Jane Birkin
Born	December 14, 1946 (1946-12-14) (age 60) London, England
Spouse(s)	John Barry (1965-68) Serge Gainsbourg (1968-80)
Official site	Official site

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Birkin was born in London, England to David Birkin, a Royal Navy commander and World War II espionage hero, and Judy Campbell, an actress in Noel Coward musicals. Birkin's brother is the screenwriter Andrew Birkin. Her great aunt was Freda Dudley Ward, a mistress of Edward VIII while he was Prince of Wales. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Noël Peirce Coward (December 16, 1899 – March 26, 1973) was an Academy Award winning English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Freda Dudley Ward (28 July 1894 - 16 March 1983) was a leading English socialite. ... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V (1910–36), on 20... This article is about the title Prince of Wales. ...

Career

Birkin emerged in the swinging '60s in London, starring as one of the models in the controversial film Blowup^[1] in 1966, in which she caused a stir due to her being the first actress to reveal pubic hair in mainstream cinema. Swinging London is a catchall term applied to a variety of dynamic cultural trends in the United Kingdom (centred in London) in the second half of the 1960s. ... For blowups in algebraic geometry, see blowing up. ...

In 1968, Birkin went to France to audition for the lead female role in Slogan. Though she did not speak French, she got the role. She met her future husbandSerge Gainsbourg on set. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1969, she and Serge Gainsbourg released the song "Je t'aime... moi non plus" ("I love you... me neither" or, less literally, "love-hate relationship"), written by Gainsbourg and featuring both of them singing, which caused a scandal for its sexual explicitness. Arguably due in part to the publicity it got from being banned by radio stations in Italy, Spain, and the UK, it was a commercial success all over Europe. The song's fame is a result of its salacious lyrics (sung in French) against a background of female moaning and groaning, culminating in an orgasm at the song's conclusion. For the film, see Je taime. ... // An orgasm (sexual climax) is the conclusion of the plateau phase of the sexual response cycle, and is experienced by both males and females. ...

Birkin took a break from acting in 1971-72, but returned as Brigitte Bardot's lover in Don Juan (or if Don Juan were a woman) in 1973. Brigitte Bardot (French IPA: ) (born September 28, 1934) is a BAFTA Awards-nominated French actress, former fashion model, singer, known nationalist, animal rights activist, and considered the embodiment of the 1950s and 1960s sex kitten. ...

In 1975, she appeared in Gainsbourg's first film, also entitled Je t'aime... moi non plus, which created a stir for frank examination of sexual ambiguity. For this performance she was nominated for a Best Actress César Award. Je taime. ... The César Award is the national film award of France first given out in 1975. ...

Birkin has starred in the Agatha Christie films Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun, and recorded several albums, including Baby Alone in Babylone, Amours des Feintes, Lolita Go Home and Rendez-vous. She has obtained in the category Female Artist of the year in France the Victoires de la Musique award in 1992 . Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), mainly known as Agatha Christie, was an English crime fiction writer. ... Death on the Nile is a 1978 film based on an Agatha Christie mystery novel of the same title, directed by John Guillermin. ... Maggie Smith Evil Under the Sun (published in 1941) is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, and a 1982 film based upon the novel. ... Victoires de la musique is a French award show that recognizes the best singers of the year. ...

She starred in two films by Jacques Doillon — as Anne in La fille prodigue (1981) and as Alma in La pirate (1984, nominated for a César Award). This work led to an invitation from Patrice Chéreau to star on stage in La Fausse suivante by Marivaux at Nanterre. After this, she also began to appear frequently on stage in plays and concerts (in France, Japan, the UK and then the US). Jacques Doillon is French film director, born 15 March 1944, Paris, France. ... Patrice Chéreau (born November 2nd, 1944 in Lézigné, France) is a French director, film maker, actor, and producer. ... Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (February 4, 1688 - February 12, 1763), French novelist and dramatist, was born at Paris. ... Société Générale twin towers, located in Nanterre in the district of La Défense. ...

Jacques Rivette collaborated with her for Love on the Ground (1983) and La belle noiseuse (1991, Nominated Césars best supporting actress). Additionally, she appeared in Merchant Ivory's A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998, also used her song "Di Doo Dah") and Merci Docteur Rey (2002), while Le Divorce's end title song featured her singing "L'Anamour", composed by Serge Gainsbourg. Jacques Rivette (born March 1, 1928) is a French film director. ... La Belle noiseuse is a 1991 French-language film directed by Jacques Rivette. ... The César Award is the national film award of France first given out in 1975. ... James Ivory (left) and Ismail Merchant (right) in New York City in 1974. ... A Soldiers Daughter Never Cries is a French/US film directed by James Ivory and written by James Ivory & Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. ... 2002 Merchant Ivory film directed by Andrew Litvack. ... Le Divorce is a 2003 motion picture that tells a story of an American woman who married a French man and her sister visiting her in Paris. ...

In 2006, she played Elektra, directed by Philippe Calvario in France. Elektra is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss, to a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal adapted from his drama of 1903—the first of many such collaborations between composer and librettist. ...

Despite decades of residence in France and the ability to speak French fluently, Birkin still retains a strong English accent and makes grammatical mistakes when speaking French. Some suggest the mannerism is deliberate.

Jane Birkin's humanitarian interests led her to work with Amnesty International, on immigrant welfare and AIDS issues. Birkin has also visited Bosnia, Rwanda. and Palestinian Territories, often working with children. She has been awarded an OBE for her services to acting, as well as the Ordre National du Mérite in France. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... The Ordre National du Mérite (in English: The National Order of Merit) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ...

She has made musical collaborations and duets with artists such as Feist, Beth Gibbons from Portishead, Bryan Ferry, Brian Molko from Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, Manu Chao, Brett Anderson from Suede, Mickey (3d), Françoise Hardy, Cali, The Divine Comedy, The Magic Numbers, Paolo Conte, Beck, Rufus Wainwright, Yann Tiersen, Alain Souchon, Les Negresses Vertes, Johnny Marr from The Smiths, Zazie, MC Solaar, Yosui Inoue, Étienne Daho, Alain Chamfort, Jimmy Rowles, Goran Bregović, Sonny Landreth, The Soundtrack of Our Lives and many others. Leslie Feist (born February 13, 1976) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. ... Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965, in Exeter, Devon) is the vocalist for the English trip-hop band Portishead. ... For the town, see Portishead, Somerset. ... Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945 in Washington, Sunderland) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and occasional actor famed for his suave visual and vocal style, who came to public prominence in the 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with Roxy Music. ... Brian Molko (born December 10, 1972 in Belgium) is a songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Placebo. ... Placebo are an alternative rock band currently consisting of Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal. ... Franz Ferdinand are an award winning rock band, from Glasgow, Scotland. ... Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French-born and raised singer from Spanish origins (mainly Galician and Basque). ... This article is about the frontman of Suede and The Tears. ... Suede (or The London Suede in the U.S.) were a popular and influential English rock band of the 1990s that helped start the Britpop musical movement of the decade. ... Françoise Hardy (French IPA: ) (born Françoise Madeleine Hardy, January 17, 1944 in Paris) is a French singer, actress and astrologer. ... The Divine Comedy is a pop band from Northern Ireland fronted by Neil Hannon. ... The Magic Numbers are a four-piece band from England comprising two pairs of brother and sister who previously went to The Cardinal Wiseman Roman Catholic High School in Greenford. ... Paolo Conte in Berlin. ... This article is about the musician. ... Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. ... Yann Tiersen (born June 23, 1970) is a French Avant-Garde/New Age Musician and composer known for his versatility, minimalist compositions, and virtuosity as a multi-instrumentalist. ... Alain Souchon (born Alain Kienast on May 27, 1944, Casablanca, Morocco) is a French singer, songwriter and actor. ... Les Négresses Verts, formed in 1987, are a French music group who are best described as a fusion of world music and some aspects of alternative rock. ... Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 in Ardwick, Manchester) is a virtuoso Irish/English guitarist, keyboardist, harmonica player and singer. ... The Smiths were an English rock band active from 1982 to 1987. ... Zazie (born Evi Moechel in Homburg, Germany), is a German cyberartist based in Austria. ... MC Solaar is the stage name of francophone hip hop artist Claude MBarali (born March 5, 1969). ... Yosui Inoue(ja:井上陽水, born Akimi Inoue on August 30, 1948 in Tagawa, Fukuoka) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. ... Étienne Daho (born January 14, 1956 in Oran) is a French singer who has racked up an extensive number of pop hits in the French-speaking world since 1981. ... Alain Chamfort (born March 2, 1949) is a French singer. ... Jimmy Rowles (August 19, 1918 – May 28, 1996) was an American jazz pianist who was best known as an accompanist. ... Goran Bregović (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Бреговић) (born March 22, 1950) is a musician from Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most recognizable modern composers of the Balkans. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

Birkin recorded the song "Beauty" on French producer Hector Zazou's 2003 album Strong Currents. Discography Albums External links Hector Zazou reviewed by All Music Guide Hector Zazou reviewed by MBHs Sunday Features ...

Her image features on the cover art of Have You Fed the Fish? by singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy (which features her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg on backing vocals). Have You Fed the Fish? is an album released by Badly Drawn Boy (born Damon Gough) in 2002. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Charlotte Gainsbourg (born July 21, 1971) is a French actress and singer. ...

Birkin Bag

Hermès' named and designed a handbag - the Birkin Bag - for her in 1984 after the actress was seen in 1981 by the head of Hermès struggling with several bags while boarding an aeroplane. For Hermès the bag has become one of their most popular and expensive handbags. Hermès (pronounced ) is a leather goods, fashion, and perfume company based in Paris. ... The Birkin is a handbag manufactured by the high-end leather goods and ready-to-wear manufacturer Hermès. ...

Discography

The Best of Jane Birkin album cover.

• 1969 - Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg
• 1973 - Di doo dah
• 1975 - Lolita go home
• 1978 - Ex fan des sixties
• 1983 - Baby alone in Babylone
• 1987 - Lost song
• 1987 - Jane Birkin au Bataclan
• 1990 - Amours des feintes
• 1992 - Integral au Casino de Paris
• 1996 - Versions Jane
• 1996 - Integral a l'Olympia
• 1998 - Best Of
• 1999 - A la legere
• 2002 - Arabesque
• 2004 - Rendez-Vous
• 2006 - Fictions

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Filmography

• The Knack...and How to Get It (1965) - Girl on Motorbike (uncredited)
• Blow Up (1966) - The Blonde
• Kaleidoscope (1966) - Exquisite Thing
• Wonderwall (1968) - Penny Lane
• Slogan (1969) - Évelyne
• The Pleasure Pit (1969) - Jane
• The Swimming Pool (1969) - Penelope
• Trop petit mon ami (1970) - Christine Mars / Christine Devone
• Sex Power (1970) - Jane
• Alba pagana (1970) - Flora
• The Mafia Wants Your Blood (1970) - Jane Swenson
• 19 djevojaka i Mornar (1971) - Milja
• Romance of a Horsethief (1971) - Naomi
• Trop jolies pour être honnêtes (1972) - Christine
• Dark Places (1973) - Alta
• Don Juan, ou Si Don Juan était une femme... (1973) - Clara
• Seven Dead in the Cat's Eye (1973) - Corringa
• Projection privée (1973) - Kate/Hélène
• Le Mouton enragé (1974) - Marie-Paule
• How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (1974) - Jane
• Lucky Pierre (1974) - Jackie Logan
• Serious as Pleasure (1975) - Ariane Berg
• La Course à l'échalote (1975) - Janet
• Catherine & Co. (1975) - Catherine
• Bestial Quartet (1975) - Jane Berg
• Burnt by a Scalding Passion (1976) - Virginia Vismara
• Je t'aime moi non plus (1976) - Johnny Jane
• The Devil in the Heart (1976) - Linda
• Madame Claude (1977) - singer (theme song "Yesterday Yes a Day")
• L'Animal (1977) - La vedette féminine
• Good-bye, Emmanuelle (1977) - as Singer (theme song)
• Death on the Nile (1978) - Louise Bourget
• Au bout du bout du banc (1979) - Peggy
• Melancholy Baby (1979) - Olga
• La miel (1979) - Inés
• Egon Schiele - Exzesse (1981) - Vally
• The Prodigal Daughter (1981, by Jacques Doillon) - Anne
• Rends-moi la clé ! (1981) - Catherine
• Evil Under the Sun (1982) - Christine Redfern
• Nestor Burma, Détective de choc (1982) - Hélène Chatelain
• Circulez, y'a rien à voir ! (1983, by Patrice Leconte) - Hélène Duvernet
• L'Ami de Vincent (1983) - Marie-Pierre
• Le Garde du corps (1984) - Barbara Penning
• La Pirate (1984, by Jacques Doillon) - Alma
• Love on the Ground (1984, by Jacques Rivette) - Emily
• Leave All Fair (1985) - Katherine Mansfield
• Dust (1985) - Magda
• Beethoven's Nephew (1985) - Johanna
• La Femme de ma vie (1986) - Laura
• Kung-Fu master (1987, by Agnès Varda) - Mary-Jane
• Jane B. par Agnès V. (1988, by Agnès Varda) - Calamity Jane / Claude Jade / Jeanne d'Arc
• Soigne ta droite (1987) - La cigale
• Comédie ! (1987, by Jacques Doillon) - Elle / also singer (theme song)
• Daddy Nostalgie (1990) - Caroline / also singer (end title "These Foolish Things")
• Contre l'oubli (1991, segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippine") - Director and narrator
• La Belle noiseuse (1991) - Liz
• La Belle noiseuse. Divertimento (1991) - Liz
• Oh pardon ! Tu dormais... (1992, TV) - as Director and writer
• 3000 scénarios contre un virus (1994) - as Director (segment "Je t'aime, moi non plus")
• Les cent et une nuits (1995) - Celle qui dit radin
• Black for Remembrance (1995) - Caroline
• Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995) - The Woman (voice)
• On connaît la chanson (1997) - Jane (she sang her song "Quoi")
• A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) - Mrs. Fortescue
• The Last September (1999) - Francie Montmorency
• This Is My Body (2001) - Louise Vernet
• A Hell of a Day (2001) - Jane
• Merci Docteur Rey (2002) - Pénélope
• The Very Merry Widows (2003) - Renée
• Le Divorce (2003) - singer (end title "L'Anamour")
• L'ex-femme de ma vie (2004) - singer (theme song "Parlez-moi d'amour")
• La tête de maman (2007)
• Boxes (2007)

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Personal life

She was married from 1965 until 1968 to John Barry, an English composer who wrote the musical score to the James Bond movies. Their daughter, the photographer Kate Barry, was born in 1968. John Barry. ... 007 redirects here. ...

She had a very passionate and creative relationship with her mentor Serge Gainsbourg — they met on the set of Slogan and married in 1968. They separated in 1980. Their daughter is actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Charlotte Gainsbourg (born July 21, 1971) is a French actress and singer. ...

In 1982 she gave birth to her third daughter, Lou Doillon, from her relationship with the director Jacques Doillon. Lou Doillon (born September 1, 1982 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French actress. ... Jacques Doillon is French film director, born 15 March 1944, Paris, France. ...

Footnotes

1. ^ In "Blowup" Birkin had the distinction of being the first actress to show pubic hair in a mainstream British movie

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External links

• Jane Birkin's Official site www.janebirkin.net
• Jane Birkin's Film "BOXES" www.boxes-lefilm.fr
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• Yahoo Movies Bio
• Jane Birkin at the Internet Movie Database
• A Tribute to Gainsbourg, zoom sur Jane Birkin
• Jane Birkin interview in madison Magazine
• Jane Birkin biography
• CNN interview with Jane Birkin