Karina Bell

Karina Bell (born Karen Gudrun Louise Hansen; 26 September 1898 – 5 June 1979) was a Danish actress. She primarily worked as a film actress and was active from 1919 to 1933. Bell was credited in at least 21 Danish, German, and Swedish films during her career.

Life Karen Gudrun Louise Hansen was born on 26 September 1898 in Hellerup, Denmark. Her mother was Anette Marie Hansen (1865–1928) and her father, Hans Peter Hansen (1856–1932), worked at the Tuborg Brewery. In her early years, she attended Hellerup Kommuneskole and was a student at Emilie Valbom's ballet school. She studied under Emma Gad, who gave her the stage name, Karina Bell.

Bell made her debut in 1919 in the title role of "Tornerose" at Det Ny Teater. That same year, she began working on Carl Theodor Dreyer's film Leaves from Satan's Book, which premiered in 1921. She then acted in a large number of A. W. Sandberg's films, including David Copperfield (1922), Little Dorrit (1924), The Clown (1926), The Last Night (1928), and 5 raske piger (1933).

Filmography

En Ung Mands Väg (1919), directed by Carl Barcklind Helgeninderne (1921), directed by Benjamin Christensen Leaves from Satan's Book (1921) David Copperfield (1922) Paa Slaget 12 (1923), directed by A.W. Sandberg Den sidste Dans (1923), directed by A.W. Sandberg Kan Kvinder fejle? (1924), directed by A.W. Sandberg Kærlighedes-Øen (1924), directed by A.W. Sandberg Little Dorrit (1924) Wienerbarnet (1924), directed by A.W. Sandberg Min Ven privatdetektiven (1924), directed by A.W. Sandberg Morænen (1924), directed by A.W. Sandberg Fra Piazza del Popolo (1925; English: Mists of the Past), directed by A.W. Sandberg Maharajahens Yndlingshustru (1926), directed by A.W. Sandberg The Clown (1926) Revolutionsbryllup (1927), directed by A.W. Sandberg The Last Night (1928) Slangen (1928), directed by A.W. Sandberg Phantoms of Happiness (1929) 5 raske piger (1933) Nyhavn 17 (1933), directed by George Schnéevoigt