- Born
- Birth nameCharlotte Lucy Gainsbourg
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Charlotte Gainsbourg was born in London, England in 1971. She is an Anglo-French actress and singer. The daughter of English singer and actress Jane Birkin and French songwriter, singer and actor Serge Gainsbourg, she was raised in Paris. Charlotte made her motion picture debut in 1984. In 1986, Charlotte won a César Award for "Most Promising Actress", and, in 2000, she won "Best Supporting Actress" for the film La bûche (1999). In 1993, Charlotte made her English speaking debut in The Cement Garden (1993), written and directed by her uncle, Andrew Birkin. She made her stage debut in 1994 in David Mamet's Oleanna at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse. In 1996, Charlotte starred as the title character in Jane Eyre (1996), a film adaption of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel. In 2006, Charlotte appeared alongside Gael García Bernal in Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep (2006). In 2007, she appeared as Claire in the Todd Haynes directed Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There (2007), also contributing a cover of the Dylan song "Just Like a Woman" to the film soundtrack. In 2009, she won the award for Best Actress at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival for the film Antichrist (2009). Charlotte starred in the French/Australian production, The Tree (2010), released in 2010, and in Lars von Trier's science fiction disaster film, Melancholia (2011).- IMDb mini biography by: Lily S.
- ChildrenJoe Attal
- Parents
- RelativesJ.A. Campbell(Great Grandparent)Lucien Gainsbourg(Half Sibling)Lou Doillon(Half Sibling)Kate Barry(Half Sibling)Judy Campbell(Grandparent)David Birkin(Grandparent)David Birkin(Cousin)
- Often works with Lars von Trier
- Goddaughter of Yul Brynner.
- Recovered from emergency brain surgery, according to the clinic where she was treated. The 36-year-old had surgery to treat a hematoma caused by a shock to the head.
- Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu engaged her in his movie 21 Grams (2003) because he was a fan of her father Serge Gainsbourg. But he said that he then "fell in love" with her.
- At the age of 13, she recorded a duet with her father, Serge Gainsbourg, called "Lemon Incest", which was featured on Serge's 1984 album, "Love On the Beat". The song raised a lot of controversy.
- At school the other pupils were not always friendly because she was the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg.
- I like to play roles different from myself so I can hide behind them.
- At the beginning it wasn't to do with the work, it was more the experience.
- Everyone gets the feeling that they know you and they know your life, and I felt really embarrassed by that.
- I still find it hard to push my own limits. I know where my limits are and that I always have to push myself.
- I hope I'll consider my next part, having learnt from this one.
- Antichrist (2009) - €75,000
- Prête-moi ta main (2007) - €450,000
- Lemming (2006) - €325,000
- L'un reste, l'autre part (2005) - €325,000
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