![]() ![]() After the couple divorced in 1968, Birkin returned to live with her family in London, and began to audition for film and television roles in England and Los Angeles, California. ![]() At age 17, she met composer John Barry, whom she married in 1965 and with whom she had her first daughter, Kate, in 1967. She was also educated at Upper Chine School, Isle of Wight. She attended Miss Ironside's School in Kensington. Birkin was raised in Chelsea, and described herself as a "shy English girl." She is first cousin twice removed to theatre and opera director Sophie Hunter. Her brother is screenwriter and director Andrew Birkin. Her father, David Birkin, was a Royal Navy lieutenant commander and World War II spy. Her mother, Judy Campbell, was an English actress, best known for her work on stage. Jane Mallory Birkin was born on 14 December 1946, in Marylebone, London. In addition to her acting and musical credits, she lent her name to the Hermès Birkin handbag. She is the mother of photographer Kate Barry, with her first husband John Barry actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, with Serge Gainsbourg and musician Lou Doillon, with Jacques Doillon. In 2016, she starred in the Academy Award-nominated short film La femme et le TGV, which she said would be her final film role.īirkin has lived mainly in France since the 1970s. In 1991, she appeared in the miniseries Red Fox, and in the American drama film A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, in 1998. Birkin would attain further acting credits in the Agatha Christie adaptations Death on the Nile (1978), and Evil Under the Sun (1982).Īfter separating from Gainsbourg in 1980, Birkin continued to work as both an actress and a singer, appearing in various independent films and recording numerous solo albums. The duo released their debut album Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg (1969), and Birkin also appeared in the controversial film Je t'aime moi non plus (1976) under Gainsbourg's direction. In 1968, she met Serge Gainsbourg while co-starring with him in Slogan, which marked the beginning of a years-long working and personal relationship. She also had a prolific career as an actress in British and French cinema.Ī native of London, Birkin began her career as an actress, appearing in minor roles in Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup (1966), and Kaleidoscope (1966). She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English-French singer and actress. ![]()
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