Karina Lombard was born on January 21, 1969 in Tahiti. She was born to a Lakota medicine woman and a Swiss-Russian-Italian aristocrat. She attended schools throughout Europe and became fluent in French German, Italian, English and Spanish. Her movie credits included Legends of the Falls, The Firm, Wide Sargrasso Sea and The Doors. Apart from being an actress, she was also a musician, singer and a writer. At present, she is part of the science fiction television series The 4400 as Alana Mareva.
Alana Mareva is a widow who develops the ability to create alternate realities out of people's memories. Eventually, she meets
Tom Baldwin and marries him. The couple is currently residing in Seattle where Alana works in an art gallery.