Anna Karina
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 September 1940 · Solbjerg, Denmark
- Died
- 14 December 2019
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.
Known for
Acting 93
- 2026Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas as Nana Kleinfrankenheim / Odile (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions as Self (archive footage)
- 2025The Wild Palms as Paula Nelson
- 2025Sang titre as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023Quantum Cowboys as Blacky's Memory
- 2023Godard Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2023L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
- 2022Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver as (archive footage)
- 2020Anna and the Jellyfish as Self (archive footage)
- 2020Anna Karina, Remember as Self
- 2019Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver as Self
- 2019Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle as Self
- 2015Every Day Words Disappear as (archive footage)
- 2009Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
- 2008Victoria as Victoria
- 2007To Each His Own Cinema as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
- 2005French Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2003I, Cesar as Gloria
- 2002The Truth About Charlie as Karina
- 2002In the Darkness of Time as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2001Nom de code : Sacha as Anna Karina
- 1999Godard on TV: 1960-2000 as Self (archive footage)
- 1999Set Me Free as Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1997Birth of a Nation as Self
- 1996Chloé as Katia
- 1995Up, Down, Fragile as Sarah
- 1993Dark Galaxy as (archive footage)
- 1992Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave as Self
- 1990Manden der ville være skyldig as Edith
- 1988The Abyss as Catherine
- 1987Cayenne Palace as Lola
- 1987Last Song as Susan
- 1986Treasure Island as Mother
- 1986Blockhaus USA
- 1984Ave Maria as Berthe Granjeux
- 1983A Friend of Vincent as Eleonore
- 1982Regina Roma as Regina
- 1979The Story of a Mother as Christine Olsen
- 1978Just Like at Home as Anna
- 1978Surprise Sock as Nathalie
- 1978Ausgerechnet Bananen as Natascha
- 1977Chinese Roulette as Irene Cartis
- 1976Scrambled Eggs as Clara Dutilleul
- 1976The Musician Killer as Louise
- 1974Bread and Chocolate as Elena
- 1974Morel's Invention as Faustine
- 1973Living Together as Julie Andersen
- 1972The Salzburg Connection as Anna Bryant
- 1971Appointment in Bray as Elle
- 1971Carlos as Clara
- 1971The Wedding Ring as Jeanne
- 1970The Time to Die as The Young Woman
- 1969Justine as Melissa
- 1969Laughter in the Dark as Margot
- 1969Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel as Elisabeth Kohlhaas
- 1969Before Winter Comes as Maria
- 1968The Magus as Anne
- 1968Anna as Anna
- 1967The Stranger as Marie Cardona
- 1967Lamiel as Lamiel
- 1967The Nun as Suzanne
- 1967Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000 as Natasha
- 1967The Oldest Profession as Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
- 1967Tender Sharks as Elena / Costa
- 1967Made in U.S.A as Paula Nelson
- 1967A Propos D'Un Crime as Self
- 1966Carl Th. Dreyer as Self (uncredited)
- 1965Pierrot le Fou as Marianne Renoir
- 1965Husband for Sale as Béatrice Reinhof
- 1965The Camp Followers as Elenitza
- 1965Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965 as Self
- 1965Alphaville as Natacha von Braun
- 1965Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer as Self / Narrator
- 1965The Thief of Tibadabo as Maria
- 1964All About Loving as Hélène
- 1964Circle of Love as Rose
- 1964Band of Outsiders as Odile
- 1964La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même as Self
- 1963Sweet and Sour as Ginette
- 1963Scheherazade as Shéhérazade
- 1963The Lovely Month of May as Self (uncredited)
- 1963Le Petit Soldat as Veronica Dreyer
- 1962The Four Truths as Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
- 1962Vivre Sa Vie as Nana Kleinfrankenheim
- 1962Sun in Your Eyes as Emma
- 1962Cléo from 5 to 7 as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film
- 1962Fiancés on the Bridge as Anna, The Blonde Girl
- 1962She'll Have to Go as Toni Oberon
- 1962Petit Jour as Self
- 1961Tonight or Never as Valérie
- 1961A Woman Is a Woman as Angela
- 1959Pigen og skoene
- 1951Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak as Clara (voice)
Directing 2
- 2008Victoria · director
- 1973Living Together · director
Writing 2
- 2008Victoria · writer
- 1973Living Together · writer
crew 1
- 2002The Truth About Charlie · thanks
Production 1
- 1973Living Together · producer