Lombard, Karina 1969–

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Lombard, Karina 1969–

PERSONAL

Born January 21, 1969, in Tahiti; raised in Barcelona, Spain; daughter of Henry Lombard (in banking) and Nupuree Lightfoot (a Lakota Indian medicine woman); married Anthony Crane (an actor), c. 1991 (divorced). Education: Studied at Actors Studio, New York City. Avocational Interests: Reading.

Addresses: Agent—Leland LaBarre, Diverse Talent Group, 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2250, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Manager—Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Susan Madore, Guttman Associates Public Relations, 118 South Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress. Worked as a model, dancer, musician, and singer. Appeared in commercials. Singer at various venues, including a performance with Dorian Cheah at the Sunset Room, Los Angeles, CA, 2004.

Awards, Honors: First Americans in the Arts Award, outstanding performance by an actress in a leading role in a television movie or special, 2001, for Murder at the Cannes Film Festival.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Warhol actress, The Doors, TriStar, 1991.

Antoinette Cosway, Wide Sargasso Sea, Fine Line Features, 1993.

Young woman on beach, The Firm, Paramount, 1993.

Isabel Decker Ludlow (Isabel Two), Legends of the Fall, TriStar, 1994.

Felina, Last Man Standing, New Line Cinema, 1996.

Zareta, Kull the Conqueror, Universal, 1997.

Katherine Kross, Guardian, Helkon Filmverleih, 2000.

Margareth, Deception, Studio Eight Productions, 2001.

Liz, Big Kiss, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

L'ile (also known as The Island), Radio Canada and TF1 (France), 1989.

Marina Ferrer, The L Word (also known as Earthlings), Showtime, 2004.

Alana Mareva, The 4400, USA Network, beginning 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Anna Temaru, The Violent Earth (also known as Terre violente), Nine Network (Australia), 1998.

Royan, The Seventh Scroll (also known as Il settimo papiro), 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Amber Collins, Footsteps (also known as Expose), Showtime Extreme, 2000.

Inspector Renee Reno, Murder at the Cannes Film Festival, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, Totally Gayer, VH1, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Narrator, "Pola Bergi," Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996.

Narrator, "Sophia Loren," Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996.

Sammia Watts, "Mum's the Word," Early Edition, CBS, 1998.

Jessica Rhodes (Black Widow), "All In," dr. vegas, CBS, 2004.

Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Marina Ferrer, The L Word (also known as Earthlings), Showtime, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in productions of Betrayal, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Joan of Arc, M. Butterfly, Summer and Smoke, and Uncle Vanya.

RECORDINGS

Singles:

"Little by Little," 1988.

Other singles include "Omnia" with Dorian Cheah.

Music Videos:

The Scorpions, "Woman," 1994.

WRITINGS

Television Music; Movies:

Composer and producer of the song "Rose," Footsteps (also known as Expose), Showtime Extreme, 2000.

Stage Music:

Developed music used by Cirque du Soleil.

Singles:

Wrote singles, including "Omnia" with Dorian Cheah.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Empire, issue 52, 1993, pp. 60-61.

People Weekly, July 12, 1993, p. 47.

Playboy, July, 2005.

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