Karina Lombard (born 21 January 1969) is a Tahitian actress. She appeared as Isabel Two in Legends of the Fall, as chief Nonhelema in Timeless, and as Marina Ferrer in the first season of The L Word, reprising the role as a guest in seasons four and six.
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.
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.
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.
Lombard's first film role was as a princess in L'île (The Island). 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.
In the 2000s, she moved to television, appearing in The 4400 and as restaurateur Marina Ferrer in the first season of The L Word. She also played the recurring character Geneviève on FX's Rescue Me.
Filmography
Year Title Role 1991 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 1998 Exposé Amber Collins 2001 Guardian Katherine Kross 2003 Deception Margareth de Vries 2004 Big Kiss Liz 2011 Jo's Boy Alice Hamilton2014United PassionsLinda 2018 Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty Mahigana 2019 Deal Jules 2023The OathMahigana
Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 L'île Ivoa television mini-series 1998 Early Edition Sammia Watts "Mum's the Word" 1998 Anna Temaru television mini-series 1999 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" 2004–2009 Marina Ferrer main role (Season 1) Guest (seasons 4 and 6) 2005–2006 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 (Season 5) 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 YearAwardCategoryWork Result1997FAITA AwardOutstanding Performance by an Actress in a movie (lead)Kull the Conqueror (1997)2004FAITA AwardOutstanding Performance by an Actress in a TV series (lead)The L Word (2004)2011FAITA AwardOutstanding Performance by an Actress in a TV Movie/Special (lead)Murder at the Cannes Film Festival (2000)
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