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Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Died December 14, 2019, aged 79 · 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. 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 22, 1940
Died
December 14, 2019 (aged 79)
From
Solbjerg, Denmark
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

What are Anna Karina's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
26%
Morality
16%
Power
15%
Ideas
7%
Survival
6%
Society
2%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 8 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 18 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 14

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 19
Shapeshifter
4 of 19
Ally
3 of 19
Herald
3 of 19
Shadow
2 of 19
Mentor
2 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Contemplative
12
Melancholic
12
Romantic
9
Warm
5
Other
27

How their films linger

Thought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Anna Karina's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anna Karina's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Nana Kleinfrankenheim / Odile (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • The Wild Palms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Paula Nelson

  • Sang titre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Quantum Cowboys(2022)

    as Blacky's Memory

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as (archive footage)

  • Every Day Words Disappear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as (archive footage)

  • Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Victoria(2008)

    Director · Writer · as Victoria

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    as (segment "Artaud Double Bill") (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Moi César, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39(2003)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Truth About Charlie(2002)

    Thanks · as Karina

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • In the Darkness of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Nom de code : Sacha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Anna Karina

  • Set Me Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Chloé(1996)

    as Katia

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Up, Down, Fragile(1995)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dark Galaxy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as (archive footage)

  • Manden der ville være skyldig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Edith

  • L'oeuvre au noir(1988)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Cayenne Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Lola

  • Last Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Susan

  • Dernier été à Tanger(1987)

    as Myrrha, une chanteuse de cabaret

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Blockhaus USA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Treasure Island(1986)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ave Maria(1984)

    as Berthe Granjeux

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Friend of Vincent(1983)

    as Eleonore

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Regina Roma(1983)

    as Regina

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Story of a Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Christine Olsen

  • Just Like at Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Anna

  • Surprise Sock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Nathalie

  • Ausgerechnet Bananen(1978)

    as Natascha

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Madame le Juge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · as Emma

  • Chinese Roulette(1976)

    as Irene Cartis

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Scrambled Eggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Clara Dutilleul

  • The Musician Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Louise

  • Bread and Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Elena

  • Morel's Invention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Faustine

  • Vivre ensemble(1973)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Julie Andersen

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Salzburg Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Anna Bryant

  • Appointment in Bray(1971)

    as Elle

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Carlos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Clara

  • The Wedding Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Jeanne

  • The Time to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as The Young Woman

  • Justine(1969)

    as Melissa

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Laughter in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Margot

  • Man on Horseback(1969)

    as Elisabeth Kohlhaas

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Before Winter Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Maria

  • The Magus(1968)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Anna

  • The Stranger(1967)

    as Marie Cardona

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Lamiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Lamiel

  • The Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Suzanne

  • Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Natasha

  • The Oldest Profession(1967)

    as Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Zärtliche Haie(1967)

    as Elena / Costa

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Made in U.S.A(1966)

    as Paula Nelson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pierrot le fou(1965)

    as Marianne Renoir

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Husband for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Béatrice Reinhof

  • The Camp Followers(1965)

    as Elenitza

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Alphaville(1965)

    as Natacha von Braun

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Thief of Tibadabo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Maria

  • All About Loving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Hélène

  • Circle of Love(1964)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Band of Outsiders(1964)

    as Odile

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Married Woman(1964)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Sweet and Sour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Ginette

  • Scorching Sands(1963)

    as Shéhérazade

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Le Petit Soldat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Veronica Dreyer

  • The Four Truths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Colombe (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")

  • My Life to Live(1962)

    as Nana Kleinfrankenheim

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Le soleil dans l'oeil(1962)

    as Emma

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cleo from 5 to 7(1962)

    as Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Fiancés on the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Anna, The Blonde Girl

  • She'll Have to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Toni Oberon

  • Z-Cars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Customer (uncredited)

  • Tonight or Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Valérie

  • A Woman Is a Woman(1961)

    as Angela

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Pigen og skoene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Clara (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 77 titles from 1951 to 2026; peak year 1964.

Biggest box office

Moi César, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39 (2003)

$5.6M worldwide

Highest rated

My Life to Live (1962)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19512026

Peak 1964 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1951Screen debut· Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
  • 1961First top-billed film· A Woman Is a Woman
  • 1962Breakout· Vivre Sa Vie

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting77 of 77: 74 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting2 of 77: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 77: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 77: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 77: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

77 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s33 · acting1970s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew1980s8 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s7 · 7 acting · 2 crew2010s1 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 38% of 24 roles
516671

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Anna Karina's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Ausgerechnet Bananen (1978)

89th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Anna Karina's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles40–63 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Anna Karina work with?

People who share at least 2 of Anna Karina's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Luc Godard shares the most, 8.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles