Karidja Touré

Karidja Touré was born in the Paris Suburb of 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 practicing Muslim.

Touré was in her first year of an assistant management program 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)".