Anna Karina

Actor · 1940–2019 · Solbjerg, Denmark

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.

Acted in 75

2020s

2026
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Nana Kleinfrankenheim / Odile (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
The Wild Palms
Paula Nelson
Sang titre
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Quantum Cowboys
Blacky's Memory
2022
Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver
(archive footage)

2010s

2015
Every Day Words Disappear
(archive footage)

2000s

2009
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
Movie
2007
To Each His Own Cinema
(segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
75
2003
I, Cesar
Gloria
2002
The Truth About Charlie
Karina
46
In the Darkness of Time
(archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

1999
Set Me Free
Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)
1996
Chloé
Katia
1995
Up, Down, Fragile
Sarah
1993
Dark Galaxy
(archive footage)
1990
Manden der ville være skyldig
Edith

1980s

1988
The Abyss
Catherine
1987
Cayenne Palace
Lola
Last Song
Susan
1986
Treasure Island
Mother
Blockhaus USA
Movie
1984
Ave Maria
Berthe Granjeux
1983
A Friend of Vincent
Eleonore
1982
Regina Roma
Regina

1970s

1979
The Story of a Mother
Christine Olsen
1978
Just Like at Home
Anna
Surprise Sock
Nathalie
Ausgerechnet Bananen
Natascha
Madame le Juge
Emma · 6 episodes
1977
Chinese Roulette
Irene Cartis
72
1976
La Vie en pièces
Edwina
Scrambled Eggs
Clara Dutilleul
1974
Bread and Chocolate
Elena
Morel's Invention
Faustine
1973
Living Together
Julie Andersen
58
1972
The Salzburg Connection
Anna Bryant
1971
Appointment in Bray
Elle
Carlos
Clara
The Wedding Ring
Jeanne
1970
The Time to Die
The Young Woman

1960s

1969
Justine
Melissa
Laughter in the Dark
Margot
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
Elisabeth Kohlhaas
Before Winter Comes
Maria
1968
The Magus
Anne
Anna
Anna
1967
The Stranger
Marie Cardona
Lamiel
Lamiel
The Nun
Suzanne
The Oldest Profession
Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
53
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
Natasha
Tender Sharks
Elena / Costa
Made in U.S.A
Paula Nelson
1965
Pierrot le Fou
Marianne Renoir
77
Husband for Sale
Béatrice Reinhof
The Camp Followers
Elenitza
Alphaville
Natacha von Braun
79
The Thief of Tibadabo
Maria
1964
All About Loving
Hélène
Circle of Love
Rose
Band of Outsiders
Odile
83
1963
Sweet and Sour
Ginette
Scheherazade
Shéhérazade
Le Petit Soldat
Veronica Dreyer
78
1962
The Four Truths
Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
Vivre Sa Vie
Nana Kleinfrankenheim
81
Sun in Your Eyes
Emma
Fiancés on the Bridge
Anna, The Blonde Girl
Cléo from 5 to 7
Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film
83
She'll Have to Go
Toni Oberon
Z-Cars
Lady Customer (uncredited) · 1 episode
1961
Tonight or Never
Valérie
A Woman Is a Woman
Angela