Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Known for
Acting
Born
September 22, 1940
Died
December 14, 2019 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Solbjerg, Denmark

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas poster

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas

Movie · as Nana Kleinfrankenheim / Odile (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025
Sang titre poster

Sang titre

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025
The Wild Palms poster

The Wild Palms

Movie · as Paula Nelson

2023
Godard Cinema poster

Godard Cinema

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
Quantum Cowboys poster

Quantum Cowboys

Movie · as Blacky's Memory

2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub poster

L'Âge d'or de la pub

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver poster

Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver

Movie · as (archive footage)

2020
Anna and the Jellyfish

Anna and the Jellyfish

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
Anna Karina, Remember poster

Anna Karina, Remember

Movie · as Self

2019
Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle poster

Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle

Movie · as Self

2019
Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver

Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver

Movie · as Self

2015
Every Day Words Disappear poster

Every Day Words Disappear

Movie · as (archive footage)

2009
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France poster

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France

Movie

2008
Victoria

Victoria

Movie · as Victoria

2007
To Each His Own Cinema poster

To Each His Own Cinema

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

2005
French Beauty poster

French Beauty

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
I, Cesar poster

I, Cesar

Movie · as Gloria

2002
In the Darkness of Time poster

In the Darkness of Time

Movie · as (archive footage)

2002
The Truth About Charlie poster

The Truth About Charlie

Movie · as Karina

2001
Nom de code : Sacha

Nom de code : Sacha

Movie · as Anna Karina

1999
Godard on TV: 1960-2000

Godard on TV: 1960-2000

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1999
Set Me Free poster

Set Me Free

Movie · as Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)

1997
Birth of a Nation poster

Birth of a Nation

Movie · as Self

1996
Chloé poster

Chloé

Movie · as Katia

1995
Up, Down, Fragile poster

Up, Down, Fragile

Movie · as Sarah

1993
Dark Galaxy poster

Dark Galaxy

Movie · as (archive footage)

1992
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

Movie · as Self

1990
Manden der ville være skyldig poster

Manden der ville være skyldig

Movie · as Edith

1988
The Abyss poster

The Abyss

Movie · as Catherine

1987
Last Song poster

Last Song

Movie · as Susan

1987
Cayenne Palace poster

Cayenne Palace

Movie · as Lola

1987
Matin Bonheur poster

Matin Bonheur

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1987
Sacrée soirée poster

Sacrée soirée

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island

Movie · as Mother

1986
Blockhaus USA poster

Blockhaus USA

Movie

1984
Ave Maria poster

Ave Maria

Movie · as Berthe Granjeux

1983
A Friend of Vincent poster

A Friend of Vincent

Movie · as Eleonore

1982
Regina Roma poster

Regina Roma

Movie · as Regina

1982
Champs-Elysées poster

Champs-Elysées

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
The Story of a Mother poster

The Story of a Mother

Movie · as Christine Olsen

1978
Surprise Sock poster

Surprise Sock

Movie · as Nathalie

1978
Just Like at Home poster

Just Like at Home

Movie · as Anna

1978
Ausgerechnet Bananen poster

Ausgerechnet Bananen

Movie · as Natascha

1978
Madame le Juge poster

Madame le Juge

TV · as Emma · 6 eps

1978
Ciné regards poster

Ciné regards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1977
Chinese Roulette poster

Chinese Roulette

Movie · as Irene Cartis

1976
The Musician Killer

The Musician Killer

Movie · as Louise

1976
Scrambled Eggs poster

Scrambled Eggs

Movie · as Clara Dutilleul

1976
La Vie en pièces poster

La Vie en pièces

Movie · as Edwina

1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1974
Morel's Invention poster

Morel's Invention

Movie · as Faustine

1974
Bread and Chocolate poster

Bread and Chocolate

Movie · as Elena

1973
Living Together poster

Living Together

Movie · as Julie Andersen

1972
The Salzburg Connection poster

The Salzburg Connection

Movie · as Anna Bryant

1972
Midi trente poster

Midi trente

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
Appointment in Bray poster

Appointment in Bray

Movie · as Elle

1971
The Wedding Ring poster

The Wedding Ring

Movie · as Jeanne

1971
Carlos poster

Carlos

Movie · as Clara

1970
The Time to Die poster

The Time to Die

Movie · as The Young Woman

1969
Justine poster

Justine

Movie · as Melissa

1969
Before Winter Comes poster

Before Winter Comes

Movie · as Maria

1969
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel poster

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

Movie · as Elisabeth Kohlhaas

1969
Laughter in the Dark poster

Laughter in the Dark

Movie · as Margot

1968
The Magus poster

The Magus

Movie · as Anne

1968
Anna poster

Anna

Movie · as Anna

1967
Tender Sharks poster

Tender Sharks

Movie · as Elena / Costa

1967
Made in U.S.A poster

Made in U.S.A

Movie · as Paula Nelson

1967
The Nun poster

The Nun

Movie · as Suzanne

1967
The Oldest Profession poster

The Oldest Profession

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

1967
A Propos D'Un Crime poster

A Propos D'Un Crime

Movie · as Self

1967
The Stranger poster

The Stranger

Movie · as Marie Cardona

1967
Lamiel poster

Lamiel

Movie · as Lamiel

1967
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000 poster

Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000

Movie · as Natasha

1966
Carl Th. Dreyer poster

Carl Th. Dreyer

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1965
Pierrot le Fou poster

Pierrot le Fou

Movie · as Marianne Renoir

1965
Alphaville poster

Alphaville

Movie · as Natacha von Braun

1965
The Camp Followers poster

The Camp Followers

Movie · as Elenitza

1965
Husband for Sale poster

Husband for Sale

Movie · as Béatrice Reinhof

1965
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer poster

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer

Movie · as Self / Narrator

1965
Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965

Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965

Movie · as Self

1965
The Thief of Tibadabo poster

The Thief of Tibadabo

Movie · as Maria

1964
Band of Outsiders poster

Band of Outsiders

Movie · as Odile

1964
Circle of Love poster

Circle of Love

Movie · as Rose

1964
All About Loving poster

All About Loving

Movie · as Hélène

1964
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même poster

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

Movie · as Self

1963
Le Petit Soldat poster

Le Petit Soldat

Movie · as Veronica Dreyer

1963
Scheherazade poster

Scheherazade

Movie · as Shéhérazade

1963
Sweet and Sour poster

Sweet and Sour

Movie · as Ginette

1963
The Lovely Month of May poster

The Lovely Month of May

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1962
Vivre Sa Vie poster

Vivre Sa Vie

Movie · as Nana Kleinfrankenheim

1962
Fiancés on the Bridge poster

Fiancés on the Bridge

Movie · as Anna, The Blonde Girl

1962
The Four Truths poster

The Four Truths

Movie · as Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")

1962
She'll Have to Go poster

She'll Have to Go

Movie · as Toni Oberon

1962
Petit Jour poster

Petit Jour

Movie · as Self

1962
Cléo from 5 to 7 poster

Cléo from 5 to 7

Movie · as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film

1962
Sun in Your Eyes poster

Sun in Your Eyes

Movie · as Emma

1962
Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars

TV · as Lady Customer (uncredited) · 1 ep

1961
A Woman Is a Woman poster

A Woman Is a Woman

Movie · as Angela

1961
Tonight or Never poster

Tonight or Never

Movie · as Valérie

1959
Pigen og skoene poster

Pigen og skoene

Movie

1959
Discorama poster

Discorama

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
Cinépanorama poster

Cinépanorama

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1951
Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak poster

Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak

Movie · as Clara (voice)