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Jane Birkin OBE (born 14 December 1947) is an actress and singer.

Early life

Birkin was born in London to David Birkin, a Royal Navy commander and World War II espionage hero, and Judy Campbell (née Gamble), an actress in Noel Coward musicals. Her great aunt was Freda Dudley Ward née Winifred (Freda) May Birkin, mistress of the Prince of Wales.

Career

Birkin emerged in the swinging 60s in London, starring as one of the nude models in the controversial film Blowup
in 1967. 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.

In 1969 she and Serge Gainsbourg released the song "Je t'aime... moi non plus" ("I love you... me neither"), written by Gainsbourg and featuring both of them singing, which caused a scandal for its sexual explicitness. Thanks to the publicity it got from being banned at radio stations in Italy, Sweden, Spain, and the U.K., it was a commercial success all over Europe.

Birkin took a short break from her acting career in 1971-72, but returned as Brigitte Bardot's lover in Don Juan (or if Don Juan were a woman) in 1973. In 1975, she appeared in Gainsbourg's first film, also titled Je t'aime... moi non plus, which created quite a stir for its frank examination of sexual ambiguity.

Birkin has starred in the Agatha Christie films Death on the Nile
and Evil Under the Sun
, and recorded several albums. She has been awarded an OBE for her services to acting, as well as the Ordre National du Mérite in France. She is noted for being the inspiration for fashion house Hermès' popular Birkin Bag.

Private life

Birkin was married to John Barry, an English composer who wrote the musical score to the James Bond movies. Their daughter, Kate Barry, was born in 1968. On the set of Slogan, she met Serge Gainsbourg, with whom she cohabitated until 1980. They had a daughter, Charlotte Gainsbourg.

In 1982 Birkin had a third daughter, Lou, with film director Jacques Doillon.

Discography

1969 - Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg
1973 - Di Doo Dah
1975 - Lolita Go Home
1978 - Ex Fan des Sixties
1983 - Baby Alone in Babylon
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
1999 - A la Legere
2002 - Arabesque
2004 - Rendez-Vous
2006 - Fictions

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Actors - Jane Birkin

Early life

Career

Private life

Discography

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