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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg |
| Born | 21 July 1971 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 Gainsbourg (born on 21st July 1971) is an Anglo-French actress and singer.
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Biography
Gainsbourg was born in London, England and raised in Paris, France. Her father is the late Serge Gainsbourg, and her mother is Jane Birkin. Her uncle is the screenwriter Andrew Birkin who directed her in The Cement Garden.
Career
Gainsbourg made her motion picture début playing Catherine Deneuve's daughter in the 1984 film Paroles et musique. She made her musical debut with her father on the song Lemon Incest.[1] 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". Gainsbourg's longtime boyfriend, and now spouse according to some sites,[2] is the French actor and director Yvan Attal, and they have two children, Ben and Alice. Late on September 5, 2007, she was rushed into a Paris hospital where she underwent surgery for cerebral haemorrhage. She had had headaches since a minor water skiing accident in the United States, a couple of weeks before.
Filmography
- The City of Your Final Destination (2007, by James Ivory)
- I'm Not There (2007)
- Prête-moi ta main (2006)
- 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
- Nuremberg (TV)|Nurenberg (2000, TV)
- Les Misérables (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 (film)|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)
Contributions
Charlotte has contributed plenty in her career including "Love, etc...", a duet with Étienne Daho, introductions for Madonna, background vocals in "What Is It Now?" and "Using Our Feet" and a duet on "The Duelist".
References
- ^ http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article1849617.ece
- ^ Charlotte Gainsbourg trivia for her entry in the Internet Movie Database[1]
