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.
Awards & recognition
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2017
- Bodil Honorary Award · 2016
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1996
- Silver Bear — Best Actress · 1961
Filmography22 titles
Cleo from 5 to 7
My Life to Live
Quantum Cowboys
Scheherazade
Up, Down, Fragile
Pierrot le Fou
A Woman Is a Woman
Chinese Roulette
The Nun
Regina Roma
Alphaville
The Little Soldier
The Camp Followers
Fiancés on the Bridge
Circle of Love
She'll Have to Go
I, Cesar
The Magus
Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
Godard Cinema
The Truth About Charlie
Victoria