
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

To Each His Own Cinema
2007
as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)

Pierrot le Fou
1965
as Marianne Renoir

Scheherazade
1963
as Shéhérazade

The Truth About Charlie
2002
as Karina

Band of Outsiders
1964
as Odile

Quantum Cowboys
2023
as Blacky's Memory

Alphaville
1965
as Natacha von Braun

Vivre Sa Vie
1962
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim

The Stranger
1967
as Marie Cardona

Lamiel
1967
as Lamiel

Chloé
1996
as Katia

A Woman Is a Woman
1961
as Angela

Justine
1969
as Melissa

Chinese Roulette
1977
as Irene Cartis

The Magus
1968
as Anne

The Camp Followers
1965
as Elenitza

The Oldest Profession
1967
as Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")

Made in U.S.A
1967
as Paula Nelson

The Lovely Month of May
1963
as Self (uncredited)

Circle of Love
1964
as Rose

Le Petit Soldat
1963
as Veronica Dreyer

L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Petit Jour
1962
as Self

The Nun
1967
as Suzanne

The Abyss
1988
as Catherine

Fiancés on the Bridge
1962
as Anna, The Blonde Girl

Tender Sharks
1967
as Elena / Costa
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992
as Self

French Beauty
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Bread and Chocolate
1974
as Elena

Before Winter Comes
1969
as Maria

Godard Cinema
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Appointment in Bray
1971
as Elle

Sweet and Sour
1963
as Ginette

Regina Roma
1982
as Regina

Anna
1998
as Anna

The Salzburg Connection
1972
as Anna Bryant

I, Cesar
2003
as Gloria

Every Day Words Disappear
2015
as (archive footage)

Cayenne Palace
1987
as Lola

A Propos D'Un Crime
1967
as Self

Treasure Island
1986
as Mother

Set Me Free
1999
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)

Carlos
1971
as Clara

A Friend of Vincent
1983
as Eleonore

Manden der ville være skyldig
1990
as Edith

Tonight or Never
1961
as Valérie

Up, Down, Fragile
1995
as Sarah

In the Darkness of Time
2002
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Husband for Sale
1965
as Béatrice Reinhof

Morel's Invention
1974
as Faustine

Laughter in the Dark
1969
as Margot

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
1969
as Elisabeth Kohlhaas

Surprise Sock
1978
as Nathalie

Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
1951
as Clara (voice)

The Time to Die
1970
as The Young Woman

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
as Nana Kleinfrankenheim / Odile (archive footage) (uncredited)

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
1964
as Self

Carl Th. Dreyer
1966
as Self (uncredited)

All About Loving
1964
as Hélène

Sun in Your Eyes
1962
as Emma

The Four Truths
1962
as Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")

Sang titre
2025
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Just Like at Home
1978
as Anna

She'll Have to Go
1962
as Toni Oberon

Birth of a Nation
1997
as Self

Last Song
1987
as Susan

Living Together
1973
as Julie Andersen

The Wedding Ring
1971
as Jeanne

Anna Karina, Remember
2020
as Self
Godard on TV: 1960-2000
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Victoria
2008
as Victoria

Scrambled Eggs
1976
as Clara Dutilleul

Dark Galaxy
1993
as (archive footage)

The Thief of Tibadabo
1965
as Maria
Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965
1965
as Self

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
1965
as Self / Narrator

Ave Maria
1984
as Berthe Granjeux

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009

Ausgerechnet Bananen
1978
as Natascha

The Wild Palms
2025
as Paula Nelson
Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver
2019
as Self
Nom de code : Sacha
2001
as Anna Karina
The Musician Killer
1976
as Louise

The Story of a Mother
1979
as Christine Olsen

Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle
2019
as Self

Pigen og skoene
1959

Blockhaus USA
1986

Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
1967
as Natasha

Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver
2022
as (archive footage)
Anna and the Jellyfish
2020
as Self (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
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
- Pierrot le Fou (1965) — as Marianne Renoir
- Scheherazade (1963) — as Shéhérazade
- The Truth About Charlie (2002) — as Karina
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