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Karidja Toure is inspired by black actresses who are "proud" of their skin colour.
The 21-year-old French actress - who stars in the drama movie 'Girlhood', about a group of girls who live in a rough neighborhood outside Paris - has revealed she looks upon the likes of Lupita Nyong'o and Kerry Washington as her role models.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, Karidja said: "It was one of my dreams to appear in an American movie. When I was little, I wanted to be in American movies.
"I was not relating myself in France, so I was thinking that to be an actress I would have to go to Hollywood.
"I really love Kerry Washington and Lupita Nyango. I think she's a good role model - she's a really black girl and is proud of her skin."
Karidja said she admires Lupita particularly because she makes no effort to change her appearance in order to satisfy the desires of Hollywood.
She shared: "Sometimes we find other musicians and other actors who are changing their skin. So for me, she's a really strong woman."
'Girlhood' is out now on Blu-ray and DVD.

Elizabeth Olsen thinks 'Captain America: Civil War' will be the "best one" in the franchise.
The 26-year-old actress - who plays Wanda 'Scarlett Witch' Maximoff in the forthcoming Marvel flick - has praised lead star Daniel Brühl who is the main protagonist in the superhero movie and gushed about how "incredible" he is and that she can't wait to see the finished film herself.
She said: "I think it's going to be the best one. I am very excited to see it myself -- I only worked on set for five weeks, so I wasn't there for the majority of it. Daniel Brühl is an incredible actor and he's playing the main villain in it, and he's incredible."
The blonde beauty has also hailed the eagerly anticipated motion picture to be "darker" than any of the others because it's about real human emotions rather than robots.
She told French magazine Premiere: "It's a movie about people, as opposed to robots this time.So it's darker and it's allowed to be darker because it gets more in the mindset of humans rather than machines."
Elizabeth will appear in 'Captain America: Civil War' in 2016, alongside the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans.

Zack Snyder thinks 'Ant-Man' is merely the "flavour of the week".
The 49-year-old director - who's helming the much-hyped 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' - has claimed the superheros in his movie have a timeless quality that few other comic book characters can boast.
Asked about Steven Spielberg's suggestion that "there will be a time when the superhero movie goes the way of the Western", Zack said: "I feel like he's right. But I feel like Batman and Superman are transcendent of superhero movies in a way, because they're Batman and Superman.
"They're not just, like, the flavour of the week 'Ant-Man' - not to be mean, but whatever it is. What is the next Blank-Man?"
Meanwhile, Zack also admitted his movie will features more scenes with Batman than Superman.
He told The Daily Beast: "Only in that because it's a different Batman than the Batman that was in the Chris Nolan movies, so we have a little bit more explaining to do and you just had a whole Superman movie.
"But I think only in that way, because you need to understand where Batman is with everything. And that's more toward the beginning, but it evens back out as it goes on."

Samuel L. Jackson thinks Quentin Tarantino is a film-making "purist".
The 52-year-old director - whose previous works include 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Django Unchained' - has shot the eagerly-awaited Western movie using 70 mm film, which is more expensive but offers a higher resolution shot than the standard approach.
Jackson - who's been cast in 'The Hateful Eight', having previously appeared in a number of Tarantino-directed movies - told ITV's 'This Morning': "It's a big Christmas release in America.
"Quentin likes to shoot on film - he's a purist - he likes to shoot in 70mm. They went in and discovered these lenses that they shot 'Ben Hur' and all of these other great, great films."
Last month, the award-winning director offered an insight into the much-anticipated new movie, saying it will challenge the notion of white supremacy in the US.
He said: "My movie is about the country being torn apart by [the US Civil War], and the racial aftermath, six, seven, eight, ten years later.
"The issue of white supremacy is being talked about and dealt with, and it's what the movie's about."

Patrick Dempsey is in final talks to appear in 'Bridget Jones's Baby'.
The 49-year-old actor is wanted to star alongside Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth - who's returning as Mark Darcy - in the much-discussed third installment of the franchise, Deadline reports.
Plot details of the movie remain a closely-guarded secret, although it's clear from its title that the mishap-prone Brit is unexpectedly expecting a baby.
However, it's not yet clear who fathered the child.
Earlier this year, Colin Firth revealed he was interested in the prospect of making a third 'Bridget Jones' movie.
Colin, who starred in the previous film adaptations of Helen Fielding's novels, said: "It would have to have somewhere to go.
"Back at the time, I said that a third one should only happen if we were telling a story about having moved into a different generation when we were all beginning to deteriorate a little bit. I think we might be ready for that moment!"
However, he insisted the script would need to be right in order for him to be involved.
Colin said: "If it feels like you're trying to squeeze something more out when it's expired then that's deathly, but they can work if they're a developing series that stays fresh."

Sam Claflin thinks Jennifer Lawrence should have her own space in the dictionary.
The 29-year-old actor - who appears alongside the Oscar-winning star in the 'Hunger Games' franchise - has claimed Jennifer's unique personality merits the creation of a new word.
He said: "Jennifer Lawrence is Jennifer Lawrence. You can't sum her up in any other words except Jennifer Lawrence - it should be put in the dictionary to describe one person."
Sam said that unlike some people in the movie business, Jennifer is completely authentic.
He told Metro newspaper: "There is no bulls*** and that's what I admire about her. She is what she is, you like it or you lump it."
Meanwhile, Sam also offered his own views on the future of the James Bond franchise, advising movie bosses to "change it up".
He said: "What they should do with Bond is go back in time and set it in the 60s when the cars were as they were, the women, the men and the fashion."
Earlier this week, Jennifer admitted she occasionally goes on Google or social media to discover what people think about her.
She quipped: "You try being 22, having a period and staying away from Google. I once Googled 'Jennifer Lawrence Ugly.' Do I sound bitchy?"

Duffy was cast in 'Legend' on the back of her hit single 'Mercy'.
The 31-year-old Welsh star appears as Reggie Kray's favourite singer, Timi Yuro, in the new movie because of their striking similarities and director Brian Helgeland has revealed how her casting came to fruition.
He said: "There was a guy who was in 'The Firm' who went to prison with the Krays named Chris Lambrianou and I asked him who Reggie's favourite singer was because I knew music was going to be important.
"He said to me Timi Yuro was his favourite singer. Chris told me how he would book her in all the clubs because he liked her so much."
The 54-year-old director said having Duffy play the part seemed like a "fun" idea.
He told NME: "I thought that would be a great thread through the movie, to have that live performance from Timi, and I had seen Duffy's video for 'Mercy' - which was very classy, with her up on stage as a nightclub singer.
"So one of the casting directors just got a hold of her. She thought it sounded like a fun thing to do."

Chris Evans thinks technology could make superhero films die out.
The 'Captain America: Civil War' star admitted that the way the equipment available to filmmakers has progressed so rapidly it might mean the genre of superhero and even fantasy may bail out for a while because they will look for different films to align with the "technological accomplishments".
He said: "I certainly think that given the fact that technology has finally advanced, they're always going to be looking for other films to match their technological accomplishments.
"Any film that can incorporate these larger-than-life characters and fantastical locations and plots, the technology wants to prove they can do it so whether it's superhero film or fantasy in general, that's going to surge for a while."
The 34-year-old actor believes you have to be able to categorise superhero movies in order for them to be successful and popular and praised Marvel's 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' director brothers Joe and Anthony Russo for defining the genre so well.
He told Collider: "In terms of superhero in general, existing properties that we know and love, it's going to be a matter of the tone they strike. You could look at Jason Bourne as a superhero. You could take any superhero movie and if you ground it enough, if you make it real enough--that's what I think [Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors Joe and Anthony Russo] do really well. Certain superhero movies feel like 'superhero movies.'"

Phyllis Logan "definitely" wants to make a 'Downton Abbey' movie.
The 59-year-old actress - who stars as housekeeper Mrs Hughes in the popular period drama - has added her voice to calls for the iconic TV show to be transformed into a movie, but she acknowledged there are several obstacles that first need to be overcome.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz about making the much-discussed movie, Phyllis said: "Well, I definitely would. It would be lovely. But logistically it's quite complex because there are so many of us."
Phyllis admitted it'll be a "challenge" to get the show's cast - which also includes Hugh Bonneville and Joanne Froggatt - together to shoot a movie.
The actress, who was speaking at the launch of the show's sixth and final series, explained: "If we were all going to be the same old team getting back together - which would make sense - just working out everybody's part in it and where they would be [would be tough]. And because Jo's going on to do another job, several other people are, who knows what would happen beyond that.
"So getting us all together might be a bit ... it's tricky enough at the best of times, but cajoling us all might be a bit of a challenge. But no, I would be up for it."