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Anna Karina

Sep 22, 1940 - Dec 14, 2019 (79 years old) in Solbjerg, Denmark

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.

Known For

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Z-Cars
Lady Customer (uncredited)
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Pierrot le Fou
Marianne Renoir
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Alphaville
Natacha von Braun
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Cléo from 5 to 7
Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film
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Vivre Sa Vie
Nana Kleinfrankenheim
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To Each His Own Cinema
(segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)
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Scheherazade
Shéhérazade

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