Actor profile

Anna Karina

22nd September 1940 Solbjerg, Denmark Acting

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.

84 Movies 10 TV Shows 102 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas poster

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas 14th April 2026 as Nana Kleinfrankenheim / Odile (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Wild Palms poster

The Wild Palms 25th November 2025 as Paula Nelson

Sang titre poster

Sang titre 25th July 2025 as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Quantum Cowboys poster

Quantum Cowboys 14th October 2023 as Blacky's Memory

Godard Cinema poster

Godard Cinema 5th June 2023 as Self (archive footage)

L'Âge d'or de la pub poster

L'Âge d'or de la pub 2nd June 2023 as Self (archive footage)

Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver poster

Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver 1st April 2022 as (archive footage)

Anna Karina, Remember poster

Anna Karina, Remember 13th June 2020 as Self

Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle poster

Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle 20th August 2019 as Self

Every Day Words Disappear poster

Every Day Words Disappear 1st January 2015 as (archive footage)

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France poster

Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France 21st October 2009

To Each His Own Cinema poster

To Each His Own Cinema 31st October 2007 as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)

French Beauty poster

French Beauty 1st June 2005 as Self (archive footage)

I, Cesar poster

I, Cesar 9th April 2003 as Gloria

The Truth About Charlie poster

The Truth About Charlie 25th October 2002 as Karina

In the Darkness of Time poster

In the Darkness of Time 3rd September 2002 as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Set Me Free poster

Set Me Free 12th February 1999 as Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)

Birth of a Nation poster

Birth of a Nation 6th August 1997 as Self

Chloé poster

Chloé 11th June 1996 as Katia

Up, Down, Fragile poster

Up, Down, Fragile 12th April 1995 as Sarah

Dark Galaxy poster

Dark Galaxy 1st January 1993 as (archive footage)

Manden der ville være skyldig poster

Manden der ville være skyldig 7th September 1990 as Edith

The Abyss poster

The Abyss 13th May 1988 as Catherine

Cayenne Palace poster

Cayenne Palace 16th December 1987 as Lola

Last Song poster

Last Song 14th January 1987 as Susan

Blockhaus USA poster

Blockhaus USA 1st January 1986

Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island 1st January 1986 as Mother

Ave Maria poster

Ave Maria 31st October 1984 as Berthe Granjeux

A Friend of Vincent poster

A Friend of Vincent 28th September 1983 as Eleonore

Regina Roma poster

Regina Roma 1st January 1982 as Regina

The Story of a Mother poster

The Story of a Mother 6th November 1979 as Christine Olsen

Just Like at Home poster

Just Like at Home 26th October 1978 as Anna

Surprise Sock poster

Surprise Sock 14th June 1978 as Nathalie

Ausgerechnet Bananen poster

Ausgerechnet Bananen 7th June 1978 as Natascha

Chinese Roulette poster

Chinese Roulette 23rd February 1977 as Irene Cartis

Scrambled Eggs poster

Scrambled Eggs 30th March 1976 as Clara Dutilleul

Bread and Chocolate poster

Bread and Chocolate 5th May 1974 as Elena

Morel's Invention poster

Morel's Invention 1st January 1974 as Faustine

Living Together poster

Living Together 3rd May 1973 as Julie Andersen

The Salzburg Connection poster

The Salzburg Connection 30th August 1972 as Anna Bryant

Appointment in Bray poster

Appointment in Bray 22nd December 1971 as Elle

Carlos poster

Carlos 20th November 1971 as Clara

The Wedding Ring poster

The Wedding Ring 15th January 1971 as Jeanne

The Time to Die poster

The Time to Die 8th July 1970 as The Young Woman

Justine poster

Justine 6th August 1969 as Melissa

Laughter in the Dark poster

Laughter in the Dark 11th May 1969 as Margot

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel poster

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel 11th April 1969 as Elisabeth Kohlhaas

Before Winter Comes poster

Before Winter Comes 17th January 1969 as Maria

The Magus poster

The Magus 10th December 1968 as Anne

Anna poster

Anna 18th April 1968 as Anna

The Stranger poster

The Stranger 14th October 1967 as Marie Cardona

Lamiel poster

Lamiel 30th August 1967 as Lamiel

The Nun poster

The Nun 26th July 1967 as Suzanne

Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000 poster

Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000 7th April 1967 as Natasha

The Oldest Profession poster

The Oldest Profession 7th April 1967 as Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")

Tender Sharks poster

Tender Sharks 10th March 1967 as Elena / Costa

Made in U.S.A poster

Made in U.S.A 27th January 1967 as Paula Nelson

A Propos D'Un Crime poster

A Propos D'Un Crime 1st January 1967 as Self

Carl Th. Dreyer poster

Carl Th. Dreyer 14th November 1966 as Self (uncredited)

Pierrot le Fou poster

Pierrot le Fou 5th November 1965 as Marianne Renoir

Husband for Sale poster

Husband for Sale 26th July 1965 as Béatrice Reinhof

The Camp Followers poster

The Camp Followers 17th July 1965 as Elenitza

Alphaville poster

Alphaville 5th May 1965 as Natacha von Braun

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer poster

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer 8th April 1965 as Self / Narrator

The Thief of Tibadabo poster

The Thief of Tibadabo 12th February 1965 as Maria

All About Loving poster

All About Loving 28th December 1964 as Hélène

Circle of Love poster

Circle of Love 16th October 1964 as Rose

Band of Outsiders poster

Band of Outsiders 5th August 1964 as Odile

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même poster

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même 19th May 1964 as Self

Sweet and Sour poster

Sweet and Sour 4th September 1963 as Ginette

Scheherazade poster

Scheherazade 10th May 1963 as Shéhérazade

The Lovely Month of May poster

The Lovely Month of May 3rd May 1963 as Self (uncredited)

Le Petit Soldat poster

Le Petit Soldat 25th January 1963 as Veronica Dreyer

The Four Truths poster

The Four Truths 21st December 1962 as Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")

Vivre Sa Vie poster

Vivre Sa Vie 20th September 1962 as Nana Kleinfrankenheim

Sun in Your Eyes poster

Sun in Your Eyes 22nd June 1962 as Emma

Cléo from 5 to 7 poster

Cléo from 5 to 7 11th April 1962 as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film

Fiancés on the Bridge poster

Fiancés on the Bridge 11th April 1962 as Anna, The Blonde Girl

She'll Have to Go poster

She'll Have to Go 31st March 1962 as Toni Oberon

Petit Jour poster

Petit Jour 1st January 1962 as Self

Tonight or Never poster

Tonight or Never 29th September 1961 as Valérie

A Woman Is a Woman poster

A Woman Is a Woman 6th September 1961 as Angela

Pigen og skoene poster

Pigen og skoene 16th October 1959

Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak poster

Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak 20th November 1951 as Clara (voice)

Sacrée soirée poster

Sacrée soirée 2nd September 1987 as Self

Matin Bonheur poster

Matin Bonheur 14th April 1987 as Self

Champs-Elysées poster

Champs-Elysées 16th January 1982 as Self

Madame le Juge poster

Madame le Juge 11th March 1978 as Emma

Ciné regards poster

Ciné regards 4th January 1978 as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche 12th January 1975 as Self

Midi trente poster

Midi trente 6th March 1972 as Self

Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars 2nd January 1962 as Lady Customer (uncredited)

Discorama poster

Discorama 4th February 1959 as Self

Cinépanorama poster

Cinépanorama 4th February 1956 as Self