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