Anna Karina
Danish-French actress (1940–2019)
Anna Karina (born Hanne Karin Bayer,[1] 22 September 1940 – 14 December 2019) was a Danish-French actress, director, writer, and singer. She became famous in the French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard's muse in the 1960s,[2] performing in several of his movies, including The Little Soldier (1960), A Woman Is a Woman (1961), Vivre sa vie (1962), Band of Outsiders (1964), and Pierrot le Fou and Alphaville (both 1965).
Anna Karina | |
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 Karina in at the Cannes Film Festival (2018) | |
| Born | Hanne Karin Bayer 22 September 1940 |
| Died | 14 December 2019 (aged 79) |
| Cause of death | Problems caused by a muscle aneurysm |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film director, writer, singer |
| Years active | 1959–2019 |
| Spouse(s) |
Pierre Fabre
(m. 1968; div. 1974) |
Karina was seen as an icon of 1960s cinema.[3][4] The New York Times has described her as "one of the screen’s great beauties and an enduring symbol of the French New Wave."[5]
Karina died of problems caused by a muscle aneurysm in Paris on 14 December 2019 at the age of 79.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 94.
- ↑ Cowie, Peter (2005) Revolution!: The Explosion of World Cinema in the Sixties Macmillan, p. 62 ISBN 0-571-21135-6
- ↑ "Looking For (But Never Really Finding) Anna Karina in New York on Notebook". MUBI. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Anna Karina - Interview With The Actress And Style Icon". Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ Kenny, Glenn (4 May 2016). "Anna Karina Recalls Her Life in Film With Jean-Luc Godard". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Anna Karina, Star of French New Wave Cinema, Is Dead at 79". The New York Times. 14 December 2019.
- ↑ "Anna Karina: son mari rétablit la vérité sur le décès de l'actrice et chanteuse". Le Figaro. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
Other websites
change- Anna Karina on IMDb
- Anna Karina at AllMovie
- Anna Karina at Yahoo! Movies
- Anna Karina biography on newwavefilm.com
- Anna Karina fan site
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