Anna Karina
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Pierrot le Fou
as Marianne Renoir 1965
Cléo from 5 to 7
as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film 1962
Vivre Sa Vie
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim 1962
Band of Outsiders
as Odile 1964
Alphaville
as Natacha von Braun 1965
A Woman Is a Woman
as Angela 1961
I, Cesar
as Gloria 2003
The Truth About Charlie
as Karina 2002
Le Petit Soldat
as Veronica Dreyer 1963
To Each His Own Cinema
as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage) 2007
Made in U.S.A
as Paula Nelson 1967
The Nun
as Suzanne 1967
Chinese Roulette
as Irene Cartis 1977
Bread and Chocolate
as Elena 1974
The Stranger
as Marie Cardona 1967
Fiancés on the Bridge
as Anna, The Blonde Girl 1962
The Lovely Month of May
as Self (uncredited) 1963