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

Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou

1965

as Marianne Renoir

The Truth About Charlie
Band of Outsiders
Band of Outsiders

1964

as Odile

Alphaville
Alphaville

1965

as Natacha von Braun

Vivre Sa Vie
Vivre Sa Vie

1962

as Nana Kleinfrankenheim

Scheherazade
Scheherazade

1963

as Shéhérazade

To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema

2007

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

The Magus
The Magus

1968

as Anne

Chloé
Chloé

1996

as Katia

Bread and Chocolate
Bread and Chocolate

1974

as Elena

A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman

1961

as Angela

Justine
Justine

1969

as Melissa

Tender Sharks
Tender Sharks

1967

as Elena / Costa

The Oldest Profession
The Oldest Profession

1967

as Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")

All About Loving
All About Loving

1964

as Hélène

The Nun
The Nun

1967

as Suzanne

Le Petit Soldat
Le Petit Soldat

1963

as Veronica Dreyer