Jane Birkin
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Jane Birkin (1946 – 2023) was an English singer and actress perhaps best-known for singing "Je t'aime... moi non plus" (1969) with then partner Serge Gainsbourg.
A native of London, Birkin began her career as an actress, appearing in minor roles in Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup (1966), and Kaleidoscope (1966). 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.
The duo released their debut album Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg (1969), and Birkin also appeared in La Piscine (1969) and in the controversial film Je t'aime moi non plus (1976) under Gainsbourg's direction.
Birkin would attain further acting credits in the Agatha Christie adaptations Death on the Nile (1978), and Evil Under the Sun (1982).
After 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.
Birkin lived mainly in France from the 1970s. She was 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.
There were two photo shoots for men's magazine Lui, one in December 1969 and one in December 1974, both were by Francis Giacobetti.
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