Karina is a Japanese actress and fashion model. She was born Karina Nose (能瀬香里奈 / NOSE Karina) on February 21, 1984 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. She is currently represented by Ten Carat.
Karina is a graduate of Nagoya Women’s University Junior High School and Senior High School.
In 2000, she became a top model for the fashion magazine “Ray”. In 2001, she got her first acting role playing Haruna Obara in the Fuji TV drama “Kabachitare!”
Her film debut came in 2004, playing Hinami Tachibana in Tetsuo Shinohara’s “Breathe In, Breathe Out”.