Fathia Youssouf

Fathia Youssouf, also known by her full name Fathia Youssouf Abdillahi, born on August 1, 2006, in Brest, France[1] is a French actress.

Biography

Fathia Youssouf was born on 1 August 2006 in Brest to a Djiboutian mother and a Guadeloupean father, both engineers.[2]

It was while responding to an ad on Facebook that Fathia Youssouf was spotted by casting director Tania Arana.[3] When she was 11, director Maïmouna Doucouré gave her the lead role in her feature film Mignonnes.^[citation needed] Fathia Youssouf's first role was that of an 11-year-old girl who is ready to do anything to feel included in a group of girls. The film denounces the influence of social networks on preadolescent girls, and their early hypersexualization.[4]

Awards

• The New York Times Magazine ranked 13th best actress of the year 2020[5]
• César Award for Most Promising Actress for Mignonnes[6]

References

1. "Fathia Youssouf - La biographie de Fathia Youssouf avec Voici.fr". Voici.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-17.
2. Omais, Mehdi (2020-08-15). "Qui est Fathia Youssouf, la révélation de Mignonnes?". www.journaldesfemmes.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-17.
3. "Qui est Fathia Youssouf, la jeune française citée aux côtés de Sophia Loren et Viola Davis par le New York Times ?". Numéro Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
4. ""Mignonnes" ou la difficile construction de soi à l'ère des réseaux sociaux - Elle". elle.fr (in French). 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
5. Morris, Wesley; Scott, A. O. (2020-12-09). "The Best Actors of 2020". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
6. "César 2021: Fathia Youssouf, 14 ans et Meilleur espoir féminin pour Mignonnes". Le Figaro (in French). 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2022-04-17.