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Anna Karina

Born 1940-09-22

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

Pierrot le fou 1965 · 7.4 Vivre sa vie 1962 · 7.8 Cléo from 5 to 7 1962 · 7.8 Alphaville 1965 · 7.0 Band of Outsiders 1964 · 7.6 A Woman Is a Woman 1961 · 7.3 The Truth About Charlie 2002 · 4.7 The Little Soldier 1963 · 7.1 Chinese Roulette 1977 · 7.2 Made in U.S.A 1967 · 6.2 The Nun 1967 · 7.5 Bread and Chocolate 1974 · 7.5 The Magus 1968 · 5.6 Up, Down, Fragile 1995 · 7.2 Circle of Love 1964 · 5.5 Chloé 1996 · 6.1 Scorching Sands 1963 · 5.6 Quantum Cowboys 2023 · 6.0 Godard Cinema 2023