Danish-French actress (1940–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Born | Hanne Karin Bayer 22 September 1940 Frederiksberg, Denmark |
Died | 14 December 2019 79) | (aged
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)Daniel Duval
(m. 1978; div. 1981)Dennis Berry
(m. 1982; div. 1994) |
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]
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