. 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)".

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes 2014 Girlhood Marieme / Vic Céline SciammaNominated - César Award for Most Promising ActressNominated - Lumière Award for Best Female RevelationNominated - Black Reel Award for Outstanding ActressNominated - Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress2017 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 Short2018 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