Assa Sylla
Sylla in 2015
Born
Assa Aïcha Sylla

(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996
15th arrondissement, Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Assa Aïcha Sylla (born 3 June 1996) is a French actress and writer. She debuted in the film Girlhood (2014), which earned her César and Black Reel Award nominations. She has since starred in the French version of Skam (2018–2020), the Netflix series Mortel (2019), and the film The Last Mercenary (2021).

Early life

Sylla was born in the 15th arrondissement of Paris south of the river to Soninke parents from Mauritania, her father a cleaner and her mother a stay-at-home mother, and grew up in the Barbès area of the 18th arrondissement north of the river.[1][2] She has three sisters and two brothers. She is Muslim.[3]

Sylla attended Lycée Edgar Quinet Filières Professionnelles. She was scouted at 17 by the Girlhood casting directors when she accompanied her friends to the auditions.[4] Then, she played the role of the Franco-Malian boxer Aya Cissoko in Danbé, la tête haute - portraying the boxer's teenage years. For this role, she took intensive boxing lessons whilst continuing to study for her baccalauréat professionnel.[5]

Bibliography

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Girlhood (French: Bande de filles) Lady / Sophie
2016 Verdon Secret Clara
2016 Na tout pour elle Aminata Short film
2017 Accidental Family Young Woman
2017 Lola Pater Caroline
2017 Chateau Starting Woman
2018 Blue Queen Nina Short film
2019 Plus jamais je ne t'aimerai Assa Short film
2019 Numéro 10 Awa Short film
2021 The Last Mercenary Dalila
2024 Le Roi Des Ombres

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Danbé, Head Held High (French: Danbé, la tête haute) 16-year-old Aya Cissoko Television film[7]
2014 Spiral Vanessa 1 episode
2014 Falco Jennifer Episode: "À l'état brut"[8]
2018–2020 Skam France Imane Bakhellal Main role (seasons 1–5)
Recurring role (season 6)
2019 Mortel Nora Cissoko Main role
2021 Regard noir Herself Documentary[9]

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Golden Moustache Episode: "Le Nouveau Don Juan"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2015 César Awards Most Promising Actress Girlhood Nominated
2016 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance – Female Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Kabeya, Nicky (19 April 2021). "ASSA SYLLA : L'actrice qui monte !". Roots (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Romney, Jonathan (26 April 2015). "The stars of Girlhood: 'Our poster is all over Paris, with four black faces on it…'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Tshidimba, Karin (4 April 2019). "Imane, jeune fille musulmane sans cliché au cœur de la saison 4 de Skam". La Libre Belgique (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Lassale, Julie (5 June 2019). "Assa Sylla, gouaille d'or". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Metreau, Joel (22 January 2015). "Assa Sylla, jeune espoir du cinéma français". www.20minutes.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  6. ↑ Gallois, Laurence (16 June 2019). "Assa Sylla (Skam) : "Imane, c'est le rôle dont je suis la plus fière"". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Metreau, Joel (22 January 2015). "«Danbé, la tête haute»: Assa Sylla fait son entrée sur le ring". 20 Minutes (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Muscarnera, Pascal (5 April 2019). "SKAM France : focus sur Assa Sylla / Imane, l'héroïne de la saison 4". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Letertre, Marilyne (6 March 2021). "L'actrice Aïssa Maïga pose son "Regard noir" sur le cinéma". Madame Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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