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Anna Karina Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1940-09-22

Birthplace:
Solbjerg, Denmark

Credits:
100 Total Roles

Anna Karina

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The Wild Palms MOVIE Paula Nelson
2025 Sang titre MOVIE (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023 Quantum Cowboys MOVIE Blacky's Memory
2023 Godard Cinema MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2023 L'Âge d'or de la pub MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2022 Sem TĂ­tulo #8: Vai Sobreviver MOVIE (archive footage)
2020 Anna and the Jellyfish MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2020 Anna Karina, Remember MOVIE Self
2019 Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver MOVIE Self
2019 Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle MOVIE Self

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