| Yasmine Lafitte | |
| Birth Place: | Tahar Souk, Morocco[1] |
| Nationality: | FrenchMoroccan |
| Occupation: | actress |
| Awards: | 2007 Venus Award winner - Best European Actress |
Yasmine Lafitte (Arabic: ياسمين لافيت) is a French-Moroccan former pornographic actress who performed under the mononym Yasmine.[2]
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] 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]
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] 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] [6] [7] In 2008, she had a supporting role in Olivier Marchal's crime drama MR 73.[1] [3] [8] 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]