Anna Karina
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1940-09-22
Day of Death
2019-12-14 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Solbjerg, Denmark
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.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
as Self (archive footage)
(2025)
Sang titre
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2023)
Godard Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
Quantum Cowboys
as Blacky's Memory
(2023)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver
as (archive footage)
(2020)
Anna Karina, Remember
as Self
(2020)
Anna and the Jellyfish
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
(2019)
(2015)
Every Day Words Disappear
as (archive footage)
(2008)
Victoria
as Victoria
(2007)
To Each His Own Cinema
as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
(2005)
French Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
I, Cesar
as Gloria
(2002)
The Truth About Charlie
as Karina
(2002)
In the Darkness of Time
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2001)
Nom de code : Sacha
as Anna Karina
(1999)
Set Me Free
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1999)
Godard on TV: 1960-2000
as Self (archive footage)
(1997)
Birth of a Nation
as Self
(1996)
Chloé
as Katia
(1995)
Up, Down, Fragile
as Sarah
(1993)
Dark Galaxy
as (archive footage)
(1992)
(1990)
Manden der ville være skyldig
as Edith
(1988)
The Abyss
as Catherine
(1987)
Cayenne Palace
as Lola
(1987)
Last Song
as Susan
(1986)
Treasure Island
as Mother
(1986)
(1984)
Ave Maria
as Berthe Granjeux
(1983)
A Friend of Vincent
as Eleonore
(1982)
Regina Roma
as Regina
(1978)
Surprise Sock
as Nathalie
(1978)
Just Like at Home
as Anna
(1978)
Ausgerechnet Bananen
as Natascha
(1977)
Chinese Roulette
as Irene Cartis
(1976)
Scrambled Eggs
as Clara Dutilleul
(1976)
The Musician Killer
as Louise
(1974)
Bread and Chocolate
as Elena
(1974)
Morel's Invention
as Faustine
(1973)
Living Together
as Julie Andersen
(1972)
The Salzburg Connection
as Anna Bryant
(1971)
The Wedding Ring
as Jeanne
(1971)
Carlos
as Clara
(1971)
Appointment in Bray
as Elle
(1970)
The Time to Die
as The Young Woman
(1969)
Laughter in the Dark
as Margot
(1969)
Justine
as Melissa
(1969)
Before Winter Comes
as Maria
(1969)
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
as Elisabeth Kohlhaas
(1968)
The Magus
as Anne
(1967)
The Oldest Profession
as Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
(1967)
The Nun
as Suzanne
(1967)
The Stranger
as Marie Cardona
(1967)
Anna
as Anna
(1967)
Made in U.S.A
as Paula Nelson
(1967)
A Propos D'Un Crime
as Self
(1967)
Tender Sharks
as Elena / Costa
(1967)
Anticipation, or Love in the year 2000
as Natasha
(1967)
Lamiel
as Lamiel
(1966)
Carl Th. Dreyer
as Self (uncredited)
(1965)
The Thief of Tibadabo
as Maria
(1965)
The Camp Followers
as Elenitza
(1965)
Pierrot le Fou
as Marianne Renoir
(1965)
Alphaville
as Natacha von Braun
(1965)
(1965)
Husband for Sale
as Béatrice Reinhof
(1965)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
as Self / Narrator
(1964)
Band of Outsiders
as Odile
(1964)
Circle of Love
as Rose
(1964)
All About Loving
as Hélène
(1964)
(1963)
Scheherazade
as Shéhérazade
(1963)
Sweet and Sour
as Ginette
(1963)
Le petit soldat
as Veronica Dreyer
(1963)
The Lovely Month of May
as Self (uncredited)
(1962)
Cléo from 5 to 7
as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film
(1962)
She'll Have to Go
as Toni Oberon
(1962)
Sun in Your Eyes
as Emma
(1962)
Vivre Sa Vie
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim
(1962)
Petit Jour
as Self
(1962)
The Four Truths
as Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
(1961)
Fiancés on the Bridge
as Anna, The Blonde Girl
(1961)
A Woman Is a Woman
as Angela
(1961)
Tonight or Never
as Valérie
(1959)
(1951)
Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
as Clara (voice)
Crew
(2008)
Victoria
Director, Writer
(2002)
The Truth About Charlie
Thanks
(1973)
Living Together
Director, Writer, Producer