Karina Lombard

Karina Lombard (born January 21, 1969) is an American/French actress of Native American, Russian, Italian descent. She is best known for her role as Isabelle Two in Legends of the Fall, chief Nonhelema in Timeless, and Marina Ferrer in the pilot and entire first season of The L Word, along with various other roles in such films as Wide Sargasso Sea and The Firm, and the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY, NCIS, Rescue Me and The 4400.

Karina Lombard
Karina Lombard 2020.
Born (1969-01-21) January 21, 1969
Tahiti, French Polynesia, France
NationalityFrench and American
OccupationActress, screenwriter and director
Years active1987–Present
Websitekarinalombard.com

Early life

Karina Lombard was born in Tahiti, is the youngest of five children. She was raised in Spain, Switzerland and Peru, and speaks English, Spanish, Italian and French. She currently resides in Venice, California.

Career

Lombard's major break in modeling was a photo-shoot with a 'Native American' theme. A year later, one of her photographs was chosen for a billboard that led to her first acting role. Photographs of her as a model have appeared in the magazines Elle and Vogue.[1]

Lombard studied acting in New York City, at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the Actors Studio, where she also gained stage experience. She performed at New York City's Gallery Theatre and the Neighborhood Playhouse.

Lombard's first film role was as a princess in L'île (The Island).[1] In 1993, she played her first major role as Antoinette Cosway, a Jamaican heiress, in Wide Sargasso Sea, based on the novel of the same name by Jean Rhys. In that same year, she had a supporting part that year in The Firm. Later, Lombard appeared in the 1994 film Legends of the Fall, based on the novel by Jim Harrison; and in 1996 she starred in Last Man Standing, with Bruce Willis.[1]

In the 2000s, Lombard moved into television, appearing in The 4400 and as restaurateur Marina Ferrer in the first season of The L Word. She also portrayed the recurring character Geneviève on FX's Rescue Me.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1991 The Doors Warhol Actress
1993 Wide Sargasso Sea Antoinette Cosway
1993 The Firm girl on beach
1994 Legends of the Fall Isabel Two
1996 Last Man Standing Felina
1997 Kull the Conqueror Zareta
1998 Exposé Amber Collins
2001 Guardian Katherine Kross
2003 Deception (2003 film) Margareth de Vries
2004 Big Kiss Liz
2011 Jo's Boy Alice Hamilton
2018 Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty Mahigana short action film
2019 Deal Jules short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1987 L'île Ivoa television mini-series
1998 Early Edition Sammia Watts "Mum's the Word"
1998 The Violent Earth Anna Temaru television mini-series
1999 The Seventh Scroll Royan television mini-series
2000 Murder at the Cannes Film Festival Inspector Renee Reno television film
2004 Dr. Vegas Jessica Rhodes / Black Widow "All In"
2004–09 The L Word Marina Ferrer main role (Season 1)
Guest (Seasons 4 and 6)
2005–06 The 4400 Alana Mareva main role
2007 The Secrets (miniseries) Claude Perkins television mini-series
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Pippa Sanchez "A La Cart"
2009 Rescue Me Geneviéve Lazard recurring role
2011 CSI: NY Eva Martinez "Holding Cell"
2012 NCIS Monique Lisson "The Missionary Position"
2014 Le Family Show Mayi Rioux telelvision film
2016 Timeless Nonhelema television series

Awards
Year Award Category Work Result
1997 FAITA Award Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a movie (lead) Kull the Conqueror (1997) Won
2004 FAITA Award Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a TV series (lead) The L Word (2004) Won
2011 FAITA Award Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a TV Movie/Special (lead) Murder at the Cannes Film Festival (2000) Won

References
  1. Brady, James (September 22, 1996), "In step with Karina Lombard", Parade Magazine: 14
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