Biography
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Name: Karina Lombard Birthdate: January 21, 1969 Sign: Aquarius Birthplace: Tahiti Height: 5' 9" Measurements: 34A-24-34 Ethnic Background: Lakota Sioux Indian & Swiss-Russian-Italian Speaks 5 Languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish Grew Up In: Barcelona, Switzerland, Peru, Paris Currently Lives: Southern California Beach community of Venice Martial Status: Single
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Karina background couldn’t be more exotic. She was born in Tahiti, the
daughter of Henry Lombard, The Swiss-Russian heir to a Geneva banking dynasty,
and Nupuree Lightfoot, a Lakota Sioux Indian medicine woman. When Karina was
one year old, her parents divorced. Karina moved with her four siblings,
Helen, Inez, Charles and Denise, to their father’s mansion in Barcelona.
Karina and her siblings were sent to
Calvinist boarding schools across Switzerland. Growing up in boarding
schools and away from mainstream, Karina didn’t see her first film
until she was eight. She went to see a movie called Donkey Skin starring
Catherine Deneuve. After seeing this movie, Karina knew this is what she wanted to
do.
At 11, Karina was sent off to Vinet, a
boarding school in Lausanne where, she says - “being American Indian meant
being treated like a savage.” Acting in school plays gained her respect of
her classmates, after graduating from Vinet at 18, she settled in Manhattan,
where she was accepted at the famed Actors Studio. But it was photographer
Bruce Weber who, seeking a Native American for an ad campaign for Calvin
Klein, spotted Karina at a restaurant and gave her her first big break. Soon
she was adorning the pages of Elle and Vogue Magazine.
The producer and director of The Island (L’Isle),
a French Canadian adventure movie, saw Karina on the cover of the magazine 20
ANS and she was offered the lead role. When she auditioned in front of Oliver
Stone for a small part in The Doors, he cast her on the spot. Director
John Duigan casted Karina for the role of “Antoinette Cosway” in the movie
Wide Sargasso Sea. Karina’s part got her rave reviews from critics like
Roger Ebert and William Burrill. Brad Pitt hand picked Karina for the part of
Isabel Two in Legend of the Falls. Karina has and will continue to grace us
with great roles and characters. You can see Karina on The 4400 on the USA
Network and Season 4 of the L Word.
Karina is an accomplished musician, singer
and writer. Karina previously had a music project developing music for Cirque
Du Soleil. Karina also sang the title track for the movie L’Isle.
Karina preformed live on stage in 2004 with Dorian Cheah. Karina is working on
her first music CD.
Fun Facts:
- Previously married to Anthony Crane (model/actor /playwrite) for 7+ years. - Karina did all her own stunts in Kull the Conquerer - Karina has won Four – First American in the Arts Awards - Some of Karina favorite movies: Amelie / All About Eve / Some Like It Hot / Amadeus / Bladerunner - Some of her favorite CD’s: Mozart / Café Del Mar / Erik Satie, Sinead O’Connor / Amelie Soundtrack - Favorite books: Mists of Avalon / The Game of Life & How to Play it / Many Lives, Many Masters |
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