Jane Birkin

How did Jane Birkin - the shy, awkward-looking young actress who arrived in France in the late 60's - go on to become the most popular English artist on the French music scene? It was, in part, due to her own natural talent and personal charm, of course - but Jane Birkin's long relationship with the renowned French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg also played a major part in catapulting her to overnight fame. Birkin and Gainsbourg formed one of the most legendary French showbiz couples of all time - both in and out of the recording studio. via JB bio

Jane with Serge Gainsbourg, 1974:


I'm not sure if Jane was indeed shy in the swinging 60's hanging out with the London arts crowd, but she definitely wasn't shy at all in 1969 then she and Gainsbourg recorded the song "Je t'aime moi non plus", notorious for explicitly erotic lyrics and simulated sounds of female orgasm, followed by posing nude for quite a number magazines, including November/1970 Playboy, not to mention numerous movie appearances in the different stages of undress.

Jane in Lui magazine December/1974: ( pictures under the cut )

Another Jane's appearance in Lui magazine: ( pictures under the cut )

Jane with Brigitte Bardot in 1973 movie Don Juan ou Si Don Juan était une femme... (aka Ms. Don Juan). ( pictures under the cut )

Jane with Pierre Richard, 1976: ( pictures under the cut )

Miscellaneous pictures of Jane (is it me or does she look a lot like Calvin Klein model Jessica Miller in some of them?) ( under the cut )

P.S. Thanks to klarucha for the inspiration to post about Jane Birkin.