Known as the wild child of 1960s, British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin has died in Paris aged 76. Birkin became a beloved figure in France and became an icon of France as The French Culture Ministry said the country had lost a “timeless Francophone icon”.
Birkin was suffering from heart problems in previous years.
Birkin was best known for her 1969 hit in which she and her then-lover, the late French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, sang “Je t’aime…moi non plus”. She was also an icon of fashion as the famous Birkin bag by French luxury house Hermes, after chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas saw her struggling with her straw bag on a flight to London, spilling the contents over the floor.
Birkin was a real activist fighting for women and LGBT rights all her life.
She had lived in her adopted France since the late 1960s and apart from her singing and roles in dozens of films. Birkin was known for her grace and warm heart.
