Déborah Lukumuena
Déborah Lukumuena (born December 4, 1994 in France ) is a French actress.
Life
Lukumuena was the fourth of five children and grew up in Épinay-sous-Sénart ; her parents come from the Congo and came to France in 1989. The father left the family when Lukumuena was six years old. After finishing school, she began studying literature at the Sorbonne with the aim of becoming a teacher. She concluded it with the License de lettres.
The series The Tudors sparked her interest in cinema and acting. Almost by chance, she applied to an advertisement in which a black actress for the film Divines of Houda Benyamina was sought. Even from her family, she kept the audition a secret until she was accepted. There were nine months between the start of the casting and the acceptance of the role.
For her role as the young dealer Maimouna in the film Divines , she and Oulaya Amamra were awarded the Lumières Prize in the Best Young Actress category. In 2017 she surprisingly won the César in the Best Supporting Actress category . At 22, she is the youngest actress in the category and the first black actress to win the award in the category.
Awards
- 2016: Journées cinématographiques de Carthage (JCC), Best Actress, for Divines
- 2017: Prix Lumières , Best Young Actress , for Divines
- 2017: César 2017 , Best Supporting Actress , for Divines
Web links
- Déborah Lukumuena in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alice Pfeiffer: Qui est Déborah Lukumuena, l'étoile montante du cinéma français? . magazineantidote.com, été 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Stéphanie Chermont: Déborah Lukumuena de "Divines": "L'audace m'inspire!" . leparisien.fr, April 14, 2017.
- ↑ a b Anne Diatkine: Déborah Lukumuena: rencontre avec l'une des "Divines" . elle.fr, August 31, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lukumuena, Déborah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | France |