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Jane Birkin, the accomplished actress and singer who inspired the Hermès handbag of the same name, has died at the age of 76.

Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg made a moving presentation of her documentary Jane By Charlotte, capturing her complex relationship with her late mother Jane Birkin, ahead of a screening at the Lumière Film Festival on Saturday.

Jane Birkin‘s Paris home was reportedly targeted by thieves just days after her death.The singer and actress was found dead on July 16 at the age of 76, having been found by her caregiver on the first night she had spent home alone in two years in a bid to regain some independence. Birkin had been living with cancer for 16 years.Now, local media outlet BFMTV has reported that an attempted burglary took place in the early hours on Wednesday (July 19).Citing a police source, the publication claimed that shortly before 4am, a childhood friend of Birkin’s staying in the house heard noises coming from behind the door.According to the reports, police officers were called to the scene where they saw potential evidence of an attempted break-in, including markings on and damage to the door and its frame, as well as pieces of wood scattered on the ground.In addition, it was claimed that the day before the alleged incident, three individuals were seen and cautioned by neighbours for attempting to enter the house.Birkin’s family confirmed in a statement on the same day that she had died of natural causes.

Jane Birkin graced the front pages of most French newspapers on Monday as France mourned the death of the late British actress and singer who enjoyed icon status in the country that she had called home since the late 1960s.

British singer and actor Jane Birkin, best known for her work with Serge Gainsbourg, has died at her home in France. She was 76.Born in London in 1946, Birkin originally began her career as an actor in the UK, appearing in films such as Michelangelo Antonioni’s ‘Blowup’ in 1966.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic With Jane Birkin’s passing, France loses both an icon and one of its greatest enigmas. To focus on France is not to diminish the fact that Birkin’s death will be mourned around the world. Alongside Brigitte Bardot, Françoise Hardy and Catherine Deneuve, Birkin was one of the last surviving 1960s femmes who sparked global interest in French culture. Except that Birkin wasn’t French. She was born in London and clung to her English accent all her life. Birkin was perfectly fluent, but cultivated a faux-naïf way of speaking her adopted language that reinforced her persona as the eternal child. For the French, it was all part of her singular charm, established decades earlier… and which she sometimes struggled to escape.

pic.twitter.com/aRkuxR2TcmWhile Birkin's cause of death is not yet known, according to multiple reports, the actress had been plagued with health issues in recent years, including a stroke in 2021 and a broken shoulder blade earlier this year, forcing her to cancel a handful of concerts in May.ET has reached out to Birkin's rep for comment.Born in London in December 1946, Birkin found a home in France at the age of 20, after moving to Paris to work on the movie . While on the set of the 1968 film, she met and started a relationship with the film's star, French actor and singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.The pair would go on to collaborate on the actress's most well-known song, «Je T'Aime… Moi Non Plus,» which translates to «I Love You… Me Neither.» The sensual song was considered risqué for its time and was banned by the BBC and condemned by the Vatican.Birkin and Gainsbourg were together for 12 years, welcoming a daughter Charlotte, before splitting in 1981.

The world has lost a fashion icon today.

Jane Birkin, the famed British singer and actress that transformed French culture, has died at 76 in Paris. Remembered as a style-icon, the iconic Hermès Birkin bag, introduced in 1984, was named after the artist.  The French Culture Ministry tweeted that Birkin had died on Sunday, crediting her as a "timeless Francophone icon." France's Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, shared her grief on social media, writing "Jane B was mischief, impertinent elegance, the never-outdated emblem of an entire era, a murmuring voice that remains our idol," in a tweet translated to English.

Jane Birkin has sadly passed away.

has died at 76 following health concerns that forced the musician to cancel a series of concerts in May, per a report from .The British icon—who spent the majority of her time in France and had a major influence on French style and culture—rose to fame as an actor, starring in films such as La Piscine (1969) and Death on the Nile (1978), earning three Cèsar Award nominations throughout her decades-long film career. Birkin was also known for pushing boundaries, with her breathy vocals on Serge Gainsbourg's hit 1969 duet “Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus” causing enough controversy that the song was banned from the radio in multiple countries and denounced by the Vatican. “We never thought for a moment that the song would become such a symbol of freedom—all over the world,” Birkin told in 2018.

Actress and singer Jane Birkin, who charmed France with her English grace, style and accented French and made the country her home, has died at age 76, according to France’s Culture Ministry and French media.

French media has reported the death of Jane Birkin at the age of 76.

Jane Birkin has died aged 76, French media are reporting.According to BFMTV, Birkin was found at home by her caregiver. No cause of death has yet been revealed.The English-French star enjoyed a long and fruitful career in both film and music, and maintained a both on- and off-screen relationship with Serge Gainsbourg for decades.After meeting while appearing together in 1969 French film Slogan, they released a collaborative debut album the same year.The pair split in 1980, with Birkin continuing to release solo albums and appear in a number of films.Birkin released her most recent studio album, ‘Oh! Pardon tu dormais…’ 2020.

Singer, actress and fashion icon Jane Birkin has passed away aged 76.

Serge Gainsbourg’s Paris home is to be opened to the public later this year.Since the legendary singer, actor, artist and director’s death in 1991, his home has become a shrine for fans around the world who have left messages, graffiti portraits and flowers outside the home.The property, which is owned by his actor daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg, has been kept as it was since he died. Now, the property will open to the public on September 20.Much of his music was composed at the piano in the property’s living room and several of his album cover photos were taken in the house.As per The Guardian, among the 25,000 items in the property include photography, musical instruments, his clothes as well as paintings by Salvador Dali and Claude Lalanne.The Maison Gainsbourg website describes it as the “first cultural institution dedicated to Serge Gainsbourg”. It is expecting around 100,000 visitors per year.As well as the house at 5 bis rue de Verneuil, a museum will open opposite the property with a bookshop and a cafe-piano bar, ‘le Gainsbarre.’His daughter Charlotte has been working on the project for some time.In 2021, Charlotte told AFP: “In the first 10 years (after his death) when I was the most sure of the project, it was complicated to make it happen.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent While she retired prematurely at the age of 39, Brigitte Bardot has left an indelible mark on France’s popular culture in the 1960’s and 1970’s. With her wild blonde mane, smoky eyes and pouty lips, Bardot became a symbol of a modern and effortlessly sexy French woman, and a style emblem that continues to inspire current trends. The event series “Bardot,” which is penned and directed by Daniele Thompson (“The Queen Margot”) and Christopher Thompson (“La bûche”), world premiered at Series Mania Festival to unanimous praise and has been pre-sold by Federation nearly worldwide. “‘Bardot’ is like the French ‘The Crown’ because Bardot embodied France, and through her journey we reminisce about many parts of France’s history and popular culture in the 1950’s and 1960’s,” Federation’s boss and “Bardot” producer Pascal Breton told Variety.

Nadia Sawalha has shared a typically iconic video to mark Valentine’s Day.Poking fun at many of the polished and unattainably sexy photos that have filled people’s social media feeds over the last 24 hours, the Loose Women star shared a hilarious clip of herself stomping around her dressing room while trying to tug on some see-through lingerie.Set to Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg’s sensual song Je t’aime moi non plus, the Loose Women star flashed the camera a series of silly faces while trying to work out how to strap herself into the lingerie.Needless to say, the 58-year-old’s Instagram post went down an absolute storm, with many of her famous followers rushing to the comment section to sing her praises.Daisy May Cooper wrote: ‘I didn’t think it was possible to love you more than I already do,’ while Davina McCall added: ‘Nadia , you look hot even when you aren’t trying.’‘Class I love it,’ noted Dame Kelly Holmes.

Charlotte Gainsbourg is set to be honored at this year’s Zurich Film Festival with the Golden Eye award. Gainsbourg will be presented with the award on September 26 at the festival and the presentation will be followed by the world premiere of her latest film The Almond and the Seahorse, starring Rebel Wilson.

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EXCLUSIVE: Utopia has acquired the U.S. rights to Cannes Film Festival feature documentary Jane By Charlotte, the portrait of Jane Birkin by her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg.