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.
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Full filmography
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Z-Cars (1962) as Lady Customer (uncredited)
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Discorama (1959) as Self
- Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film
- Matin Bonheur (1987) as Self
- Pierrot le Fou (1965) as Marianne Renoir
- Vivre Sa Vie (1962) as Nana Kleinfrankenheim
- Alphaville (1965) as Natacha von Braun
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
- The Truth About Charlie (2002) as Karina
- Band of Outsiders (1964) as Odile
- Scheherazade (1963) as Shéhérazade
- The Oldest Profession (1967) as Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
- Appointment in Bray (1971) as Elle
- A Propos D'Un Crime (1967) as Self
- The Magus (1968) as Anne
- Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle (2019) as Self
- Chloé (1996) as Katia
- Tender Sharks (1967) as Elena / Costa
- All About Loving (1964) as Hélène