Fathia Youssouf

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

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Biography

Fathia Youssouf was born on August 1, 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]

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References

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  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.