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

Sacrée soirée

Champs-Elysées

Z-Cars

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Discorama

Cinépanorama

Cléo from 5 to 7

Pierrot le Fou

All Movies (92)

• Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas2026 · as Nana Kleinfrankenheim / Odile (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Wild Palms2025 · as Paula Nelson
• Sang titre2025 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Quantum Cowboys2023 · as Blacky's Memory
• Godard Cinema2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• L'Âge d'or de la pub2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver2022 · as (archive footage)
• Anna and the Jellyfish2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Anna Karina, Remember2020 · as Self
• Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver2019 · as Self
• Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle2019 · as Self
• Every Day Words Disappear2015 · as (archive footage)
• Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France2009
• Victoria2008 · as Victoria
• To Each His Own Cinema2007 · as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
• French Beauty2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• I, Cesar2003 · as Gloria
• The Truth About Charlie2002 · as Karina
• In the Darkness of Time2002 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Nom de code : Sacha2001 · as Anna Karina
• Godard on TV: 1960-20001999 · as Self (archive footage)
• Set Me Free1999 · as Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Anna1998 · as Anna
• Birth of a Nation1997 · as Self
• Chloé1996 · as Katia
• Up, Down, Fragile1995 · as Sarah
• Dark Galaxy1993 · as (archive footage)
• Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave1992 · as Self
• Manden der ville være skyldig1990 · as Edith
• The Abyss1988 · as Catherine
• Cayenne Palace1987 · as Lola
• Last Song1987 · as Susan
• Treasure Island1986 · as Mother
• Blockhaus USA1986
• Ave Maria1984 · as Berthe Granjeux
• A Friend of Vincent1983 · as Eleonore
• Regina Roma1982 · as Regina
• The Story of a Mother1979 · as Christine Olsen
• Just Like at Home1978 · as Anna
• Surprise Sock1978 · as Nathalie
• Ausgerechnet Bananen1978 · as Natascha
• Chinese Roulette1977 · as Irene Cartis
• Scrambled Eggs1976 · as Clara Dutilleul
• The Musician Killer1976 · as Louise
• Bread and Chocolate1974 · as Elena
• Morel's Invention1974 · as Faustine
• Living Together1973 · as Julie Andersen
• The Salzburg Connection1972 · as Anna Bryant
• Appointment in Bray1971 · as Elle
• Carlos1971 · as Clara
• The Wedding Ring1971 · as Jeanne
• The Time to Die1970 · as The Young Woman
• Justine1969 · as Melissa
• Laughter in the Dark1969 · as Margot
• Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel1969 · as Elisabeth Kohlhaas
• Before Winter Comes1969 · as Maria
• The Magus1968 · as Anne
• The Stranger1967 · as Marie Cardona
• Lamiel1967 · as Lamiel
• The Nun1967 · as Suzanne
• The Oldest Profession1967 · as Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
• Anticipation, or Love in the Year 20001967 · as Natasha
• Tender Sharks1967 · as Elena / Costa
• Made in U.S.A1967 · as Paula Nelson
• A Propos D'Un Crime1967 · as Self
• Carl Th. Dreyer1966 · as Self (uncredited)
• Pierrot le Fou1965 · as Marianne Renoir
• Husband for Sale1965 · as Béatrice Reinhof
• The Camp Followers1965 · as Elenitza
• Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 19651965 · as Self
• Alphaville1965 · as Natacha von Braun
• Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer1965 · as Self / Narrator
• The Thief of Tibadabo1965 · as Maria
• All About Loving1964 · as Hélène
• Circle of Love1964 · as Rose
• Band of Outsiders1964 · as Odile
• La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même1964 · as Self
• Sweet and Sour1963 · as Ginette
• Scheherazade1963 · as Shéhérazade
• The Lovely Month of May1963 · as Self (uncredited)
• Le Petit Soldat1963 · as Veronica Dreyer
• The Four Truths1962 · as Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
• Vivre Sa Vie1962 · as Nana Kleinfrankenheim
• Sun in Your Eyes1962 · as Emma
• Fiancés on the Bridge1962 · as Anna, The Blonde Girl
• Cléo from 5 to 71962 · as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film
• She'll Have to Go1962 · as Toni Oberon
• Petit Jour1962 · as Self
• Tonight or Never1961 · as Valérie
• A Woman Is a Woman1961 · as Angela
• Pigen og skoene1959
• Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak1951 · as Clara (voice)

All TV Shows (9)

• Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self
• Matin Bonheur1987 · as Self
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• Madame le Juge1978 · as Emma
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Midi trente1972 · as Self
• Z-Cars1962 · as Lady Customer (uncredited)
• Discorama1959 · as Self
• Cinépanorama1956 · as Self