Anna Karina
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1940-09-22
- Died
- 2019-12-14
- Place of birth
- Solbjerg, Denmark
- Also known as
- Hanne Karin Bayer · Hanne Karine Bayer · 안나 카리나 · Hanne Blarke · Karina · 아나 카리나
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
TV Shows (9)
Movies (92)
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962
as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film
Vivre Sa Vie
1962
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim
Pierrot le Fou
1965
as Marianne Renoir
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
Scheherazade
1963
as Shéhérazade
Quantum Cowboys
2023
as Blacky's Memory
Alphaville
1965
as Natacha von Braun
Band of Outsiders
1964
as Odile
The Truth About Charlie
2002
as Karina
Chinese Roulette
1977
as Irene Cartis
Justine
1969
as Melissa
The Stranger
1967
as Marie Cardona
Lamiel
1967
as Lamiel
Chloé
1996
as Katia
Tender Sharks
1967
as Elena / Costa
A Woman Is a Woman
1961
as Angela
Petit Jour
1962
as Self
Made in U.S.A
1967
as Paula Nelson
Appointment in Bray
1971
as Elle
Circle of Love
1964
as Rose
Surprise Sock
1978
as Nathalie
The Lovely Month of May
1963
as Self (uncredited)
The Magus
1968
as Anne
The Oldest Profession
1967
as Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
Bread and Chocolate
1974
as Elena
The Nun
1967
as Suzanne
Godard Cinema
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Set Me Free
1999
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anna
1998
as Anna
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966
as Self (uncredited)
Le Petit Soldat
1963
as Veronica Dreyer
The Time to Die
1970
as The Young Woman
The Camp Followers
1965
as Elenitza
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
1969
as Elisabeth Kohlhaas
The Abyss
1988
as Catherine
A Friend of Vincent
1983
as Eleonore
The Musician Killer
1976
as Louise
Before Winter Comes
1969
as Maria
Carlos
1971
as Clara
I, Cesar
2003
as Gloria
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992
as Self
Sweet and Sour
1963
as Ginette
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Laughter in the Dark
1969
as Margot
The Four Truths
1962
as Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
Regina Roma
1982
as Regina
The Salzburg Connection
1972
as Anna Bryant
Scrambled Eggs
1976
as Clara Dutilleul
Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
1951
as Clara (voice)
Up, Down, Fragile
1995
as Sarah
Tonight or Never
1961
as Valérie
French Beauty
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Treasure Island
1986
as Mother
Ausgerechnet Bananen
1978
as Natascha
All About Loving
1964
as Hélène
Birth of a Nation
1997
as Self
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim / Odile (archive footage) (uncredited)
Living Together
1973
as Julie Andersen
Manden der ville være skyldig
1990
as Edith
In the Darkness of Time
2002
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Thief of Tibadabo
1965
as Maria
Fiancés on the Bridge
1962
as Anna, The Blonde Girl
She'll Have to Go
1962
as Toni Oberon
Husband for Sale
1965
as Béatrice Reinhof
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
1964
as Self
Last Song
1987
as Susan
A Propos D'Un Crime
1967
as Self
Sang titre
2025
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Victoria
2008
as Victoria
Cayenne Palace
1987
as Lola
Ave Maria
1984
as Berthe Granjeux
Just Like at Home
1978
as Anna
Nom de code : Sacha
2001
as Anna Karina
Dark Galaxy
1993
as (archive footage)
Anna Karina, Remember
2020
as Self
Morel's Invention
1974
as Faustine
Every Day Words Disappear
2015
as (archive footage)
The Story of a Mother
1979
as Christine Olsen
The Wedding Ring
1971
as Jeanne
Sun in Your Eyes
1962
as Emma
Godard on TV: 1960-2000
1999
as Self (archive footage)
The Wild Palms
2025
as Paula Nelson
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
1967
as Natasha
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965
1965
as Self
Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver
2019
as Self
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
1965
as Self / Narrator
Blockhaus USA
1986
Anna and the Jellyfish
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle
2019
as Self
Pigen og skoene
1959
Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver
2022
as (archive footage)
About Anna Karina
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 direct… With 101 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Anna Karina has appeared in 92 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anna Karina Movies
- Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) — as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film
- Vivre Sa Vie (1962) — as Nana Kleinfrankenheim
- Pierrot le Fou (1965) — as Marianne Renoir
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
- Scheherazade (1963) — as Shéhérazade
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