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Use dmy dates|date=January 2011Infobox person| name = Jane Birkin| image =Jane Birkin - 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra) crop.jpg| image_size = 267px| caption = (2009)| birth_name = Jane Mallory Birkin| birth_date = Birth date and age|1946|12|14|df=y| birth_place = Marylebone , London, England, UK| occupation = Singer, actress, director, songwriter, activist| years_active = 1966–present| spouse = marriage| John Barry (composer)|John Barry |1965|1968 | website = http://www.janebirkin.net/ janebirkin.net Jane Mallory Birkin , Order of British Empire|OBE (born 14 December 1946)Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25150/biography|pure_url=yes Profile at Allmusic.com is an England|English actress and singer who lives in France . In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma .
Early life
Jane Mallory Birkin was born on 14 December 1946, in Marylebone , London . Her mother, Judy Campbell , was an English actress, best known for her work on stage. Her father, David Birkin, was a Royal Navy lieutenant-commander and World War II espionage|spy . Her brother is the screenwriter and director Andrew Birkin . She was educated at Upper Chine School, Isle of Wight .
Career
Birkin emerged in the Swinging London scene of the 1960s, appearing briefly in the 1966 film Blowup , and as the fantasy-like model in the psychedelic Wonderwall (film)|Wonderwall from 1968. That same year, she auditioned in France for the lead female role in Slogan . Though she did not speak French language|French , she won the role. She co-starred with Serge Gainsbourg , and performed with him on the film's theme song, "La chanson de slogan" & mdash; the first of many collaborations between the two. In 1969, she and Gainsbourg released the duet " Je t'aime... moi non plus " ("I love you... me neither"). Gainsbourg originally wrote the song for Brigitte Bardot . The song caused a scandal for its sexual explicitness, and was banned by radio stations in Italy , Spain , and the UK .
"Je t'aime" made UK chart history in that on 4 October 1969 and the following week on 11 October, the song was at two different chart positions even though it is the same song, the same artists, and the same recorded version. The only difference was that they were on different record labels. It was originally released on the Fontana label, but due to its controversy, Fontana withdrew the record which was then released on the Major Minor label. Because there were Fontana singles still in the shops along with the Major Minor release, on 4 October 1969 the Major Minor release was at number 3 and the Fontana single at number 16. Also at that time it was the biggest ever selling single for a completely foreign language record. She appeared on Gainsbourg's 1971 album Histoire de Melody Nelson , portraying the Lolita -like protagonist in song and on the cover. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/serge-gainsbourg-histoire-de-melody-nelson.htm Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson - On Second Thought - Stylus Magazine
She 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. In 1975, she appeared in Gainsbourg's first film, '' Je t'aime... moi non plus (film)|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 .
Birkin appeared in the Agatha Christie films Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile (1978) and Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)|Evil Under the Sun (1982), and recorded several albums, including Baby Alone in Babylone , Amours des Feintes , Lolita Go Home and Rendez-vous . She won Female Artist of the Year in the 1992 Victoires de la Musique . She starred in two films directed 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 . In 1980 she worked with director Herbert Vesely on Egon Schiele Exzess und Bestrafung , appearing as the mistress of Austrian people|Austrian artist Egon Schiele , played by Mathieu Carrière . Jacques Rivette collaborated with her in '' L'Amour par terre|Love on the Ground (1983) and La Belle Noiseuse '' (1991, Nominated César Awards|Césars best supporting actress). She appeared in Merchant Ivory Productions|Merchant Ivory 's '' A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (film)|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 Gainsbourg. In 2006, she played the Electra|title role in Elektra (opera)|Elektra , directed by Philippe Calvario in France.
Birkin recorded the song "Beauty" on French producer Hector Zazou 's 2003 album Strong Currents . The cover art of Have You Fed the Fish? by singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy features her image. The album features her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg on backing vocals.
Birkin bag
In 1981, Hermès chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas was seated next to Birkin on a flight from Paris to London. She had just placed her straw bag in the overhead compartment of her seat, but the contents fell to the floor, leaving her to scramble to replace the contents. Birkin explained to Dumas that it had been difficult to find a leather weekend bag she liked. In 1984, he created a black supple leather bag for her: the Birkin bag ,cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1184169/Bag-lady-Victoria-Beckhams-100-strong-Birkin-bag-collection-thats-worth-1-5m.html|title=Bag lady: Victoria Beckham's 100-Strong Birkin Bag Collection That's Worth £1.5m|work=The Daily Mail |location=UK |date=20 May 2009|accessdate=19 October 2010cite web|url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1611284,00.html|title=In the Bag|work=Time magazine|date=17 April 2007|accessdate=19 October 2010 based on an 1892 design. She used the bag for herself then later changed her mind. Nevertheless, the bag has since become an icon.
Affiliations
Birkin's humanitarian interests led her to work with Amnesty International on immigrant welfare and AIDS issues. She has visited Bosnia , Rwanda , Palestine and Israel .
Awards/honours
In 2001, Birkin was awarded the Order of the British Empire|OBE . She has also been awarded the French Ordre National du Mérite . She won the "Best Actress" award at the 1985 Venice Film Festival for her performance in the film Dust (1985 film)|Dust .
Personal life
Birkin was married from 1965-68 to John Barry (composer)|John Barry , the English composer who wrote the musical score to the James Bond (film series)|James Bond movies . Their daughter, photographer Kate Barry, was born on 8 April 1967.cite web|url= http://www.rfimusic.com/artist/chanson/jane-birkin/biography|title=Jane Birkin|work=RFI Music|accessdate=26 September 2011 The marriage ended in 1968.cite news|url= http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article5732911.ece|title=Time and place: Jane Birkin|last=Brophy|first=Gwenda|date=15 February 2009|work=The Sunday Times|accessdate=26 September 2011
She had a passionate and creative relationship with her mentor Serge Gainsbourg , whom she met on the set of Slogan (film)|Slogan in 1968, a relationship that lasted 13 years.cite news|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/4568113/Jane-Birkin-marching-to-her-own-tune.html|title=Jane Birkin: marching to her own tune|last=Auld|first=Tim|date=13 February 2009|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=26 September 2011 They never married, despite rumours and misreporting to the contrary.cite news|url= http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/11/gainsbourg200711|title=The Secret World of Serge Gainsbourg|last=Robinson|first=Lisa|date=November 2007|work=Vanity Fair|accessdate=3 September 2011|quote=Contrary to rumors, Jane and Serge never did marry. "He said in France I'd need to be fingerprinted and have a blood sample", Jane says, "and I was slightly offended and said, 'What on earth for? ' I also had a secret fear that marriage changed things, and so, in fact, we weren't."cite news|url= http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704476604576158323145370698.html|title=Death Is Not the End|last=McKie|first=Andrew|date=25 February 2011|work=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=26 September 2011|quote=Serge Gainsbourg and actress Jane Birkin often referred to each other as husband and wife, but in fact they were never married, according to Ms. Birkin's agent. An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to Ms. Birkin twice as Gainsbourg's third wifecite news|url= http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1956411,00.html#ixzz1Va7NJr9U|title=French Chanteuse Charlotte Gainsbourg|last=Adams|first=William Lee|date=26 January 2010|work=Time|accessdate=26 September 2011|quote=My parents weren't married so I don't have an ideal image of marriage that I'm hoping for. In 1971 they had a daughter, the actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg . They separated in 1980.cite news|url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/a-bit-twisted/2007/06/07/1181089228142.html|title=A bit twisted|last=Barlow|first=Helen|date=9 June 2007|work=Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=26 September 2011
On 4 September 1982 she gave birth to her third daughter, Lou Doillon , from her relationship with the director Jacques Doillon cite news|url= http://www.elle.fr/Personnalites/Lou-Doillon|title=Lou Doillon|work=Elle.fr|language=French|accessdate=26 September 2011 They separated in the 1990s. The Observer reported in 2007 that Doillon "could not compete with her grief for Gainsbourg" (who died in 1991), and that she had lived alone since their separation.cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/oct/28/worldmusic.paris|title=A charmed life|last=Adams|first=Tim|date=28 October 2007|work=The Observer|accessdate=26 September 2011
Discography
col-begincol-break;Studio albums
1969 – '' Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg|Je t'aime... moi non plus with Serge Gainsbourg
col-end Source " http://www.janebirkin.net/uk/film.html Filmography." Jane Birkin. Retrieved on 5 July 2010.
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External links
External links|date=August 2011Commons category
http://www.janebirkin.net/ Jane Birkin's Official site www.janebirkin.net
http://www.boxes.janebirkin.net/ Jane Birkin's Film "BOXES" www.boxes-lefilm.fr
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024334/bio Yahoo Movies Bio
IMDb name|0000945
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25150|pure_url=yes Jane Birkin at Allmusic
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http://www.gainsbourg.org/vrsn3/html/zooms/jane-birkin/index.php A Tribute to Gainsbourg, zoom sur Jane Birkin
http://www.madisonmag.com.au/jane_birkin.htm Jane Birkin interview in madison Magazine
http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6157.asp Jane Birkin biography
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/16/paris.qa/ CNN interview with Jane Birkin
http://www.flyglobalmusic.com/fly/archives/europe_features/launching_flypodcasts_with_gil.html Jane Birkin speaks with Flyglobalmusic.com and introduces songs from Enfants d'Hiver
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