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Birkin in 2005Jane Birkin OBE (born 14 December 1946) 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.

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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.

  Aventuriers des mers du Sud, Les (2006) (TV) .... Fanny Stevenson
Mariées mais pas trop (2003) .... Renée
... aka The Very Merry Widows (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)
Merci Docteur Rey (2002) .... Pénélope
... aka Dr Rey! (UK)
... aka Merci... Dr Rey! (France: festival title)
Reines d'un jour (2001) .... Jane
... aka A Hell of a Day (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
Ceci est mon corps (2001) .... Louise Vernet
... aka This Is My Body (International: English title)
Cinderella (2000/I) (TV) .... Mab

The Last September (1999) .... Francie Montmorency
... aka The Last September (France)
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) .... Mrs. Fortescue
... aka Fille d'un soldat ne pleure jamais, La (France)
On connaît la chanson (1997) .... Jane
... aka Same Old Song
Quand le chat sourit (1997) (TV)
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995) (voice) .... The Woman
... aka Li
Noir comme le souvenir (1995) .... Caroline
... aka Black for Remembrance (International: English title)
Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995) .... Celle qui dit radin
... aka A Hundred and One Nights
... aka A Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema
... aka Cent et une nuits, Les (France: short title)
Belle noiseuse, La (1991) .... Liz
... aka The Beautiful Troublemaker
"Red Fox" (1991) (mini) TV Series .... Violet Harrison
Belle noiseuse. Divertimento, La (1991)
... aka Divertimento
Daddy Nostalgie (1990) .... Caroline
... aka Daddy Nostalgia (USA)
... aka These Foolish Things
Ex-femme de ma vie, L' (1990) (TV) .... Aurélie

"Médecins des hommes" (1988) TV Series .... (segment "Mer de Chine")
Comédie! (1987) .... Elle
... aka Comedy!
Soigne ta droite (1987) (as Mademoiselle Birkin) .... La cigale
... aka Keep Up Your Right
... aka Une place sur la terre comme au ciel (France: subtitle)
Jane B. par Agnès V. (1987) .... Calamity Jane/Claude Jade/Joan Arc
... aka A.V. sur J.B.
... aka Jane B. by Agnes V.
... aka Jane B. for Agnes V. (International: English title)
... aka Jane B. sur Agnes V.
Kung-Fu master (1987) .... Mary-Jane
... aka Petit amour, Le
Femme de ma vie, La (1986) .... Laura
... aka Frau meines Lebens, Die (West Germany)
... aka Women of My Life (International: English title: literal title)
Neveu de Beethoven, Le (1985) .... Johanna
... aka Beethoven (West Germany)
... aka Beethoven - Die ganze Wahrheit (West Germany: video title)
... aka Beethoven's Nephew (USA)
Dust (1985) .... Magda
Leave All Fair (1985) .... Katherine Mansfield
Fausse suivante, La (1985) (TV) .... La Comtesse
Amour par terre, L' (1984) .... Emily
... aka Love on the Ground (USA)
Pirate, La (1984) .... Alma
... aka The Pirate (International: English title: literal title)
Garde du corps, Le (1984) .... Barbara Penning
Ami de Vincent, L' (1983) .... Marie-Pierre
... aka A Friend of Vincent
Circulez y'a rien à voir (1983) .... Hélène Duvernet
Scarface (1982) (TV) .... Cesca
Nestor Burma, détective de choc (1982) .... Hélène Chatelain
... aka Nestor Burma, Shock Detective (UK)
Evil Under the Sun (1982) .... Christine Redfern
Rends-moi la clé! (1981) .... Catherine
Fille prodigue, La (1981) .... Anne
... aka The Prodigal Daughter (USA)
Egon Schiele - Exzesse (1981) .... Vally
... aka Egon Schiele, enfer et passion (France)
... aka Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment

Miel, La (1979) .... Inés
... aka Honey
Melancholy Baby (1979) .... Olga
... aka Mélancolie baby
Au bout du bout du banc (1979) .... Peggy
... aka Make Room for Tomorrow
Death on the Nile (1978) .... Louise Bourget
... aka Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile (UK)
Animal, L' (1977) .... La vedette féminine
... aka Stuntwoman
... aka The Animal
"Esta noche, fiesta"
- Episode dated 25 January 1977 (1977) TV Episode
Diable au coeur, Le (1976) .... Linda
... aka Nuit transfigurée, La (France)
... aka The Devil in the Heart (USA)
Je t'aime moi non plus (1976) .... Johnny
... aka I Love You, I Don't (UK) (USA)
Bruciati da cocente passione (1976) .... Virginia Vismara
... aka Burnt by a Scalding Passion (USA)
Sept morts sur ordonnance (1975) .... Jane Berg
... aka Bestial Quartet (International: English title)
... aka Quartett Bestial (West Germany)
... aka Siete muertes por prescripción facultativa (Spain)
Catherine et Cie (1975) .... Catherine
... aka Catherine & Co. (USA)
... aka Letto in società, Un (Italy)
Course à l'échalote, La (1975) .... Janet
... aka The Wild Goose Chase
... aka Tolpatsch mit dem sechsten Sinn, Der (West Germany)
Sérieux comme le plaisir (1975) .... Ariane Berg
... aka Serious as Pleasure (International: English title)
Bons baisers de Tarzan (1974) (TV) .... Jeanne
Moutarde me monte au nez, La (1974) .... Jackie Logan
... aka Lucky Pierre (USA)
Comment réussir... quand on est con et pleurnichard (1974) .... Jane
... aka How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (International: English title)
Mouton enragé, Le (1974) .... Marie-Paule
... aka Love at the Top
... aka Montone infuriato, Il (Italy)
... aka The French Way Is
Projection privée (1973) .... Kate/Hélène
... aka Private Projection
Morte negli occhi del gatto, La (1973) .... Corringa
... aka Cat's Murdering Eye (Europe: English title)
... aka Corringa
... aka Diablesses, Les (France)
... aka Seven Dead in the Cat's Eye (USA)
... aka Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (USA)
... aka Sieben Tote in den Augen der Katze (West Germany)
Don Juan ou Si Don Juan était une femme... (1973) .... Clara
... aka Don Juan 73
... aka Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman (UK)
... aka Donna come me, Una (Italy)
... aka Ms. Don Juan
Dark Places (1973) .... Alta
Trop jolies pour être honnêtes (1972) .... Christine
... aka Demasiado bonitas para ser honestas (Spain)
... aka Perché mammà ti manda solo? (Italy)
... aka Quatre souris pour un hold-up (France)
... aka Too Pretty to Be Honest
Melody (1971/II) (TV) .... Melody Nelson
Romance of a Horsethief (1971) .... Naomi
... aka Roman d'un voleur de chevaux, Le (France)
19 djevojaka i Mornar (1971) .... Milja
Cannabis (1970) .... Jane Swenson
... aka Cannabis - Engel der Gewalt (West Germany)
... aka French Intrigue
... aka New York Parigi per una condanna a morte (Italy)
... aka The Mafia Wants Your Blood (USA)
Alba pagana (1970) .... Flora
... aka Delitto a Oxford (Italy: reissue title)
... aka May Morning (USA: video title)
... aka May Morning in Oxford (Italy)
Sex Power (1970) .... Jane
Trop petit mon ami (1970) .... Christine Mars/Christine Devone
... aka Ticky
... aka Too Small My Friend (USA: literal English title)

Piscine, La (1969) .... Penelope
... aka Piscina, La (Italy)
... aka The Sinners (UK)
... aka The Swimming Pool (USA)
Slogan (1969) .... Evelyne
Chemins de Katmandou, Les (1969) .... Jane
... aka Dirty Dolls in Kathmandu (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Pleasure Pit (USA)
... aka The Road to Katmandu
Wonderwall (1968) .... Penny Lane
... aka Wonderwall: The Movie (UK: promotional title)
Blowup (1966) .... The Blonde
... aka Blow-Up (USA)
Kaleidoscope (1966) .... Exquisite Thing
... aka The Bank Breaker
The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) (uncredited) .... One of Tolen's Girls (Girl on Motorbike)
... aka The Knack... and How to Get It (USA)