Karina Testa

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Karina Testa
Karina Testa Frontiere(s) 2008.jpg
Karina Testa in 2008
Born (1981-08-05) 5 August 1981 (age 40)
OccupationActress
Years active2001-present

Karina Testa (born 5 August 1981) is a French actress. [1] She appeared in more than twenty films since 2001 including the lead role in Frontier(s) . [2]

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Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Frontier(s) Yasmine
2009 Shadow Angeline
2011 Switch Bénédicte Serteaux
Les Tuche Salma

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References

  1. "Karina Testa - La biographie de Karina Testa avec Gala.fr". www.gala.fr. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10.
  2. Dargis, Manohla (2008-05-09). "After Making It Out of Paris, Finding There's No Escape". New York Times . Retrieved 2017-02-24.