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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Pierrot le Fou (1965) — Marianne Renoir
2. Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) — Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film
3. Vivre Sa Vie (1962) — Nana Kleinfrankenheim
4. Alphaville (1965) — Natacha von Braun
5. Band of Outsiders (1964) — Odile
6. A Woman Is a Woman (1961) — Angela
7. I, Cesar (2003) — Gloria
8. The Truth About Charlie (2002) — Karina
9. Le Petit Soldat (1963) — Veronica Dreyer
10. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
11. Made in U.S.A (1967) — Paula Nelson
12. The Nun (1967) — Suzanne
13. Chinese Roulette (1977) — Irene Cartis
14. Bread and Chocolate (1974) — Elena
15. The Stranger (1967) — Marie Cardona
16. Fiancés on the Bridge (1962) — Anna, The Blonde Girl
17. The Camp Followers (1965) — Elenitza
18. The Lovely Month of May (1963) — Self (uncredited)
19. Morel's Invention (1974) — Faustine
20. The Magus (1968) — Anne
21. Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak (1951) — Clara (voice)
22. The Oldest Profession (1967) — Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
23. Chloé (1996) — Katia
24. Up, Down, Fragile (1995) — Sarah
25. Anna (1998) — Anna
26. In the Darkness of Time (2002) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
27. Set Me Free (1999) — Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)
28. Appointment in Bray (1971) — Elle
29. The Abyss (1988) — Catherine
30. Circle of Love (1964) — Rose
31. All About Loving (1964) — Hélène
32. Before Winter Comes (1969) — Maria
33. The Salzburg Connection (1972) — Anna Bryant
34. Living Together (1973) — Julie Andersen
35. A Friend of Vincent (1983) — Eleonore
36. Justine (1969) — Melissa
37. Godard Cinema (2023) — Self (archive footage)
38. The Four Truths (1962) — Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
39. Carl Th. Dreyer (1966) — Self (uncredited)
40. The Time to Die (1970) — The Young Woman

Directed

1. Living Together (1973) — Director
2. Victoria (2008) — Director