Anna Karina

Anna Karina

1940-09-22 – 2019-12-14 (age 79) Solbjerg, Denmark
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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.

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Known For

Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo from 5 to 7

1962

as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film

Vivre Sa Vie
Vivre Sa Vie

1962

as Nana Kleinfrankenheim

Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou

1965

as Marianne Renoir

To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema

2007

as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)

Scheherazade
Scheherazade

1963

as Shéhérazade

Quantum Cowboys
Quantum Cowboys

2023

as Blacky's Memory

Alphaville
Alphaville

1965

as Natacha von Braun

Band of Outsiders
Band of Outsiders

1964

as Odile

The Truth About Charlie
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette

1977

as Irene Cartis

Justine
Justine

1969

as Melissa

The Stranger
The Stranger

1967

as Marie Cardona

Lamiel
Lamiel

1967

as Lamiel

Chloé
Chloé

1996

as Katia

Tender Sharks
Tender Sharks

1967

as Elena / Costa

A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman

1961

as Angela

Petit Jour
Petit Jour

1962

as Self

Made in U.S.A
Made in U.S.A

1967

as Paula Nelson

Appointment in Bray
Circle of Love
Circle of Love

1964

as Rose