Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 22, 1940
Place of Birth:
Solbjerg, Denmark
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Anna Karina
Biography
Anna Karina (22 September 1940 - 14 December 2019) was a Danish film actress, director, and screenwriter who spent most of her working life in France. Karina was known as a muse of the director Jean-Luc Godard, one of the pioneers of the French New Wave. Her notable collaborations with Godard include The Little Soldier (1960), A Woman Is a Woman (1961) and Vivre sa vie (1962). With A Woman Is a Woman, Karina won the Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival.
In 1972, Karina set up a production company for Vivre ensemble (1973), her directorial debut, which screened in the Critics' Week lineup at the 26th Cannes Film Festival. She also directed the French-Canadian film Victoria (2008). In addition to her work in cinema, she worked as a singer and wrote several novels.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sang titre | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Godard Cinema | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Quantum Cowboys | Blacky's Memory |
| 2023 | L'Âge d'or de la pub | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver | (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Anna and the Jellyfish | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Anna Karina, Remember | Self |
| 2019 | Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle | Self |
| 2019 | Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver | Self |
| 2015 | Every Day Words Disappear | (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Victoria | Victoria |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage) |
| 2005 | French Beauty | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | I, Cesar | Gloria |
| 2002 | In the Darkness of Time | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2002 | The Truth About Charlie | Karina |
| 2001 | Nom de code : Sacha | Anna Karina |
| 1999 | Godard on TV: 1960-2000 | Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Set Me Free | Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Birth of a Nation | Self |
| 1996 | Chloé | Katia |
| 1995 | Up, Down, Fragile | Sarah |
| 1993 | Dark Galaxy | (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave | Self |
| 1990 | Manden der ville være skyldig | Edith |
| 1988 | The Abyss | Catherine |
| 1987 | Last Song | Susan |
| 1987 | Cayenne Palace | Lola |
| 1986 | Treasure Island | Mother |
| 1986 | Blockhaus USA | |
| 1984 | Ave Maria | Berthe Granjeux |
| 1983 | A Friend of Vincent | Eleonore |
| 1982 | Regina Roma | Regina |
| 1978 | Surprise Sock | Nathalie |
| 1978 | Just Like at Home | Anna |
| 1978 | Ausgerechnet Bananen | Natascha |
| 1977 | Chinese Roulette | Irene Cartis |
| 1976 | The Musician Killer | Louise |
| 1976 | Scrambled Eggs | Clara Dutilleul |
| 1974 | Morel's Invention | Faustine |
| 1974 | Bread and Chocolate | Elena |
| 1973 | Living Together | Julie Andersen |
| 1972 | The Salzburg Connection | Anna Bryant |
| 1971 | Appointment in Bray | Elle |
| 1971 | The Wedding Ring | Jeanne |
| 1971 | Carlos | Clara |
| 1970 | The Time to Die | The Young Woman |
| 1969 | Justine | Melissa |
| 1969 | Before Winter Comes | Maria |
| 1969 | Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel | Elisabeth Kohlhaas |
| 1969 | Laughter in the Dark | Margot |
| 1968 | The Magus | Anne |
| 1967 | Tender Sharks | Elena / Costa |
| 1967 | Made in U.S.A | Paula Nelson |
| 1967 | The Nun | Suzanne |
| 1967 | Anna | Anna |
| 1967 | The Oldest Profession | Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") |
| 1967 | A Propos D'Un Crime | Self |
| 1967 | The Stranger | Marie Cardona |
| 1967 | Lamiel | Lamiel |
| 1967 | Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000 | Natasha |
| 1966 | Carl Th. Dreyer | Self (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Pierrot le Fou | Marianne Renoir |
| 1965 | Alphaville | Natacha von Braun |
| 1965 | The Camp Followers | Elenitza |
| 1965 | Husband for Sale | Béatrice Reinhof |
| 1965 | Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer | Self / Narrator |
| 1965 | Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965 | Self |
| 1965 | The Thief of Tibadabo | Maria |
| 1964 | Band of Outsiders | Odile |
| 1964 | Circle of Love | Rose |
| 1964 | All About Loving | Hélène |
| 1964 | La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même | Self |
| 1963 | Le petit soldat | Veronica Dreyer |
| 1963 | Scheherazade | Shéhérazade |
| 1963 | Sweet and Sour | Ginette |
| 1963 | The Lovely Month of May | Self (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Vivre Sa Vie | Nana Kleinfrankenheim |
| 1962 | Fiancés on the Bridge | Anna, The Blonde Girl |
| 1962 | The Four Truths | Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard") |
| 1962 | She'll Have to Go | Toni Oberon |
| 1962 | Petit Jour | Self |
| 1962 | Cléo from 5 to 7 | Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film |
| 1962 | Sun in Your Eyes | Emma |
| 1961 | A Woman Is a Woman | Angela |
| 1961 | Tonight or Never | Valérie |
| 1959 | Pigen og skoene | |
| 1951 | Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak | Clara (voice) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Matin Bonheur | Self |
| 1987 | Sacrée Soirée | Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées | Self |
| 1978 | Madame le Juge | Emma |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self |
| 1972 | Midi trente | Self |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | Lady Customer (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Discorama | Self |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama | Self |