Yasmine Lafitte
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Yasmine Lafitte | |
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 Lafitte at 2009 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | French Moroccan |
| Occupation | actress |
| Awards | 2007 Venus Award winner - Best European Actress |
| Website | www |
Yasmine Lafitte (Arabic: ياسمين لافيت) is a French-Moroccan former pornographic actress who performed under the mononym Yasmine.[2]
Life and career[edit]
Born in an observant Muslim family in Thar Es-Souk, a small village of Morocco, Lafitte moved to France with her family when she was just five months old, and she grew up in a suburb of Lyon.[1][3][2] At 18 years old, after graduating from high school, she left her family; during this period, she trained to become a nurse and worked as a waitress to pay for her studies.[3][2]
In 2004, she entered the adult industry together with her boyfriend at the time, after having replied to a magazine ad of a small production company which was looking for amateur couples.[1][3][4] In 2006, she was featured in an episode of the TF1 talk show La Méthode Cauet, then she was requested in newspaper interviews, magazine covers and jet-set events, and she became a spokesmodel for the magazine FHM.[4] In 2007, she signed an exclusive contract with the producer Marc Dorcel.[1][4][5][6] That same year, she had a significant role in Danielle Arbid's film drama A Lost Man, which premiered at the 60th Cannes Film Festival.[1][7][8] In 2008, she had a supporting role in Olivier Marchal's crime drama MR 73.[1][3][5][2] After having worked in several international productions, she retired from adult performing in February 2009 to focus her career on traditional films and in production.[3][9]
In 2005, she started, along with Olivier Lafitte, her own production company under the name "Alko Productions".[10][11]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 2007 Venus Award winner - Best European Actress[12]
- 2007 X Awards - Best Actress[citation needed]
- 2008 X Awards - Best Actress[citation needed]
- 2008 Eroticline Award - Best European Actress[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Hassan Hamdani (11 January 2011). "Enquête. Les Marocains et le X. Une histoire charnelle". TelQuel. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Yasmine: de la blouse blanche au latex noir". 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Stéphanie Plasse (12 December 2009). "Yasmine: sexe, islam et blouse blanche". afrik.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b c Mouna Izzdine (28 September 2007). "La nouvelle Dorcel Girl marocaine". Maroc Hebdo. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b Jean-Daniel Sallin (1 April 2008). "Zone Yasmine". Tribune de Genève. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Exclusive: Complete 2008 eLINE Award Winners from Venus Berlin". AVN. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Yasmine Lafitte Actrice française". Le Figaro. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Serge Kaganski (19 September 2007). "Un homme perdu". Les Inrocks. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Philippe Vecchi (9 January 2011). "Yasmine, ex-égérie Dorcel: "Maintenant je sais pourquoi je suis devenue hardeuse"". Les Inrocks. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Annuaire des 67500 entreprises lyonnaises Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 25 March 2011
- ^ Alko Productions, Retrieved on 25 March 2011
- ^ "Venus Award Winners Announced". 24 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
External links[edit]
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- Yasmine Lafitte at IMDb
- Yasmine Lafitte at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Yasmine Lafitte at the Adult Film Database
- Yasmine Lafitte at the European Girls Adult Film Database
- Yasmine Lafitte on Myspace