Singer and actress Jane Birkin died at the age of 76, several media reported on Sunday. British naturalized French, she was found lifeless at her Parisian home, according to Le Parisien.
After making her film debut in Great Britain in the 1960s, Jane Birkin settled in France where she notably formed a couple of artistic and popular fame in the 1970s with Serge Gainsbourg.
This Londoner of origin, whose name is inseparable from that of Serge Gainsbourg, had recently announced health problems which had forced her to cancel concerts.
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woman-child
Androgynous silhouette and pout of a woman-child, the embodiment of bohemian-chic, this icon has led a fine career as an actress and singer, also inspiring fashion designers.
Long after the death of Serge Gainsbourg in 1991, and despite hardships such as the disappearance of her daughter Kate, in 2013, then a leukemia that took a long time to heal, she always sang the work of the one with whom she formed a mythical couple. in the 70s.
>> Review the portrait of Jane Birkin in the 7:30 p.m. in 2022:
Interview with Jane Birkin, icon of French culture. She looks back on her rich career on the occasion of the release of her complete discography / 7:30 p.m. / 5 min. / October 30, 2022
Marriage at 20
Daughter of a great resistance fighter, David Birkin, who died the day of Serge’s funeral, and of a renowned actress, Judy Campbell, she was born on December 14, 1946 in London. She is noticed at the cinema in “Blow up” by Michelangelo Antonioni (Palme d’or 67 in Cannes), where her nudity causes scandal.
She was under 20 when she married English composer John Barry, 13 years her senior. The couple have a daughter, Kate. He leaves her and she decides to try her luck in Paris. In 1968, on the set of the film “Slogan” by Pierre Grimblat, she met Gainsbourg.
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2023-07-16 11:47:50
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