Karina Lombard

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Karina Lombard
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Born (1969-01-21) 21 January 1969 (age 55)
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1987–present
Website karinalombard.com

Karina Lombard (born 21 January 1969) [1] is a Tahitian-born actress. [2] She appeared as Isabel Two in Legends of the Fall , as chief Nonhelema in Timeless , and as Marina Ferrer in the first and third seasons of The L Word .

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She has also appeared in the films Wide Sargasso Sea and The Firm , and the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , CSI: NY , NCIS , Rescue Me and The 4400 . [3]

Career

Lombard's major break in modeling was a photoshoot 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 . [2]

Lombard studied acting in New York City at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the Actors Studio, where she also gained stage experience performing at the Gallery Theatre and Neighborhood Playhouse. [4]

Lombard's first film role was as a princess in L'île (The Island). [2] 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. She had supporting parts in The Firm (1993) and Legends of the Fall (1994), and starred in Last Man Standing (1996) with Bruce Willis. [2]

In the 2000s, she moved to television, appearing in The 4400 and as restaurateur Marina Ferrer in the first season of The L Word . [5] She also played the recurring character Geneviève on FX's Rescue Me . [6] [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1991 The Doors Warhol Actress
1993 Wide Sargasso Sea Antoinette Cosway
1993 The Firm Girl On Beach
1994 Legends of the Fall Isabel 'Isabel Two' Decker-Ludlow
1996 Last Man Standing Felina
1997 Kull the Conqueror Zareta
1998ExposéAmber Collins
2001GuardianKatherine Kross
2003 Deception Margareth de Vries
2004Big KissLiz
2011Jo's BoyAlice Hamilton
2014United Passions [8] Linda
2018Reign of Judges: Title of LibertyMahigana
2019DealJules
2023 The Oath Mahigana

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987L'îleIvoatelevision mini-series
1998 Early Edition Sammia Watts"Mum's the Word"
1998 The Violent Earth Anna Temarutelevision mini-series
1999 The Seventh Scroll Royantelevision mini-series
2000 Murder at the Cannes Film Festival Inspector Renee Renotelevision film
2004 Dr. Vegas Jessica Rhodes / Black Widow"All In"
2004–2009 The L Word Marina Ferrermain role (Season 1)
Guest (seasons 4 and 6)
2005–2006 The 4400 Alana Mareva main role
2007 The Secrets (miniseries) Claude Perkinstelevision mini-series
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Pippa Sanchez"A La Cart"
2009 Rescue Me Geneviéve Lazardrecurring role (Season 5)
2011 CSI: NY Eva Martinez"Holding Cell"
2012 NCIS Monique Lisson"The Missionary Position"
2014Le Family ShowMayi Riouxtelelvision film
2016 Timeless Nonhelematelevision series

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1997 FAITA Award Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a movie (lead)Kull the Conqueror (1997)Won
2004FAITA AwardOutstanding Performance by an Actress in a TV series (lead)The L Word (2004)Won [9]
2011FAITA AwardOutstanding Performance by an Actress in a TV Movie/Special (lead)Murder at the Cannes Film Festival (2000)Won

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