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.
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Movies (45)
Sang titre
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Quantum Cowboys
as Blacky's Memory
2023
Godard Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver
as (archive footage)
2022
Anna and the Jellyfish
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Anna Karina, Remember
as Self
2020
Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver
as Self
2019
Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle
as Self
2019
Every Day Words Disappear
as (archive footage)
2015
Victoria
as Victoria
2008
To Each His Own Cinema
as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
2007
French Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2005
I, Cesar
as Gloria
2003
The Truth About Charlie
as Karina
2002
In the Darkness of Time
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Nom de code : Sacha
as Anna Karina
2001
Godard on TV: 1960-2000
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Set Me Free
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
Anna
as Anna
1998
Birth of a Nation
as Self
1997
Chloé
as Katia
1996
Up, Down, Fragile
as Sarah
1995
Dark Galaxy
as (archive footage)
1993
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
as Self
1992
Manden der ville være skyldig
as Edith
1990
The Abyss
as Catherine
1988
Cayenne Palace
as Lola
1987
Last Song
as Susan
1987
Treasure Island
as Mother
1986
Blockhaus USA
1986
Ave Maria
as Berthe Granjeux
1984
A Friend of Vincent
as Eleonore
1983
Regina Roma
as Regina
1982
The Story of a Mother
as Christine Olsen
1979
Just Like at Home
as Anna
1978
Surprise Sock
as Nathalie
1978
Ausgerechnet Bananen
as Natascha
1978
Chinese Roulette
as Irene Cartis
1977
Scrambled Eggs
as Clara Dutilleul
1976
The Musician Killer
as Louise
1976
Bread and Chocolate
as Elena
1974
Morel's Invention
as Faustine
1974
Living Together
as Julie Andersen
1973
The Salzburg Connection
as Anna Bryant
1972
