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
1987
Champs-Elysées
1982
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Z-Cars
1962
Midi trente
1972
Discorama
1959
Cinépanorama
1956
Ciné regards
1978
0Matin Bonheur
1987
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962
Pierrot le Fou
1965
Alphaville
1965
Filmography
Sacrée soirée
as Self · 1987
Champs-Elysées
as Self · 1982
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
Z-Cars
as Lady Customer (uncredited) · 1962
Midi trente
as Self · 1972
Discorama
as Self · 1959
Cinépanorama
as Self · 1956
Ciné regards
as Self · 1978
Matin Bonheur
as Self · 1987
Cléo from 5 to 7
as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film · 1962
Pierrot le Fou
as Marianne Renoir · 1965
Alphaville
as Natacha von Braun · 1965
Vivre Sa Vie
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim · 1962
The Truth About Charlie
as Karina · 2002
The Oldest Profession
as Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") · 1967
Band of Outsiders
as Odile · 1964
A Woman Is a Woman
as Angela · 1961
To Each His Own Cinema
as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage) · 2007
Justine
as Melissa · 1969
Before Winter Comes
as Maria · 1969
Scheherazade
as Shéhérazade · 1963
Morel's Invention
as Faustine · 1974
The Stranger
as Marie Cardona · 1967
Madame le Juge
as Emma · 1978
Le Petit Soldat
as Veronica Dreyer · 1963
Chloé
as Katia · 1996
The Magus
as Anne · 1968
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Godard Cinema
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
The Camp Followers
as Elenitza · 1965
The Nun
as Suzanne · 1967
The Four Truths
as Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard") · 1962
Living Together
as Julie Andersen · 1973
Tonight or Never
as Valérie · 1961
Up, Down, Fragile
as Sarah · 1995
Set Me Free
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1999
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim / Odile (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2026
Chinese Roulette
as Irene Cartis · 1977
I, Cesar
as Gloria · 2003
Made in U.S.A
as Paula Nelson · 1967
Bread and Chocolate
as Elena · 1974
The Abyss
as Catherine · 1988
Regina Roma
as Regina · 1982
Birth of a Nation
as Self · 1997
Quantum Cowboys
as Blacky's Memory · 2023
Lamiel
as Lamiel · 1967
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
as Elisabeth Kohlhaas · 1969
The Wedding Ring
as Jeanne · 1971
Scrambled Eggs
as Clara Dutilleul · 1976
Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
as Self / Narrator · 1965
Laughter in the Dark
as Margot · 1969
Appointment in Bray
as Elle · 1971
The Time to Die
as The Young Woman · 1970
Circle of Love
as Rose · 1964
Tender Sharks
as Elena / Costa · 1967
French Beauty
as Self (archive footage) · 2005
Victoria
as Victoria · 2008
Last Song
as Susan · 1987
Ave Maria
as Berthe Granjeux · 1984
Fiancés on the Bridge
as Anna, The Blonde Girl · 1962
Anna Karina, Remember
as Self · 2020
Sweet and Sour
as Ginette · 1963
The Thief of Tibadabo
as Maria · 1965
The Salzburg Connection
as Anna Bryant · 1972
Treasure Island
as Mother · 1986
Sun in Your Eyes
as Emma · 1962
Nom de code : Sacha
as Anna Karina · 2001
She'll Have to Go
as Toni Oberon · 1962
Dark Galaxy
as (archive footage) · 1993
All About Loving
as Hélène · 1964
Anna
as Anna · 1968
Just Like at Home
as Anna · 1978
The Lovely Month of May
as Self (uncredited) · 1963
Godard on TV: 1960-2000
as Self (archive footage) · 1999
Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
as Clara (voice) · 1951
A Friend of Vincent
as Eleonore · 1983
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
as Natasha · 1967
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
· 2009
A Propos D'Un Crime
as Self · 1967
In the Darkness of Time
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2002
The Story of a Mother
as Christine Olsen · 1979
Ausgerechnet Bananen
as Natascha · 1978
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
as Self · 1964
The Wild Palms
as Paula Nelson · 2025
Husband for Sale
as Béatrice Reinhof · 1965
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
as Self · 1992
Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle
as Self · 2019
Anna and the Jellyfish
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
The Musician Killer
as Louise · 1976
Sang titre
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2025
Carl Th. Dreyer
as Self (uncredited) · 1966
Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver
as (archive footage) · 2022
Cayenne Palace
as Lola · 1987
Manden der ville være skyldig
as Edith · 1990
Blockhaus USA
· 1986
Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver
as Self · 2019
Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965
as Self · 1965
Every Day Words Disappear
as (archive footage) · 2015
Surprise Sock
as Nathalie · 1978
Carlos
as Clara · 1971
Petit Jour
as Self · 1962
Pigen og skoene
· 1959