Jane Birkin
Known for Acting
Biography
Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (December 14, 1946 – July 16, 2023) was a British-French actress, singer, and designer. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. In addition to her prolific career in French cinema, she appeared in several English-language films including Blowup (1966), Death on the Nile (1978), Evil Under the Sun (1982), and A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998). She was the mother of photographer Kate Barry with her first husband composer John Barry; of actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg with Serge Gainsbourg; and of musician Lou Doillon with Jacques Doillon.
Filmography
Blow-Up
1966
as The Blonde
Death on the Nile
1978
as Louise Bourget
Evil Under the Sun
1982
as Christine Redfern
Dorothée : Le Show
1983
as Jane
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
2013
as Self
The Swimming Pool
1969
as Penelope
Slogan
1969
as Evelyne Nicholson
Daddy Nostalgia
1990
as Caroline
La Belle Noiseuse
1991
as Liz
Kaleidoscope
1966
as Exquisite Thing
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010
as Nelly
Same Old Song
1997
as Jane
Kung-Fu Master!
1988
as Mary-Jane
La Pirate
1984
as Alma
Love at the Top
1974
as Marie-Paule Allard
Katmandu
1969
as Jane
May Morning
1970
as Flora Finlake
Boxes
2007
as Anna
Cannabis
1970
as Jane Swenson
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)