Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg
Background information
Birth name	Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg
Born	21 July 1971 (1971-07-21) (age 36) London, England
Origin	Paris, France
Genre(s)	French pop
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1986 - present
Label(s)	Phonogram Records, Because Music
Associated acts	Serge Gainsbourg (Father) Jane Birkin (Mother)
Website	Official Website

Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (born 21 July or 22 July^[1] 1971) is a British-French actress and singer.

Biography

Personal life

Gainsbourg was born in London, England. She was, however, raised in Paris, France. She is the daughter of British actress and singer Jane Birkin and French actor and singer Serge Gainsbourg. Her maternal grandmother was actress Judy Campbell and her uncle is the screenwriter Andrew Birkin, who directed her in The Cement Garden. Gainsbourg's longtime boyfriend and spouse is the French actor and director Yvan Attal,^[2] with whom she has two children, Benjamin and Alice.

On 5 September 2007, Gainsbourg was rushed to a Paris hospital where she underwent surgery for a cerebral haemorrhage. She had been experiencing headaches since a minor water skiing accident in the United States several weeks prior.^{citation needed}

Career

Gainsbourg made her motion picture debut playing Catherine Deneuve's daughter in the film Paroles et musique (1984). She made her musical debut with her father on the song "Lemon Incest".^[3] In 1986, Gainsbourg won a César Award for "Most Promising Actress" for L'effrontée, and, in 2000, she won "Best Supporting Actress" for the film La Bûche.

In 1994, Gainsbourg made her stage debut in David Mamet's Oleanna at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse. Gainsbourg has sung the title song in three of her films and has released two albums. In 2004, she sang a duet with French pop star Étienne Daho on his single "If".

In 2006, Gainsbourg released her second album 5:55 to critical acclaim and commerical success, reaching the top spot on the French charts and achieving platinum status in the country.

In 2007, Gainsbourg appeared as Claire in the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There, also contributing a cover of the Dylan song "Just Like a Woman" to the film's soundtrack.

Filmography

• The City of Your Final Destination (2008) - Arden Langdon
• I'm Not There (2007) - Claire
• Prête-moi ta main (2006) - Emma
• The Science of Sleep (2006) - Stéphanie
• The Golden Door (2006) - Lucia
• Lemming (2005) - Bénédicte Getty
• L'un reste, l'autre part (2005) - Judith
• ...And They Lived Happily Ever After (2004, by Yvan Attal) - Gabrielle
• 21 Grams (2003) - Mary Rivers
• La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan (2002) (voice)
• My Wife Is an Actress (2001, by Yvan Attal) - Charlotte
• Félix et Lola (2001, by Patrice Leconte) - Lola
• Nurenberg (2000, TV)
• Les Misérables (2000, TV)
• Passionnément (1999) - Alice Almeida (previous title Le soleil de plus près)
• La Bûche (1999) - Milla Robin (nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress)
• The Intruder (1999) - Catherine Girard
• Love, etc... (1996) - Marie (nominated for the César Award for Best Actress)
• Anna Oz (1996) - Anna Oz
• Jane Eyre (1996) - Jane Eyre
• Grosse fatigue (1994) - Herself
• The Cement Garden (1993, by Andrew Birkin) - Julie
• Amoureuse (1991, by Jacques Doillon) - Marie
• Merci la vie (1991) - Camille Pelleveau
• Contre l'oubli (1991) - (segment "Pour Anstraum Aman Villagran Morales, Guatémala")
• Il sole anche di notte (1990) - Matilda
• Aux yeux du monde (1990) - Juliette Mangin
• La Petite voleuse/The Little Thief (1988) - Janine Castang (nominated for the César Award for Best Actress)
• Jane B. par Agnès V. (1987) - La fille de J.
• Le Petit amour (1987) - Lucy
• Charlotte For Ever (1986, by Gainsbourg) - Charlotte
• L'Effrontée (1985) - Charlotte Castang (won for the César Award for Most Promising Actress)
• La tentation d'Isabelle (1985, by Jacques Doillon) - L'enfant
• Paroles et Musique (1984) - Charlotte Marker

Discography

Albums:

• Charlotte for Ever (1986)
• 5:55 (2006)

References

External links

• Official website
• Review of "5:55" on Subculture Magazine
• Charlotte Gainsbourg at the Internet Movie Database

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