Anna Karina

About

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

Z-CarsSeries • 1962Cléo from 5 to 7Movie • 1962Vivre Sa VieMovie • 1962AlphavilleMovie • 1965Pierrot le FouMovie • 1965A Woman Is a WomanMovie • 1961The Truth About CharlieMovie • 2002Band of OutsidersMovie • 1964To Each His Own CinemaMovie • 2007The NunMovie • 1967ChloéMovie • 1996Chinese RouletteMovie • 1977Le Petit SoldatMovie • 1963The Oldest ProfessionMovie • 1967The StrangerMovie • 1967Made in U.S.AMovie • 1967The AbyssMovie • 1988I, CesarMovie • 2003The Camp FollowersMovie • 1965Appointment in BrayMovie • 1971The MagusMovie • 1968Bread and ChocolateMovie • 1974Fiancés on the BridgeMovie • 1962AnnaMovie • 1968