Born: 21 / 7 / 1971
Location: France
Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (French: [ʃaʁlɔt ɡɛ̃zbuʁ] ; born 21 July 1971) is a French-British actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress and singer Jane Birkin and French singer Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song "Lemon Incest" at the age of 12, she released an album with her father at the age of 15. More than 20 years passed before Gainsbourg released albums as an adult (5:55, IRM, Stage Whisper and Rest) to commercial and critical success. She has acted in many films, including collaborations with Lars von Trier, and received two César Awards and Cannes Film Festival's Best Actress Award, among many nominations.
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"There is some gold within the first part of Stage Whisper, but surely, rather than tagging on a bunch of uninspiring live efforts, this should have been released as an eight-track mini-album."
Charlotte Gainsbourg has forged a healthy career in both film and music. Here she talks to Anthony Carew about her beginnings, her father, and why she’s so late to performing her material live.