Portrait of Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

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.

Born: December 14, 1946

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Undressing a Legacy

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Abers Road

as Self

2019
Jane Birkin: Simply an Icon

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

2019
Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

as Self (archive footage)

2019
2018
Bonsoir !

as Self - Guest

2018
2017
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

as Self - Actress, singer (archive footage)

2016
Vadim Mister Cool

as Self (archive footage)

2016
2016
Whoever Was Using This Bed

as The Caller (voice)

2014
2014
Bleu Catacombes

as Lili Rousseau

2013
The French Minister

as Molly Hutchinson

2012
Les Saisons meurtrières

as Lily Rousseau

2012
Twice Born

as Psicologa

2011
Souvenirs of Serge

as Narrator / Self (archive footage)

2010
Gainsbourg and His Girls

as Self - Singer (voice)

2008
The Beaches of Agnès

as Self/La croupière

2008
2007
Turn Me On

as Self - Host

2007
Boxes

as Anna

2007
2006
On n'est pas couché

as Self - Guest

2006
2005
2004
2001
2001
2001
This Is My Body

as Louise Vernet

2000
The Last September

as Francie Montmorency

2000
2000
1998
1997
1995
1995
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

as Nikos' Former Love (voice)

1995
One Hundred and One Nights

as The Woman Who Says Stingy

1993
Taratata

as Self

1991
1991
Red Fox

as Violet Harrison

1990
Daddy Nostalgia

as Caroline

1990
Stars 90

as Self

1989
1988
Kung-Fu Master!

as Mary-Jane

1988
Jane B. by Agnès V.

as Calamity Jane / Claude Jade / Joan Arc

1987
1987
1987
Téléthon

as Self

1987
Comédie !

as Elle

1987
1985
1985
Dust

as Magda

1985
Leave All Fair

as Marie Taylor, Katherine Mansfield

1985
Cinecittà Cinecittà

as Jane Birkin

1984
1984
La Pirate

as Alma

1984
The Bodyguard

as Barbara Penning

1983
A Friend of Vincent

as Marie-Pierre

1983
1982
1982
Evil Under the Sun

as Christine Redfern

1982
1981
Electric Blue 006

as Self (archive footage)

1979
1979
Honey

as Inés

1978
Death on the Nile

as Louise Bourget

1977
Animal

as La vedette féminine

1976
Burnt By A Scalding Passion

as Virginia Vismara

1976
1975
1975
Catherine & Co.

as Catherine

1975
Numéro un

as Self

1975
Numéro un

as Self - Host

1975
Numéro un

as Self (archive footage)

1975
Serious as Pleasure

as Ariane Berg

1975
1974
I'm Losing My Temper

as Jackie Logan

1974
Love at the Top

as Marie-Paule Allard

1973
Private Screening

as Kate / Hélène

1973
1972
Seduction Squad

as Christine

1971
Melody

as Melody Nelson

1971
1971
Too Small My Friend

as Christine Mars / Christine Devone

1971
1970
Cannabis

as Jane Swenson

1970
May Morning

as Flora Finlake

1970
Sex-Power

as Jane

1969
Katmandu

as Jane

1969
Slogan

as Evelyne Nicholson

1969
1968
1968
Wonderwall

as Penny Lane

1967
1966
Blow-Up

as The Blonde

1966
Kaleidoscope

as Exquisite Thing

1966
The Idol

as Art Student

1965
The Knack... and How to Get It

as Girl on Motorbike (uncredited)

1965
1959
Discorama

as Self