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