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Anna Karina
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 September 1940
Solbjerg, Denmark - Died
- 14 December 2019 (aged 79)
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.
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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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- 2026 · FilmProust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e MisturasNana Kleinfrankenheim / Odile (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025 · FilmThe Wild PalmsPaula Nelson
- 2025 · FilmSang titre(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023 · FilmQuantum CowboysBlacky's Memory
- 2023 · FilmGodard CinemaSelf (archive footage)
- 2023 · FilmL'Âge d'or de la pubSelf (archive footage)
- 2022 · FilmSem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver(archive footage)
- 2020 · FilmAnna and the JellyfishSelf (archive footage)
- 2020 · FilmAnna Karina, RememberSelf
- 2019 · FilmLilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte PulverSelf
- 2019 · FilmPhilippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelleSelf
- 2015 · FilmEvery Day Words Disappear(archive footage)
- 2009 · FilmBrigitte Bardot: The Icon of FranceRole not listed
- 2008 · FilmVictoriaVictoria
- 2007 · FilmTo Each His Own Cinema(segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
- 2005 · FilmFrench BeautySelf (archive footage)
- 2003 · FilmI, CesarGloria
- 2002 · FilmThe Truth About CharlieKarina
- 2002 · FilmIn the Darkness of Time(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2001 · FilmNom de code : SachaAnna Karina
- 1999 · FilmGodard on TV: 1960-2000Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · FilmSet Me FreeNana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1997 · FilmBirth of a NationSelf
- 1996 · FilmChloéKatia
- 1995 · FilmUp, Down, FragileSarah
- 1993 · FilmDark Galaxy(archive footage)
- 1992 · FilmCinéma! Cinéma! The French New WaveSelf
- 1990 · FilmManden der ville være skyldigEdith
- 1988 · FilmThe AbyssCatherine
- 1987 · FilmCayenne PalaceLola
- 1987 · ShowSacrée soiréeSelf · 1 episode
- 1987 · ShowMatin BonheurSelf · 1 episode
- 1987 · FilmLast SongSusan
- 1986 · FilmTreasure IslandMother
- 1986 · FilmBlockhaus USARole not listed
- 1984 · FilmAve MariaBerthe Granjeux
- 1983 · FilmA Friend of VincentEleonore
- 1982 · ShowChamps-ElyséesSelf · 1 episode
- 1982 · FilmRegina RomaRegina
- 1979 · FilmThe Story of a MotherChristine Olsen
- 1978 · FilmJust Like at HomeAnna
- 1978 · FilmSurprise SockNathalie
- 1978 · FilmAusgerechnet BananenNatascha
- 1978 · ShowMadame le JugeEmma · 6 episodes
- 1978 · ShowCiné regardsSelf · 1 episode
- 1977 · FilmChinese RouletteIrene Cartis
- 1976 · FilmLa Vie en piècesEdwina
- 1976 · FilmScrambled EggsClara Dutilleul
- 1976 · FilmThe Musician KillerLouise
- 1975 · ShowLes Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf · 2 episodes
- 1974 · FilmBread and ChocolateElena
- 1974 · FilmMorel's InventionFaustine
- 1973 · FilmLiving TogetherJulie Andersen
- 1972 · FilmThe Salzburg ConnectionAnna Bryant
- 1972 · ShowMidi trenteSelf · 1 episode
- 1971 · FilmAppointment in BrayElle
- 1971 · FilmCarlosClara
- 1971 · FilmThe Wedding RingJeanne
- 1970 · FilmThe Time to DieThe Young Woman
- 1969 · FilmJustineMelissa
- 1969 · FilmLaughter in the DarkMargot
- 1969 · FilmMichael Kohlhaas - The RebelElisabeth Kohlhaas
- 1969 · FilmBefore Winter ComesMaria
- 1968 · FilmThe MagusAnne
- 1968 · FilmAnnaAnna
- 1967 · FilmThe StrangerMarie Cardona
- 1967 · FilmLamielLamiel
- 1967 · FilmThe NunSuzanne
- 1967 · FilmThe Oldest ProfessionNatasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
- 1967 · FilmAnticipation, or Love in the Year 2000Natasha
- 1967 · FilmTender SharksElena / Costa
- 1967 · FilmMade in U.S.APaula Nelson
- 1967 · FilmA Propos D'Un CrimeSelf
- 1966 · FilmCarl Th. DreyerSelf (uncredited)
- 1965 · FilmPierrot le FouMarianne Renoir
- 1965 · FilmHusband for SaleBéatrice Reinhof
- 1965 · FilmThe Camp FollowersElenitza
- 1965 · FilmPanorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965Self
- 1965 · FilmAlphavilleNatacha von Braun
- 1965 · FilmCinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. DreyerSelf / Narrator
- 1965 · FilmThe Thief of TibadaboMaria
- 1964 · FilmAll About LovingHélène
- 1964 · FilmCircle of LoveRose
- 1964 · FilmBand of OutsidersOdile
- 1964 · FilmLa Nouvelle Vague par elle-mêmeSelf
- 1963 · FilmSweet and SourGinette
- 1963 · FilmScheherazadeShéhérazade
- 1963 · FilmThe Lovely Month of MaySelf (uncredited)
- 1963 · FilmLe Petit SoldatVeronica Dreyer
- 1962 · FilmThe Four TruthsColombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
- 1962 · FilmVivre Sa VieNana Kleinfrankenheim
- 1962 · FilmSun in Your EyesEmma
- 1962 · FilmFiancés on the BridgeAnna, The Blonde Girl
- 1962 · FilmCléo from 5 to 7Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film
- 1962 · FilmShe'll Have to GoToni Oberon
- 1962 · ShowZ-CarsLady Customer (uncredited) · 1 episode
- 1962 · FilmPetit JourSelf
- 1961 · FilmTonight or NeverValérie
- 1961 · FilmA Woman Is a WomanAngela
- 1959 · FilmPigen og skoeneRole not listed
- 1959 · ShowDiscoramaSelf · 1 episode
- 1956 · ShowCinépanoramaSelf · 2 episodes
- 1951 · FilmPresentation, or Charlotte and Her SteakClara (voice)
- 2008 · FilmVictoriaDirector
- 1973 · FilmLiving TogetherDirector
- 2008 · FilmVictoriaWriter
- 1973 · FilmLiving TogetherWriter
- 1973 · FilmLiving TogetherProducer
- 2002 · FilmThe Truth About CharlieThanks