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Anna Karina was a Danish-French film avant garde actress, director, writer, and singer. She rose to prominence as French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard's muse in the 1960s, performing in several of his films, including The Little Soldier, A Woman Is a Woman, My Life to Live, Bande à part, Pierrot le Fou and Alphaville. For her performance in A Woman Is a Woman, Karina won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival.
Birth Name
Hanne Karin Bayer
Born
Sunday, 22 September 1940
Died
Saturday, 14 December 2019
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Quantum Cowboys | Blacky's Memory / Inspiration | 2023 |
| Godard Cinema | Self | 2023 |
| Lilos Lachen | Self - Schauspielerin / Self | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Anna Karina, souviens-toi | Self - Interviewee and Portrait Subject / Self | 2017 |
| Faces Places | Self | 2017 |
| Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrailt | Self | 2012 |
| Two in the Wave | Self | 2010 |
| Jean-Luc Cinema Godard | Self | 2009 |
| Great Directors | Nana Kleinfrankenheim (clip from Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962)) | 2009 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Quantum Cowboys | Blacky's Memory / Inspiration | 2023 |
| Godard Cinema | Self | 2023 |
| Lilos Lachen | Self - Schauspielerin / Self | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Anna Karina, souviens-toi | Self - Interviewee and Portrait Subject / Self | 2017 |
| Faces Places | Self | 2017 |
| Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrailt | Self | 2012 |
| Two in the Wave | Self | 2010 |
| Jean-Luc Cinema Godard | Self | 2009 |
| Great Directors | Nana Kleinfrankenheim (clip from Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962)) | 2009 |
| Victoria | Victoria | 2008 |
| To Each His Own Cinema | (segment "Artaud Double Bill") / (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage) | 2007 |
| I, Cesar | Gloria | 2003 |
| The Truth About Charlie | Actress / Karina | 2002 |
| Birth of a Nation | Herself / Self | 1997 |
| Chloé | Katia | 1996 |
| Up, Down, Fragile | Sarah (avec) / Sarah | 1995 |
| The Man Who Wanted to Be Guilty | Edith | 1990 |
| L'oeuvre au noir | Catherine | 1988 |
| Cayenne Palace | Lola | 1987 |
| Last Summer in Tangiers | Myrrha, une chanteuse de cabaret | 1987 |
| Treasure Island | Mother | 1986 |
| Ave Maria | Berthe Granjeux | 1984 |
| A Friend of Vincent | Eleonore | 1983 |
| Regina Roma | Regina | 1982 |
| Chambre 17 | Ariane | 1981 |
| Also es war so... | Columbine / Gertrude S. | 1977 |
| Charlotte, dis à ta mère que je l'aime | Stéphane | 1980 |
| The Story of a Mother | Christine Olsen | 1979 |
| Just Like Home | Anna | 1978 |
| Chaussette surprise | Nathalie | 1978 |
| Chinese Roulette | Irene Cartis | 1977 |
| Scrambled Eggs | Clara Dutilleul | 1976 |
| The Musician Killer | Louise | 1976 |
| Morel's Invention | Faustine | 1974 |
| Bread and Chocolate | Elena | 1974 |
| Vivre ensemble | Julie Andersen | 1973 |
| The Salzburg Connection | Anna Bryant | 1972 |
| Appointment in Bray | Elle / Elle (la servante) | 1971 |
| The Wedding Ring | Jeanne | 1971 |
| The Time to Die | The Young Woman / La femme sans nom | 1970 |
| Justine | Melissa | 1969 |
| Laughter in the Dark | Margot | 1969 |
| Michael Kohlhaas - Der Rebell | Elisabeth Kohlhaas | 1969 |
| Before Winter Comes | Maria | 1969 |
| The Magus | Anne | 1968 |
| The Stranger | Marie Cardona | 1967 |
| Lamiel | Lamiel | 1967 |
| The Nun | Suzanne | 1967 |
| The Oldest Profession | Eleanor Romeovich, Hostess 703 (English version) (segment "Anticipation") / Natasha / Eleanor Romeovich, Hostess 703 | 1967 |
| Zärtliche Haie | Costa / Elena | 1967 |
| Anna | Anna | 1967 |
| Made in U.S.A | Paula Nelson / Paula Nelson (as AK) | 1966 |
| Carl Th. Dreyer | Self | 1966 |
| I Spy | Alina | 1965 |
| Pierrot le Fou | Marianne Renoir | 1965 |
| Un mari à prix fixe | Béatrice Reinhof | 1965 |
| The Camp Followers | Elenitza Karaboris / Elenitza | 1965 |
| Alphaville | Natacha von Braun | 1965 |
| The Thief of Tibadabo | Maria | 1965 |
| De l'amour | Hélène | 1964 |
| Circle of Love | Rose | 1964 |
| Band of Outsiders | Odile | 1964 |
| Cinéastes de notre temps | Self / Narratrice | 1964 |
| La Nouvelle Vague Par Elle-Meme | Self | 1964 |
| Sweet and Sour | La pauvre Ginette / Ginette | 1963 |
| Scheherazade | Shéhérazade | 1963 |
| Le joli mai | Self / Herself | 1963 |
| The Little Soldier | Veronica Dreyer | 1963 |
| Three Fables of Love | Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard") | 1962 |
| Vivre Sa Vie | Nana Kleinfrankenheim | 1962 |
| Sun in Your Eyes | Dagmar / Emma | 1962 |
| Cléo from 5 to 7 | Actress in silent film / Anna, la fiancée blonde | 1962 |
| Maid for Murder | Toni / Toni Oberon | 1962 |
| Tonight or Never | Valérie | 1961 |
| A Woman Is a Woman | Angela | 1961 |
| The Fiancés of the Bridge Mac Donald | Anna, la jeune fille blonde / Anna, The Blonde Girl | 1961 |
| On the Passage of a Few Persons Through a Rather Brief Unity of Time | Performer in Commercial | 1959 |
| Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak | Clara (recorded 1961) / Clara (voice) | 1951 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Victoria | 2008 |
| Vivre ensemble | 1973 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Vivre ensemble | 1973 |
