{{Short description|Belgian actress (born 1983)}} {{Infobox person | name = Babetida Sadjo | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|09|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau | occupation = Actress | notable_works = ''Waste Land''<br />''And Breathe Normally'' }} '''Babetida Sadjo''', born on 19 September 1983 in Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau, is a Belgian actress.
== Biography == Babetida grew up in Guinea-Bissau until she was 12 years old, before moving to Hanoi in Vietnam where she attended the Lycée français Alexandre Yersin for 4 years. It was there that she learned French and discovered theater.
Her family moved to Herstal in Belgium where she completed her secondary studies. She continued her theatrical training at the Antoine Vitez Center.
Finally, she moved to Brussels to enter the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and obtained her Dramatic Art diploma in 2007.<ref name=rtbf/><ref name=cinevox/>
It was with ''Waste Land'', in her role as Aysha alongside Jérémie Renier, that she gained national recognition and won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the Ostend Film Festival in 2015.<ref name=Cinevox2/>
Her next part was in ''The Paradise Suite'' by Joost van Ginkel, but it was her role as Adja, a young illegal immigrant who arrived in Iceland, in ''And Breathe Normally'' by Ísold Uggadóttir that she began her international career.<ref name=screendaily/><ref name=hollywoodreporter/><ref name=nytimes/><ref name=broadway/>
She was also a member of the jury of the Liège International Crime Film Festival in 2018.<ref name=fifpl/>
Her most recent role is in the 2020 Netflix TV show ''Into the Night''.<ref name=hindu/><ref name=broadway/>
== Filmography == * 2009 : ''Protect and Serve'' by Éric Lavaine : The hospital hostess * 2012 : ''Ombline'' de Stéphane Cazes : Supervisor Elsa * 2013 : ''9 Month Stretch'' by Albert Dupontel : The victim of the sink * 2014 : ''Waste Land'' by Pieter Van Hees : Aysha Tshimanga * 2015 : ''The Paradise Suite'' by Joost van Ginkel : Angele * 2017 : ''And Breathe Normally'' by Ísold Uggadóttir : Adja * 2023 : ''Our Father, the Devil'' by Ellie Foumbi : Marie Cissé * 2023: ''Time Out'' by Ève Duchemin : Édith * 2023: ''Amal'' by Jawad Rhalib : Sylvie * 2023: ''Lumumba: The Return of a Hero'': narrator
== Awards == === Won === * 2015 : Ensors 2015 - Best Supporting Actress for ''Waste Land''
=== Nominated === * 2016 : Magritte 2016 - Best Supporting Actress for ''Waste Land''
== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=rtbf>{{Cite web |first = Patrick |last = de Lamalle |title = Babetida Sadjo, est-ce que vous l'avez vu ? |url = https://www.rtbf.be/culture/dossier/tout-le-baz-art/detail%20babetida-sadjo-est-ce-que-vous-l-avez-vu?id=10050887 |language = FR |date = 2018-10-19 |website = RTBF |accessdate = 2019-01-12 |archive-date = 2021-03-09 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210309001139/https://www.rtbf.be/culture/dossier/tout-le-baz-art/detail%20babetida-sadjo-est-ce-que-vous-l-avez-vu?id=10050887 |url-status = dead }}</ref> <ref name=cinevox>{{Cite web | title = Portrait : Babetida Sadjo, la conquérante | url = https://www.cinevox.be/fr/portrait-babetida-sadjo-la-conquerante/ | language = FR | date = 2016-10-26 | website = Cinevox | accessdate = 2019-01-12}}.</ref> <ref name=Cinevox2>{{Cite web | title = Portrait : N, la folie des Ensors | url = https://www.cinevox.be/fr/n-la-folie-des-ensors/ | language = FR | date = 2015-09-19 | website = Cinevox | accessdate = 2019-01-12}}.</ref> <ref name=screendaily>{{Cite web | first = Allan | last = Hunter | title = 'And Breathe Normally': Sundance Review | url = https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/and-breathe-normally-sundance-review/5125531.article | date = 2018-01-19 | website = screendaily | accessdate = 2019-01-13}}</ref> <ref name=hollywoodreporter>{{Cite web | first = Sheri | last = Linden | title = 'And Breathe Normally': Film Review - Sundance 2018 | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/breathe-1072050 | date = 2018-02-01 | website = The Hollywood Reporter | accessdate = 2019-01-13}}.</ref> <ref name=nytimes>{{Cite web | first = Candice | last = Frederick | title = 'And Breathe Normally' Review: A Drama That Humanizes the Border | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/movies/and-breathe-normally-review-a-drama-that-humanizes-the-border.html | date = 2019-01-10 | website = The New York Times | accessdate = 2019-01-13}}</ref> <ref name=hindu>{{Cite web | first = Aparna | last = Narrain | title = 'Into The Night' review: A bingeable thrill ride that delivers on its premise | url = https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/into-the-night-review-a-bingeable-thrill-ride-that-delivers-on-its-premise/article31556866.ece | date = 2020-05-11 | website = The Hindu | accessdate = 2020-05-22}}</ref> <ref name=fifpl>{{Cite web | title = Babetida Sadjo - Jury Officiel | url = http://fifpl.be/invites/jury-officiel/babetida-sadjo/ | language = FR | date = 2018-04-17 | website = FIFPL.BE | accessdate = 2019-01-13 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190113122432/http://fifpl.be/invites/jury-officiel/babetida-sadjo/ | archivedate = 2019-01-13 | url-status = dead}}</ref> <ref name=broadway>{{Cite web | title = Netflix Announces the Cast for INTO THE NIGHT | url = https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Netflix-Announces-the-Cast-for-INTO-THE-NIGHT-20190930 | date = 2019-09-30 | website = Broadway World | accessdate = 2020-06-08}}.</ref> }}
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