History Creator / JaneBirkin

Birkin had lived in UsefulNotes/{{France}} since the '60s and acquired French citizenship. She was the mother of the late photographer Kate Barry (from her 1965–68 marriage to Music/JohnBarry), as well as actress and singer Creator/CharlotteGainsbourg (from her 1968–80 relation with Serge) and actress and singer Creator/LouDoillon (from her 1980–91 relation with director Jacques Doillon).

She was most famous for her decade-long musical and romantic [[CreatorCouple partnership]] with Music/SergeGainsbourg, being his most famous [[TheMuse muse]]. In 1969 they released what is perhaps their most famous duet, "Je t'aime... moi non plus" ("I love you ... me neither"), which Gainsbourg originally had written for Creator/BrigitteBardot. The song caused a scandal for its sexual explicitness, and was banned in some countries. Birkin has also had a long acting career in British and French cinema, and was something of a sex symbol in the [[TheSixties 1960s]] and [[TheSeventies '70s]]. In 2007 she made her feature film directing debut with ''Boxes'' (and starred in it).

She was found dead at her home in Paris on 16 July 2023, at the age of 76. She had been recovering from a stroke in the previous years.

Birkin had lived in France since the '60s and acquired French citizenship. She was the mother of the late photographer Kate Barry (from her 1965–68 marriage to Music/JohnBarry), as well as actress and singer Creator/CharlotteGainsbourg (from her 1968–80 relation with Serge) and actress and singer Creator/LouDoillon (from her 1980–91 relation with director Jacques Doillon).

She was found dead at her home in Paris on 16 July 2023, at the age of 76.

Birkin was found dead at her home in Paris on 16 July 2023, at the age of 76.

Jane Mallory Birkin [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (born 14 December 1946 in Marylebone, London) is an English-French SingerSongwriter, actress, model and director.

She is most famous for her decade-long musical and romantic [[CreatorCouple partnership]] with Music/SergeGainsbourg, being his most famous [[TheMuse muse]]. In 1969 they released what is perhaps their most famous duet, "Je t'aime... moi non plus" ("I love you ... me neither"), which Gainsbourg originally had written for Creator/BrigitteBardot. The song caused a scandal for its sexual explicitness, and was banned in some countries. Birkin has also had a long acting career in British and French cinema, and was something of a sex symbol in the [[TheSixties 1960s]] and [[TheSeventies '70s]]. In 2007 she made her feature film directing debut with ''Boxes'' (and starred in it).

Birkin has lived in France since the '60s, and has acquired citizenship there. She is the mother of the late photographer Kate Barry (from her 1965–68 marriage to Music/JohnBarry), as well as actress and singer Creator/CharlotteGainsbourg (from her 1968–80 relation with Serge) and actress and singer Creator/LouDoillon (from her 1980–91 relation with director Jacques Doillon).

Birkin has lived in France since the '60s, and has acquired citizenship there. She is the mother of the late photographer Kate Barry (from her 1965–68 marriage to Music/JohnBarry), as well as actress and singer Creator/CharlotteGainsbourg (from her 1968–80 relation with Serge) and actress and singer Lou Doillon (from her 1980–91 relation with director Jacques Doillon).