Jane Birkin

Acting

Jane Birkin

Born December 14, 1946 · London, England, UK

Died July 16, 2023 · aged 76

Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (December 14, 1946 – July 16, 2023) was a British-French actress, singer, and designer. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. In addition to her prolific career in French cinema, she appeared in several English-language films including Blowup (1966), Death on the Nile (1978), Evil Under th…

Known For

Melancoly BabyMelancoly Baby · 1979
Melancoly Baby
6.31979
MovieRomanceDrama
Olga is married to Laurent, who is devoted to his career and often leaves Olga at home alone when he travels away for work. Whilst she is rich and wants for nothing, she is terribly bored with life. When Laurent is working away she meets up with his colleague Pierre and through him meets Claude, who is unemployed and fed up of his situation. Can Olga and Claude help each other to get their lives back on track?
The Swimming PoolThe Swimming Pool · 1969
The Swimming Pool
7.01969
MovieDramaThriller
Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.
Death on the NileDeath on the Nile · 1978
Death on the Nile
7.11978
MovieMystery
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.
The 15 Year Old GirlThe 15 Year Old Girl · 1989
The 15 Year Old Girl
4.81989
MovieDramaRomance
Willy, a middle-aged divorcee, decides to take his 15 year-old son, Thomas, on holiday to Ibiza, staying at an isolated villa on the unspoilt part of the coast. Thomas insists on bringing his friend Juliette, a girl of his own age with whom he enjoys a close platonic relationship. When it comes to physical love, Juliette is wise beyond her years. She will only sleep with men older than herself and has no intention of committing herself to a long-term relationship.
Evil Under the SunEvil Under the Sun · 1982
Evil Under the Sun
6.91982
MovieThrillerCrime
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
La PirateLa Pirate · 1984
La Pirate
4.81984
MovieDrama
Shortly after returning home one evening with her husband, Alma is visited by her one-time lesbian lover Carole. In the ensuing emotional torrent, Alma allows herself to be abducted by Carole and taken to a hotel, pursued by a young girl - an unnamed friend of Carole - and an eccentric bystander posing as a private detective. Before Alma and Carole can resolve their situation, Alma's husband Andrew appears on the scene and, in a mad frenzy, attempts to reclaim his wife…
Daddy NostalgiaDaddy Nostalgia · 1990
Daddy Nostalgia
7.21990
MovieDrama
A half English, half French screenwriter visits her parents on the Riviera after her father's heart surgery. Once there, she begins to connect with him in a way she never did before, as each member of the family tries to cope with his imminent death.
Blow-UpBlow-Up · 1966
Blow-Up
7.31966
MovieDramaMystery
A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.

Movies

Melancoly BabyMelancoly Baby · 1979
Melancoly Baby
6.31979
MovieRomanceDrama
Olga is married to Laurent, who is devoted to his career and often leaves Olga at home alone when he travels away for work. Whilst she is rich and wants for nothing, she is terribly bored with life. When Laurent is working away she meets up with his colleague Pierre and through him meets Claude, who is unemployed and fed up of his situation. Can Olga and Claude help each other to get their lives back on track?
The Swimming PoolThe Swimming Pool · 1969
The Swimming Pool
7.01969
MovieDramaThriller
Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.
Death on the NileDeath on the Nile · 1978
Death on the Nile
7.11978
MovieMystery
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.
The 15 Year Old GirlThe 15 Year Old Girl · 1989
The 15 Year Old Girl
4.81989
MovieDramaRomance
Willy, a middle-aged divorcee, decides to take his 15 year-old son, Thomas, on holiday to Ibiza, staying at an isolated villa on the unspoilt part of the coast. Thomas insists on bringing his friend Juliette, a girl of his own age with whom he enjoys a close platonic relationship. When it comes to physical love, Juliette is wise beyond her years. She will only sleep with men older than herself and has no intention of committing herself to a long-term relationship.
Evil Under the SunEvil Under the Sun · 1982
Evil Under the Sun
6.91982
MovieThrillerCrime
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
La PirateLa Pirate · 1984
La Pirate
4.81984
MovieDrama
Shortly after returning home one evening with her husband, Alma is visited by her one-time lesbian lover Carole. In the ensuing emotional torrent, Alma allows herself to be abducted by Carole and taken to a hotel, pursued by a young girl - an unnamed friend of Carole - and an eccentric bystander posing as a private detective. Before Alma and Carole can resolve their situation, Alma's husband Andrew appears on the scene and, in a mad frenzy, attempts to reclaim his wife…
Daddy NostalgiaDaddy Nostalgia · 1990
Daddy Nostalgia
7.21990
MovieDrama
A half English, half French screenwriter visits her parents on the Riviera after her father's heart surgery. Once there, she begins to connect with him in a way she never did before, as each member of the family tries to cope with his imminent death.
Blow-UpBlow-Up · 1966
Blow-Up
7.31966
MovieDramaMystery
A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.
Private ScreeningPrivate Screening · 1973
Private Screening
4.81973
MovieDrama
Complications abound in this French film, which tells the story of a filmmaker who is attempting to put his real life into a movie; his interactions with the people in the movie he is filming create reverberations in his "real" life, although the past remains unchanged. Among the complications is his growing regard for the woman who plays his cinematic wife. She may wind up replacing his actual wife in real life. One of the highlights of this film is the insight it gives into the actual mechanics of filmmaking.
The Prodigal DaughterThe Prodigal Daughter · 1981
The Prodigal Daughter
7.01981
MovieDrama
A young woman in a deep depression leaves her husband and returns to her parents. She discovers her father is having an affair, becomes jealous of his mistress and tries to turn his feelings in her direction.
Love at the TopLove at the Top · 1974
Love at the Top
6.11974
MovieComedyDrama
A shy bank employee unexpectedly invites a young woman to a café, leading to a one-night stand. When he shares this with his disillusioned friend, the writer helps him navigate a dazzling social ascent.
La Belle NoiseuseLa Belle Noiseuse · 1991
La Belle Noiseuse
7.31991
MovieDrama
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on a countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model.
French BeautyFrench Beauty · 2005
French Beauty
10.02005
MovieDocumentary
A story about the riddle of femininity in French cinema.
KaleidoscopeKaleidoscope · 1966
Kaleidoscope
5.31966
MovieComedyCrime
Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who scores sensational wins at poker and chemin de fer because he has succeeded in marking the original plates for the backs of all the playing cards manufactured in a plant in Geneva and used in all the gambling joints in Europe. In his gambling depredation, Barney is spotted by Angel McGinnis, the daughter of a Scotland Yard Inspector 'Manny' McGinnis on the lookout for a man to do a job. The inspector enlists Barney's help in playing poker with a shady London character whom Scotland Yard wants to force to financial ruin.
I Love You, I Don'tI Love You, I Don't · 1976
I Love You, I Don't
5.91976
MovieDrama
The petite waitress Johnny works and lives in a truck-stop, where she's lonely and longs for love. She develops a crush on the garbage truck driver Krassky, although her sleazy boss Boris warns her that he's gay.
The Beaches of AgnèsThe Beaches of Agnès · 2008
The Beaches of Agnès
7.72008
MovieDocumentary
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy.
Kung-Fu Master!Kung-Fu Master! · 1988
Kung-Fu Master!
6.51988
MovieDramaRomance
A lonely 40-year old woman finds herself shattering taboos by falling in love with the 14-year old Julien – but is it romance, or a desperate attempt to turn back time in the face of middle age?
Seven Deaths by PrescriptionSeven Deaths by Prescription · 1975
Seven Deaths by Prescription
6.11975
MovieDramaThriller
Dr. Brézé and his sons, all surgeons with limited abilities fight any competition on their sector with all means.
CannabisCannabis · 1970
Cannabis
4.41970
MovieCrimeDrama
Serge Morgan is a killer working for the American Mafia. After performing a contract in New York for his employers, he takes the plane back to Paris and, during the flight, he gets to know Jane, the rich daughter of an ambassador. Once in Orly Airport he gets seriously wounded by the men of French drug kingpin Henri Emery. He manages to escape them though and takes refuge at Jane's. Passion sets in between the killer and the young lady. As of then, sex will be intertwined with blood and death. For better or worse...
BunkerBunker · 2008
Bunker
2008
Movie
Bunker is a young man who has built a mental universe to withstand the pressures of life. But the world he lives in is falling apart.
Twice BornTwice Born · 2012
Twice Born
7.32012
MovieDramaRomance
Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
The Devil in the HeartThe Devil in the Heart · 1976
The Devil in the Heart
4.91976
MovieDrama
It takes place in a chic milieu, where both the father and the son are in love with the au pair girl (but she sleeps with the dad). The young student is far from the post May 68 clichés and the movie walks a fine line off the beaten path. Philippe Lemaire and Emmanuelle Riva are ideally cast as the bourgeois parents who urge their offspring to attend the grandma's Christmas meal.
Nestor Burma, détective de chocNestor Burma, détective de choc · 1982
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
4.71982
MovieActionComedy
Detective Nestor Burma begins an investigation into the corrupt drug-ridden punk rock music world.
A Friend of VincentA Friend of Vincent · 1983
A Friend of Vincent
6.21983
MovieComedyDrama
Vincent is the victim of an assassination attempt carried out by a young woman who wants to avenge her sister. Albert, the childhood friend of Vincent, wants to help and begins to investigate the woman, but he realizes that Vincent is perhaps not the person he seems to be.

TV Shows

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.82014
SeriesComedy
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
Vivement dimancheVivement dimanche · 1998
Vivement dimanche
3.61998
Series
Sacrée soiréeSacrée soirée · 1987
Sacrée soirée
5.71987
Series
Champs-ElyséesChamps-Elysées · 1982
Champs-Elysées
6.81982
Series
Leute heuteLeute heute · 1997
Leute heute
5.21997
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheLes Rendez-vous du dimanche · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.01975
Series
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
Bonsoir bonsoir!Bonsoir bonsoir! · 2019
Bonsoir bonsoir!
4.02019
Series
Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.
Le Grand ÉchiquierLe Grand Échiquier · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
8.01972
Series
Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Midi PremièreMidi Première · 1975
Midi Première
9.01975
Series
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
Le monde est à vousLe monde est à vous · 1987
Le monde est à vous
1987
Series
Numéro unNuméro un · 1975
Numéro un
7.51975
Series
A French variety show.
DiscoramaDiscorama · 1959
Discorama
8.01959
Series
Midi trenteMidi trente · 1972
Midi trente
6.01972
Series
Victoires de la musiqueVictoires de la musique · 1985
Victoires de la musique
3.31985
Series
TaratataTaratata · 1993
Taratata
7.81993
Series
Live performances, more live performances. Every episode features a lineup of French and international artists, cult classics, unexpected duets, and original covers... A truly prestigious music stage, graced by both the biggest names and those on their way to stardom.
Vivement dimanche prochainVivement dimanche prochain · 1998
Vivement dimanche prochain
4.31998
Series
30 millions d'amis30 millions d'amis · 1976
30 millions d'amis
6.21976
SeriesDocumentary
Star AcademyStar Academy · 2001
Star Academy
5.72001
Series
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.
On n'est pas couchéOn n'est pas couché · 2006
On n'est pas couché
5.12006
Series
On n'est pas couché was a French talk show broadcast on France 2 on Saturdays at 11 p.m., hosted by Laurent Ruquier assisted by various columnists.
Cérémonie des CésarCérémonie des César · 1976
Cérémonie des César
4.61976
Series
The César Awards are cinematographic awards created in 1976 and presented annually in Paris to professionals of the 7th art in various categories to recognize the best French productions. They are often cited as the French equivalent of the Oscars in the United States.
So Graham NortonSo Graham Norton · 1998
So Graham Norton
7.41998
SeriesComedy
So Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It ran from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002.
Stars 90Stars 90 · 1990
Stars 90
6.21990
Series
Pretend It's a CityPretend It's a City · 2021
Pretend It's a City
7.42021
SeriesDocumentaryComedy
Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesIl était une fois Champs-Élysées · 2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
6.62022
SeriesDocumentary